u/Lonely-Public2655

Skin tone generator

I’ve been experimenting with ways to make choosing skin tones easier when coloring traditionally, and I realized how surprisingly difficult it can be to match a specific skin tone using actual markers or pencils.

A lot of online color tools give you digital colors, but those don’t always translate well to real supplies. So I started building skin tone palettes based on colors that actually exist in traditional art supplies, including Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.

I’m trying to improve the tool and would really love feedback from artists who color traditionally. Do these palettes feel useful when choosing skin tones? Are the undertone categories clear? Are there skin tones or color combinations you would like to see added? Would selecting the markers or pencils you already own be a useful feature?

I’d especially love feedback from anyone who has struggled with getting natural-looking skin tones on paper.

I made the generator available here for anyone who wants to test it:
https://memoriesinlines.com/skin-tone-palette-generator

(There is also a fantasy skin tone version for more unusual characters.)
https://memoriesinlines.com/fantasy-skin-tone-palette-generator

Has anyone tried making their own coloring book from personal photos?

I recently went down a rabbit hole of turning personal memories into coloring pages, and I was surprised by how interesting the idea is.

Most coloring books are built around themes like animals, fantasy, flowers, or landscapes. But making pages from your own life feels completely different.

The hardest part is not really the idea. It's making sure the pages are actually enjoyable to color. Too much detail becomes frustrating, but too little detail loses the personality of the original photo.

I think the idea works especially well because you are not just coloring a random image. You are coloring a memory.

I ended up building a small project around this idea called Memories in Lines, where you can turn your own photos into coloring books:
https://memoriesinlines.com

Unlike general image tools, it was built specifically around creating good coloring pages, with things like clean outlines, printable layouts, and different coloring styles in mind.

It is free to create and download the pages. The only cost is if you want to order a professionally printed book, but you can also just print the pages yourself at home.

I've spent most of my time building B2B products. The contracts are bigger, the problems are clearer, and solving a painful business problem can create a lot of value.

But I wanted to understand the other side.

So I forced myself to build a B2C ecommerce project.

The funny thing is that it started from something completely non-business.

I wanted to make a romantic gift for my girlfriend. Something more personal than buying another object. Something connected to our memories.

That idea eventually became a small side project.

The product is simple: turning personal photos into custom coloring books.

What surprised me is how deep this world actually is. I thought coloring books were a simple category, but they are not.

There are passionate communities, different styles, different audiences, and people buying for completely different reasons.

The biggest lesson from moving from B2B to B2C is that distribution is everything.

In B2B, you can often reach people directly. You can have conversations, explain the problem, build trust, and understand why someone might buy.

In B2C, you can build something people genuinely love and still have nobody discover it.

Attention is the bottleneck.

The other big lesson is that emotions sell differently than logic.

In B2B, you usually sell outcomes:

• save money
• reduce risk
• increase efficiency

In B2C, especially with gifts, people buy because something creates an emotion.

The story matters.

The meaning matters.

The reason someone chooses your product matters.

The biggest change in my mindset was going from planning to experimenting.

Instead of trying to predict everything upfront, I started testing constantly:

• different messages
• different landing pages
• different distribution channels
• different ideas

The learning loop is incredibly fast, and honestly, it's addictive.

This is still just my side project. I work on it when I want a break from B2B, and I genuinely love it.

It won't replace B2B for me. I still think B2B is where some of the biggest opportunities are.

But building something consumer-facing has changed how I think about customers, storytelling, and distribution.

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for feedback on a side project I've been working on called Memories in Lines.

The idea came from wanting to make a more personal gift for my girlfriend. Instead of buying something generic, I wanted to create something connected to our memories.

The result is a tool that takes your photos (family moments, vacations, weddings, pets, etc.) and transforms them into personalized coloring books.

The full creation process is free. People only pay if they want to order a physical printed book.

I'm still early and mainly trying to understand:

• Does this idea feel meaningful enough?
• Would you personally create one?
• What occasions would you use it for?
• What feels unclear or missing?

I'm especially interested in feedback from people who have experience with ecommerce, gifts, creative products, or consumer apps.

You can try it here:
https://memoriesinlines.com

Any honest feedback is welcome, including things you don't like. I'm trying to figure out what makes this genuinely valuable rather than just another AI-generated product.