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I have a coloring book PDF that I want to color between the lines.
Whats a good coloring program that isnt too complicated? I would only use it occasionaly |
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In message , Lasko
writes: I have a coloring book PDF that I want to color between the lines. Whats a good coloring program that isnt too complicated? I would only use it occasionaly I don't know about .pdf as such, but assuming you can extract the images (I use http://www.extractpdf.com/, but there are other utilities, both offline and online): If the areas are closed, or you can easily close them, virtually any image-editing prog. will have a "fill" function - usually using a "paintpot" icon. (IrfanView's paint set [F12] does, for example.) You'll need an undo function for when an area isn't closed when you thought it was, but, again, any image editor will have that, even IrfanView. Ever been frustrated that you can't *disagree* with a petition? If so, visit 255soft.uk - and please pass it on, too. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Never be led astray onto the path of virtue. |
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote
| If the areas are closed, or you can easily close them, virtually any | image-editing prog. will have a "fill" function - usually using a | "paintpot" icon. (IrfanView's paint set [F12] does, for example.) You'll | need an undo function for when an area isn't closed when you thought it | was, but, again, any image editor will have that, even IrfanView. | I don't understand what the OP wants, or even if it's a serious question, but IV for filling is an unnecessarily primitive approach. Any actual image editor (which IV is really not) will have selection options, including a "magic wand" tool to select irregular-shaped areas based on color and modify the selection. Select - Fill. Perfect, easy filling in between black lines. The range of color values can also be varied, to include a range of colors in the selection. The one disadvantage is that a flood fill doesn't usually offer anti-aliasing. So you can perfectly fill a pink are within black lines and, say, turn it white, but the edges may look slightly jagged because there's no transition from white to black. This question has come up before. Paint.Net, GIMP, old Paint Shop Pro versions.... those are just a few of the highly functional image editors available for free. But none is going to be "not too complicated" for someone who's new to digital graphics. The OP seems to think he can paint on a PDF, and also doesn't want to have to learn anything new because this will be only an occasional task, so it may be there's no realistic answer. |
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Lasko wrote:
I have a coloring book PDF that I want to color between the lines. Whats a good coloring program that isnt too complicated? I would only use it occasionaly https://i.postimg.cc/0yjn0zhg/colori...ucket-fill.gif The bucket fill works as long as there is an enclosing solid single-color border around the area you hit with the "bucket". If you make a mistake, it has an "Undo" in the Edit menu. As an example, if you take ordinary fonts in the drawing tool, like an "O", you can hit the center of the O with the bucket tool and only paint in the O. If you wanted to color in all the text using the bucket tool, it would take forever (lots O' clicks). The GIMP I use for my serious coloring work, is version 2.4.7. Modern versions offer nothing except a mess of menus and major migraine material. https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.4/windows/ https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub...i686-setup.exe GIMP for Windows (version 2.4.7) 14521 kB Old versions used to need a copy of GTK2, but that might be boiled into that installer. Since it's InstallShield or something, that means more work to check whether it's there or not. It's not a paint program by the way. If you want to paint, use a paint program. Gimp can open .ps and .pdf, but you might need a copy of GhostScript to do that. You'd likely want a "bitness" to match the folder the GIMP went into. i686 implies x86. https://www.ghostscript.com/download/gsdnld.html Ghostscript 9.26 for Windows (32 bit) https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/g...6/gs926w32.exe To "integrate" GhostScript into GIMP, you'll need an environment variable. https://www.werockyourweb.com/instal...dows-and-gimp/ Browse to Start - Control Panel - System Select the "Advanced" tab Click the "Environment Variables" button at bottom then click "Add" to add the following system variable: Variable: GS_PROG Value: C:\Program Files\gs\gs9.26\bin\gswin32c.exe === varies... Put the new environment variable in the System section. This kinda illustrates someone doing that. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7...600/gsprog.png ******* Using a computer to color is too sterile. Print off the sample artwork onto your inkjet printer, with outlines and so on. Then, use a crayon, colored pencil, or other coloring source, and go to town. A color laser printer might do a better job of printing off the original, as the toner isn't as likely to "run" as the ink in an inkjet does, when water hits it. If you use water colors, you could cause the black outlines on the original print, to run and mix with the water color paint. A crayon on the other hand, won't do that. The wax in the crayon would work well with ordinary laser printer paper (not a coated paper). Select materials carefully so the recipient will feel like a champ. Paul (who took an art course once, and doesn't remember a bit of it :-) I remember a lot more about my shop classes [welding, woodwork] ) |
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Lasko wrote:
I have a coloring book PDF that I want to color between the lines. Whats a good coloring program that isnt too complicated? I would only use it occasionaly Both Irfan and Gimp can do that. Both can import and export PDF's or save as graphics files. Both formats are actually saved as graphics. All Real Text is eliminated. |
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On 02/12/2018 16:35, Lasko wrote:
Whats a good coloring program that isnt too complicated? None. All programs require some intelligence from the users part. If you lack determination to use and master something then you should hire a technician from India. They have mastered computer technology left, right and centre and now they are available to solve global problems. India is generating nearly 2 million IT graduates a year and they are all determined to solve the problems which people like you can't. Good luck. -- With over 950 million devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows. |
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