The Picture of the Day: How It Works and How to Catch Up

Every day, daubday puts out one new picture to color. It is the same picture for everyone who visits that day, and it is the first thing you see on the home page. This guide explains how the daily picture works, how to find ones you missed, and a few ideas for fitting it into your day.

One picture a day, the same for everyone

The picture of the day changes once a day, at midnight Korea time (KST). Depending on where you live, that might be in the afternoon, the evening, or early morning. For example, in the northern winter, midnight in Korea is 3 p.m. the previous day in London and 10 a.m. the previous day in New York. If you are outside Korea, it can help to notice roughly when the new picture arrives for you, so you know when to look.

Because everyone gets the same picture on the same day, the daily picture is something you can share with friends or family: you are all coloring the same thing, even if you each finish it in your own way and at your own pace.

Each daily picture is numbered in order. Picture #1 was published on October 25, 2026, picture #2 the day after, and so on. The number shows up in the result text when you share a finished picture, which makes it easy for someone else to tell exactly which day's picture you colored.

Opening the home page takes you straight to today's picture. There is no need to search or choose; just start tapping. If you want a refresher on the basics, the beginner's guide covers the palette, wrong taps, and saving.

Catching up on past pictures

Missing a day is no problem. Earlier pictures stay available, and there are two ways to reach them:

• On the home page, the Missed yesterday's? link takes you directly to the previous day's picture.
• In the gallery, the Past pictures tab lists earlier days, so you can scroll back and pick any one you like.

Past pictures work exactly like today's. Your progress on each one is saved automatically in your browser, so you can have several pictures half-finished at once and return to any of them later. Keep in mind that this progress lives in the browser on the device you are using. It is not synced to other devices, and clearing browser data removes it.

When you finish a past picture, the finished screen also offers a link to the next day's picture, which makes it easy to work forward through a few days you missed.

Making it a small daily habit

The daily picture suits a short, regular routine. There is no streak to protect and nothing to lose if you skip a day, so the habit can be as loose as you like. A few approaches that tend to work:

• Pair it with something you already do, such as a morning coffee, a commute, or the last few minutes before bed.
• Don't feel you must finish in one go. Color for ten minutes, close the tab, and pick it up later. Progress saves as you go.
• Catch up on weekends if weekdays are busy. The Past pictures tab is there for exactly that.
• Keep it on your Home Screen. If you color on your phone, adding daubday to your Home Screen means today's picture is one tap away. The install guide shows how on Android and iPhone.

If you want something different from the daily picture, the gallery has 16 themes to browse, and the Surprise me button opens a random new picture.

Sharing your result

When you finish, daubday plays a replay that redraws the picture in the order you colored it. Afterwards you can share the result. On phones, Share opens the system share sheet with the finished image and a short result text. On devices without a share sheet, it copies the text and downloads the image so you can paste and attach them yourself.

The result text looks something like this: daubday #12, followed by the number of colors, the number of areas, and your time, plus a link. Since everyone colors the same picture each day, comparing results with a friend is a simple way to make the daily picture a shared moment. Times vary a lot depending on the picture and how you like to color, so there is no need to rush.

You can also save the finished picture as an image, or save the replay as a short video where your browser supports it. The guide to sharing your art goes into these options in more detail.