Colour and Draw on Your Photo

Step 1

Tap Markup .

Tip

Drag the Markup toolbar to move or minimise it if it’s in the way.

Step 2

Tap the marker.

Step 3

Tap it again to open the settings.

Step 4

Select a medium-sized tip.

Step 5

Drag the slider to the right for full opacity.

Step 6

Tap the colour picker.

Step 7

Choose a bright shade from the grid to colour your background.

Step 8

Tap outside the menu to close it.

Step 9

Colour the entire background, varying your stroke direction throughout. Add extra layers for richer colour.

Tip

For best results on smaller details, pinch out to zoom in and switch to a smaller tip.

Step 10

Use the eraser tool to remove colour on any areas that cover your subject.

Tip

Pinch in to zoom out.

Tip

Tap Undo at any time if you make a mistake, or tap Redo if you change your mind.

Step 1

Tap the pen tool.

Step 2

Tap the colour picker.

Step 3

Choose white from the grid.

Step 4

Tap outside the menu to close it.

Step 5

Tap the pen tool again to bring up the menu, and select a large tip.

Step 6

Draw a white outline around the entire subject to create contrast and give a cut-out look.

Step 7

Next, tap the pencil tool.

Step 8

Select black.

Step 9

Tap the pencil tool again and drag the slider to the right for full opacity.

Step 10

Select a small pencil tip.

Step 11

Sketch outlines all around the edges of your subject and inside the white outline.

Tip

Add more details on clothing or hair, and leave the face with little or no sketching.

Step 12

Add light shading where there was shading in the original photo.

Step 13

Choose a different highlighter colour and a smaller tip to fill in clothing or other important items.

Step 1

Use the white pen to colour in an object, such as a thought bubble or doodle.

Step 2

Use a small black pencil to outline your object or add writing.

Step 3

Add doodles or text to show character, express emotion or communicate an idea.

Step 4

Tap Done.

Step 5

Tap Done again. Your edited photo will be saved to your photo library.

Tip

If you make a mistake or want to start again, you can tap Revert to go back to your original at any time.

Tip

Try editing a photo sequence. Then see the Animate with Stop Motion project to learn how to turn it into a frame-by-frame animated GIF.

Tip

You can also edit a photo more than once to make a frame-by-frame animated GIF.