It's quite possible to make a coloring for a child yourself. If you have minimal drawing skills and are familiar with graphic editors, you can neatly outline the outlines of your sketches, and print them out for coloring.
It is necessary
- Pencil sketch
- A computer
- Scanner (or digital camera)
- Corel Drow graphics editor
- Printer (preferably laser).
Instructions
Step 1
Sketch your drawing for future coloring. Scan your drawing at 300 dpi.
Step 2
Open the graphics editor CorelDrow. Create a new file. Place the scan of your sketch into a new file through the menu "File" - "Import", or through the button "Import" on the top panel of the program. Scale the scan using the Select tool while holding down the left mouse button. Remember that the picture will resize proportionally if you zoom out while holding down the Shift key.
Step 3
Place the scan in the center of the sheet using the P key. Make it semi-transparent so that it is easier to outline it. You will need the Transparency tool.
Step 4
Set the tool options bar to "Uniform" mode.
Step 5
Lock the drawing so you don't move it while sketching. Right-click on the highlighted picture and select "Lock object".
Step 6
Select the Polyline tool.
Step 7
Click the tool at any point in the drawing with the left mouse button once. A line will be drawn from the cursor. The next point where you click a second time will become another anchor point for the polyline to the drawing. A double click of the mouse will complete the drawn line. Let it be small and uncomplicated to begin with. The line doesn't look smooth, but it's easy to fix.
Step 8
Select the polyline you drew with the Select tool. Next, you need the Shape tool. To switch to it, press the "F10" key. Draw the line with the frame formed by this tool, while holding down the left mouse button. After selecting the line with the Shape tool, select the Convent to curve mode on the top panel. The same setting is available by right-clicking on the line.
Step 9
To give the broken lines a smooth shape, continue to use the Shape tool. Place the tool cursor in the middle of one of the broken lines, hold down the left mouse button and drag in the direction in which the line should be curved. Move it until it rests on top of the line in the sketch. Curves can be edited using the same tool by clicking the left mouse button at one of the break points of the line. Then arrows will appear at these points, by moving which, you can change the shape of the line.
Step 10
Circle the whole drawing in this way. Also use autoshapes - for example, circles. They can be scaled using the Select tool. Once the outline is complete, remove the preliminary sketch. Right click on it and select “Unlock object”. Select the sketch with the Select tool and press the Delete key.
Step 11
Select one of the lines with the Select tool and press the F12 key. A dialog box appears, which is responsible for line settings. You can start with the same settings as in the example. Experiment with different settings for line width and angle.
Step 12
Correct the entire contour in this way. You can add an autoshape to the design of the coloring - for example, enclose the drawing in a circle. Print the completed contour using the "File" - "Print" menu. Leave the further work on the resulting coloring to the children.
