In short: choose clear, well-lit photos with the main subject easy to see. Every page is an artistic interpretation rather than an exact copy. A free sample includes one reasonable revision round. Once approved, the sample establishes the style direction for the book; there is no separate full-book proof.
1. Choosing photos
Photos that work best
- the main person, pet, animal, place, or object is clear and easy to identify;
- faces are well lit, in focus, and large enough to see;
- hands, paws, hair, clothing, and other important features are visible;
- the subject is not hidden behind another person or object; and
- the image is an original, good-quality photo rather than a small screenshot.
Photos that may not convert well
- dark, blurry, heavily filtered, or very low-resolution images;
- photos where the subject is very small, cropped, or far away;
- busy group scenes with overlapping faces or bodies;
- collages, screenshots, or images covered by text or graphics; and
- photos that rely on tiny lettering, logos, decals, or intricate patterns.
2. What photo conversion means
Keepsake Colour uses AI-assisted tools and human review to turn submitted photos into colouring-page artwork. The finished page is an artistic interpretation, not a traced or exact reproduction of the original photo.
We aim to keep the main subject recognizable and to follow the selected Simple Kids’ or Classic style. Results can vary from page to page because every photo has different lighting, poses, subjects, backgrounds, and visible detail.
Faces, hands, paws, hair, clothing, scenery, and small objects may be simplified or adjusted to make the page clearer and easier to colour.
3. Details we cannot guarantee
We cannot guarantee an exact recreation of lettering, logos, brand marks, decals, tattoos, jewellery, scars, birthmarks, clothing graphics, fabric patterns, vehicle details, or other small or distinctive markings. These details may be simplified, changed, or omitted.
Colouring pages are black-and-white line artwork. Differences in line placement, proportions, background content, expression, pose details, or the amount of simplification are normal and do not necessarily mean the page is defective.
4. Your free sample
The free sample lets you see the general colouring style, level of detail, and treatment of one submitted photo before deciding whether to request a full book.
Your free sample includes one reasonable revision round. Please review the entire sample and combine all requested adjustments into one clear message. Reasonable revisions can include simplifying a background, reducing filled-black areas, or asking us to review a recognizable facial or subject detail.
A revision must use the same source photo, subject, and colouring style; changing these is not included. Additional revision rounds are not included. As a courtesy, the proof form may accept a limited number of brief follow-up notes if you realize that you missed a detail. Follow-up notes must clarify the original request and do not create additional included revision rounds. Only one free sample request may be open at a time for each email address.
5. What approval means
Approving the sample confirms that you accept that page and its general style direction. If you continue, the approved sample becomes a page in the book.
Approval does not mean that every page will be identical to the sample. Each photo is converted individually, while keeping the selected style and general level of detail as consistent as reasonably possible.
The approved sample is the approval stage. We do not send a separate proof of the completed full book unless Keepsake Colour agrees otherwise in writing.
6. Ordering without a sample
If you order a full book directly, the Simple Kids’ or Classic example selected during personalization establishes the requested style. Because the optional sample was skipped, the book proceeds without an individual sample approval or completed-book proof.
7. Main and backup photos
Main photos are the images intended to become book pages. Backup photos are optional alternatives that may replace a main photo if it cannot be converted into a suitable colouring page. Backups do not add pages and may not be used.
We review photos for basic suitability and may contact you if an image is corrupted, duplicated, too unclear, missing, or otherwise unsuitable. Providing clear backup photos reduces the chance that production will pause while we request a replacement.
8. Changes after approval or production
After the sample is approved or a direct full-book order is confirmed, subjective style changes and new creative directions are not included. If you request a change before production and it is still practical, we will tell you whether it can be made and whether an additional charge applies.
A damaged, defective, or materially incorrect finished book is handled under our Cancellation and Refund Policy. Ordinary artistic variation or a subjective preference that falls within the expectations above is not considered a production defect.
9. Contact us
Keepsake Colour
Email: hello@keepsakecolour.ca
Website: keepsakecolour.ca
Location: Ontario, Canada