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Mini Art · for iPhone & iPad

Colour the world's great paintings, one story at a time

Mini Art is a colouring book that tells the stories of the world's most loved artworks and artists. Children paint, listen and learn at the same time, in a playful space with no advertising.

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  • Narrated stories & music
  • Ages 3 and up
  • No advertising
A smiling elephant artist in a yellow beret holds a brush and palette beside an easel with a Mona Lisa colouring page, under the Mini Art logo.
What's inside

A gallery to colour, listen to and explore

Every painting comes with its own narrated story, so children meet the artist and the artwork while they colour it in their own way.

20famous artworks with narrated stories
72colours to choose from
17nature patterns with real sounds
13colourful patterns
Play and learn

Art literacy, starting early

Play is at the centre of a young child's life, so Mini Art turns art history into play. Painting, stories and music together support visual, auditory, fine motor and language development.

Colours and words

Brushes, pencils, buckets, rollers and patterns help little ones learn colours and new words as they paint.

Stories to listen to

Each painting's story is told aloud like a fairy tale, so it works as a calm bedtime activity, or while your child is busy at the table.

Questions for older children

After a story, play question-and-answer games with children aged 7 to 10 about the painters, periods, countries, cities and museums behind each artwork.

Made with a child development specialist

The content was prepared under the supervision of a child development specialist, to help children grow up creative, curious and confident with art.

Compare with the originals

If you like, show your child the real artworks and compare them with the Mini Art versions: spot the matches, the differences and the details.

No ads, ever

Mini Art has no advertising, so parents don't have to worry about what appears on screen. Finished paintings can be shared with family and friends.

In the app

Every child paints their own version

  • A colourful Starry Night with a friendly green snake, a row of patterns and the painting tools along the bottom.
    The Starry Night · Van Gogh
  • The Persistence of Memory with melting clocks, painted with autumn leaf patterns.
    The Persistence of Memory · Dalí
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring with an orange headscarf and a cow-print background, with a little cow from the cow pattern.
    Girl with a Pearl Earring · Vermeer
  • A smiling Mona Lisa holding a hummingbird, with orange hills and blue clouds.
    Mona Lisa · Leonardo da Vinci
The collection

20 artworks, 20 stories

From the Renaissance to Surrealism, from Istanbul to New York: some paintings are free, and more can be added with an in-app purchase.

  • Mona LisaLeonardo da Vinci
  • The Tortoise TrainerOsman Hamdi Bey
  • The Birth of VenusSandro Botticelli
  • Girl with a Pearl EarringJohannes Vermeer
  • Bedroom in ArlesVincent van Gogh
  • Self-PortraitFrida Kahlo
  • The ScreamEdvard Munch
  • Ship with Butterfly SailsSalvador Dalí
  • The Arnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck
  • AbstractJoan Miró
  • The Starry NightVincent van Gogh
  • The Persistence of MemorySalvador Dalí
  • Time TransfixedRené Magritte
  • Three MusiciansPablo Picasso
  • The Tree of LifeGustav Klimt
  • Water LiliesClaude Monet
  • CompositionWassily Kandinsky
  • Still LifeŞeker Ahmet Pasha
  • American GothicGrant Wood
  • Sky and WaterM. C. Escher
Questions from parents & teachers

Frequently asked questions

Is Mini Art free?

Yes. Mini Art is free to download and includes free paintings and wallpapers to colour. More paintings, patterns and wallpapers can be unlocked with optional in-app purchases.

Does Mini Art show ads?

No. Mini Art contains no advertising, so children can paint and listen without interruptions.

What ages is Mini Art for?

Children aged 3 to 6 enjoy colouring and listening to the stories. Children aged 7 to 10 can also play question-and-answer games with you about the painters, periods, countries and museums behind each artwork.

Can my child buy something by accident?

Purchases sit behind a parental check, a question meant for an adult, so a young child can't start one on their own.

Can we share the paintings?

Yes. A finished painting can be shared from the app, for example with family on social media, as a surprise for the people you love.

Which devices does Mini Art support?

Mini Art is available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

Which languages is Mini Art available in?

Mini Art speaks 10 languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese, and every painting's story is narrated in each of them. On first launch the app asks which language to use; a parent can change it later in the settings, behind the parental check.

Bring out the artist in your child

Feed your child's creativity with art. Mini Art is free on the App Store. Questions or ideas? Write to contact@nihiliovision.com.

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