Colouring+Book

This is a Tutorial for new users of Adobe Photoshop. It shows how to maniputate images and Paint within Adobe Photoshop.

For this tutorial, you will need your own source image. I borrowed this one from [] other pages will work. Try Google for Colouring Book Pages. []



Open your image in Adobe Photoshop. From 'Select", Pick "Color Range" and Select "Shadows"

Next Create a new layer, And using the Paint Bucket, with Black as your Foreground Color, tip that into the new layer. Choose 'Edit" and 'Stroke' Use the default 1 px setting. Now its time for some Layer Management. In the Layers palette, rename "Layer 1" to Black. Create a new layer, and call this one Color. And now, Select the Background Layer, and click on the trash can. If you are up to this stage, hit SAVE. This is your file now set up for painting.

Here is one of the images I researched. You can use an image like this to assist you in your work.

Now use the Paint Bucket tool to fill in the area on the "Colour" layer.

Keep on colouring in! And use the eye dropper on you source file to help picking colours!

Keep on going! Finish the foreground and keep on colouring in!

Sometimes the magic wand will select more than you want. The solution? The Paintbrush. Allow the selection to continue, and you can paint in by hand....



Nearly Finished!

Finish off with a simple gradient background....

All too easy !