How to Edit a Picture to Add Hearts
Digital photo editing software can be used to perform all kinds of tricks, from the most glamorous to the most mundane. If you have a photo of your friends or significant other that would be perfect if it had a few hearts on it, a digital photo editor will have you covered. You can use this technique to add any elements you want to a photo --- your only limit is your imagination.
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Instructions
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Double-click the desktop icon for the bitmap editing software (see "Resources") to launch it, or click "Start," then "Programs," and select the bitmap editing software from the programs list.
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Click "File," then "Open." Navigate to the folder where the picture you wish to edit is stored, then click "Open."
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Click "New Layer" in the "Layers" box. Click "Transparent" and name the layer "Hearts."
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Select the "Path" tool from the toolbar.
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Select the new layer if it is not already selected, and use the path tool to create a four-sided polygon on the "Hearts" layer.
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Pull the anchors on the path nodes to shape the path into a heart.
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Click "Foreground Color" and select the color you want the heart to be.
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Click "Paint Along Path" to create a brush stroke along the heart-shaped path.
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Click "Fill," then click inside the heart to fill it with the color you selected. At this point, you should have a heart drawn on the "Hearts" layer.
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Select the "Path" tool, press "Alt," and click and drag the heart-shaped path to move it. Apply stroke and fill in any color you want.
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Click "File," then "Save As." Save the picture with the hearts under a different file name to avoid copying over the original.
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Tips & Warnings
In a pinch, you can simply hand-draw hearts in a photo using the "Brush" tool, or use downloaded heart images.
References
Resources
- Photo Credit hearts image by Travelfish from Fotolia.com
