How to Color Things in Illustrator CS5
Coloring a line drawing, such as an artist's sketch or a comic strip, can be a painstaking process that's prone to errors. Instead of adding color by hand, you can scan your image into a computer and use a graphics application to add colors. An effective program for this purpose is Adobe Illustrator. With Illustrator, you can colorize your black-and-white drawing in minutes. And if you make a mistake, it's easy to undo it and start over.
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Instructions
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Start Illustrator. Select “File” from the menu and click “New.” Type in the height and width you want for the document and click “OK.”
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Select “File” from the menu and click “Place.” Browse to and open the image you want to add color to.
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Select the “Pen” tool from the toolbar. Make the “Fill” color whatever you want for the shape you are adding color to.
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Click on the edge of the shape to add a point. Click again further down the edge to add another point and a line between the two points. Continue adding points until you have outlined the shape. The fill function will automatically fill the shape with the color you selected.
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Change the “Fill” color to the one you want for the next shape, then outline that shape to color it as in Step 4. Continue this process until you have colored in all the shapes in your drawing. Save your work.
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Tips & Warnings
You can drag with the mouse as you add points to adjust the curvature of the lines between the points.
