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How to Make My Own Art Using a Drawing That Is Already Made

A drawing can be used in many ways to make artistic creations. The obvious way to transform a drawing is to turn it into a painting, but there are more unconventional ideas that can be used. One advantage of turning a drawing into another work of art is that the drawing itself just needs to be a rough design. Though the drawing will need to be clear enough to be utilized for another project effectively.

Things You'll Need

  • Scanner
  • Graphics Program
  • Printer
  • Paste
  • Marker Pens
  • Glitter
  • Card
  • A frame
  • Pen and ink
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Instructions

  1. A Patterned Design

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      Use your drawing for a patterned design. The design can be used as wallpaper for a webpage, an art print, or as a design on clothing items.

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      Scan your drawing, after checking that it looks sharp in preview mode. Open up a graphics program that has the "Tile" effect. Save the file as a JPEG.

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      Experiment with the number of rows on your image, when using the "Tile" effect. For a big single image, more rows can be used than for a drawing containing smaller figures, because they will become indistinct when more rows are used.

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      Print out your design and check that the image is clear in printed form, as well as on screen. When it is, then the options regarding how to use it become greater.

    Framed Art

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      Turn your drawing into a piece of art that should be framed. This can be used as a present, or as a something to brighten up an office wall.

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      Paste your drawing onto a piece of white card. The card should be large enough so there is a border of two inches between the edge of the card and the drawing.

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      Add new aspects to the drawing and card. Use paste to add glitter to the drawing. On the white card, use colored marker pens to draw symbols such as stars, flowers and butterflies.

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      Find a suitable frame in which to put your art. The frame should complement the art, and be of a simple design so as not to divert attention away from the picture.

    Pen and Ink

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      Take your pencil drawing and use pen and ink to give your drawing a bolder appearance. Use pen and ink on the outlines of figures and objects, facial features, prominent creases in clothes, etc.

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      Place your drawing in a scanner. Save the scanned drawing as a JPEG in a graphics program that has the "Fill" effect.

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      Integrate appropriate colors on the objects in your drawing. The "Fill" tool will give the drawing a very vivid and colorful appearance.

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