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Featured entries get a free book

You coloured it. Now show the world.

We want to see what you made. Post a page you finished, tag it, and we repost our favourites every Friday. If we feature you, pick any book in the shop and it is yours, free.

The rules are simple

Four steps, about a minute.

  • 1Colour any page
  • 2Photo or screenshot
  • 3Tag #JourneyEngineColoring
  • 4Get featured

That is genuinely it. No form to fill in, no email needed, no purchase required.

Sunset catamaran, painted from a Journey Engine kit
Artwork by Mira Halden
Swimming pig in turquoise water, painted from a Journey Engine kit
Artwork by Kai Rensmark

Tag your post

#JourneyEngineColoring

and tag @journeyengine6

Where to post it

Instagram is where the featuring happens, so tag us there if you only pick one.

The before and after challenge

Optional, and the one that travels furthest. A short transformation clip does numbers a still photo will not.

  1. Film yourself colouring one page

    Prop your phone up and let it run. You do not have to finish the page in one sitting, just keep the camera in the same position.

  2. Speed it up to about 30 seconds

    Any phone editor does this. Thirty seconds is the sweet spot on Reels and TikTok, and shorter usually beats longer.

  3. Show the blank, then the finished

    Open on the empty page and end on the completed one. The contrast is the entire hook, so let the final result sit on screen for a couple of seconds.

  4. Tag @journeyengine6 and #JourneyEngineColoring

    Put the tag in the caption rather than the comments, so the notification actually reaches us.

Questions

Do I have to buy something to enter?

No. Any Journey Engine page counts, including the free ones in the free folder. Colour it, post it, tag it.

What do I actually win?

If we feature your post, you pick any book in the shop and we send it to you free. There is no limit on how many times you can be featured. We repost favourites every Friday.

Does it have to be a video?

No. A straight photo of a finished page is completely fine and most featured posts are exactly that. The before and after video is the optional version for people who want a better shot at going viral.

Can I post a digital colouring instead of a print?

Yes. Pages coloured on an iPad in Procreate or Fresco count the same as printed ones. Screenshot it and post it.

My account is private. Can I still enter?

We will not be able to see it, so tag us in a public post or send it to us directly on Instagram and we will take it from there.

Do you own my photo if you repost it?

No, it stays yours. Tagging us means we may reshare it on our own channels with credit to your handle, and nothing beyond that. Ask us to take it down at any time and we will.

Need something to colour first?

A folder of free printable pages, and several hundred more in the shop.

Get the free pages →