Given I gave up on Analog coloring and drawing due to health and living space needs, I figured it was time to really commit to figuring out digital for coloring and drawing. Note I intentionally avoided making desktop or laptop computers a requirement for my setup. I want to have this whenever/wherever in it’s simplest form.
[Read More]I’ve not found a good way to use just Sketchbook for converting coloring pages from PDF. I’ve found Krita ‘just works’ for converting PDF to coloring pages. You can export files from Krita using the Photoshop (psd) format to retain the layers when opening in Sketchbook. Basicaly use Krita to convert the pages to Photoshop (psd) and then open the Photoshop (psd) file in Sketchbook.
[Read More]Before getting into how to convert a photo into a coloring page, I’d like to point out a fundamental concern: this is not easy and a mild PITA. It also deserves some manual cleanup to get best results. I recommend doing this only if you have time to try the process and focus on some of the subtleties while also converting a ton of photos.
Like most forms of art, this one takes some practice to get desired results. I got disheartened early on but after running the process on tens of images I started getting a feel for what source images worked for conversion and as a more ‘realistic’ coloring page.
[Read More]Below you’ll find a link to a color palette generator I use as well as a number of Krita color palettes I’ve created.
The zip files can be extracted into the Krita palettes directory for use. Please see the Krita official docs for more detail on how to setup a new palette.
Given I gave up on Analog coloring and drawing due to health and living space needs, I figured it was time to really commit to figuring out digital for coloring and drawing. Note I intentionally avoided making desktop or laptop computers a requirement for my setup. I want to have this whenever/wherever in it’s simplest form.
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