How to Make Children's Art Into Stationery

You can put your child's artwork onto stationery with Photoshop.

Personalized stationery is commonly used in correspondence to add a style that is unique to the sender. This personalization can be in the form of writing or pictures. Your child's painting or drawing can be added to the stationery design. Your child's artwork can be transformed into stationery by scanning the artwork into your computer and using a graphics program, such as Adobe Photoshop, to turn the artwork into stationery.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Adobe Photoshop
• Child's artwork
• Scanner
• Color printer
• Printer paper

Instructions

1. Scan your child's artwork into your computer. Open Adobe Photoshop on your computer.

2. Open your child's scanned artwork into Photoshop by clicking "File" then clicking "Open" when the list drops down. Locate your saved file, then click "OK" to open it.

3. Highlight the art by clicking "Select" at the top of the screen, then clicking on "Select All" from the list. Copy the highlighted art by clicking on "Edit", then clicking on "Copy" from the list.

4. Open a new image by clicking "File", then selecting "New." A pop-up window will appear. Type in 8 inches for the width and 10 inches for the height. Type in 200 for the DPI, then click "OK" to open the new image.

5. Click anywhere on the new image, click "Edit" and click "Paste" from the list to paste your child's art onto the new image. Move the artwork where you want it to be on the stationery by clicking on the "Move" tool, which looks like an arrow, inside the vertical toolbox, on the right side of the screen. Click on the pasted art with the arrow, and move it around to the location you prefer.

6. Print out the stationery by clicking "File" and clicking on "Print" from the list. A pop-up window will appear. Change the number of copies to however many pages you want printed, then click "OK" to print out the stationery onto your color printer.

Tips & Warnings

• Use artwork by your child that is seasonal, such as a picture of a snowman or a Christmas tree, for holiday-themed stationary.

• When using a color printer, select artwork that is vivid and vibrantly colored.

References

• Pega Web: Adobe Photoshop Basics