Drawing at an early age contributes to the development of children. But do not force the child to engage in visual arts. Otherwise, you can get the opposite effect. Watch when the baby is in a good mood and invite him to color in some interesting blank picture. Now there are a great many of them in stores. And making your own coloring pages for children will not be difficult.
It is necessary
- - a computer;
- - Internet access;
- - Printer;
- - scanner.
Instructions
Step 1
There are several ways to make a coloring picture at home. The easiest way is to connect your computer to the Internet, ask the search engine for “coloring pages for children” and view information from the sites suggested by the system. Here you can find ready-made pictures on any topic. Select the appropriate images and save them to your computer. Files are downloaded after clicking on the link with the corresponding inscription. After that, you will need to complete several steps that are required for a particular file hosting service.
Step 2
If the picture opens in large size, save it by right-clicking on the image and selecting the "Save Image As" option. Specify the destination folder. After that, you just have to print the finished picture on a printer.
Step 3
If there is no Internet access, use a scanner to copy the picture you like from any children's book. Process it with a graphics editor, making the image lighter and clearer. For these purposes, it is convenient to use the Adobe Photoshop program.
Step 4
For those who do not really get along with graphics programs, the following option is suitable. Basic skills of working with Microsoft Word are enough for him. Create a new document. Then place in it any picture from which you are going to make a coloring. There are several ways to add a picture. For the first, find a beautiful image in the bowels of your computer. It can be a fairy-tale character, a flower, a car. The complexity of the selected picture depends on the age of your baby. Remember: the more small elements in the drawing, the more difficult it will be for the child to paint.
Step 5
You can add an image using the "Insert" button on the work panel. Click on the button and select the option "Picture" in the drop-down window, and then - "Pictures" or "From file". In the second case, you will need to specify the folder containing the desired image and press the "Insert" button.
Step 6
After the graphic object is added to the document, right-click on it, select the "Picture Format" option. Then, in a new window, set the size of the picture and its position in the document. When the drawing is ready, move on to turning it into a coloring book.
Step 7
To do this, right-click on the picture and in the "Image Settings" panel that appears in the "Image" menu, select the "Grayscale" item and experiment with brightness and contrast. Correct selection of these parameters will help turn your picture into a kind of coloring.
Step 8
To create elementary coloring pages for children two to three years old, you can use the "Drawing" panel. Using a variety of elements and geometric shapes, you can make the simplest houses, mushrooms, flowers, etc. After the coloring is ready, print it on a printer.
