How to draw on a photo?

Many, probably, had to editphotos in graphics programs or on specialized sites, change the brightness of colors or contrast. However, sometimes you want to or want to draw something yourself. Let's try to figure out how you can draw on the photo in various graphic editors.

How to Draw on Photos in Photoshop

First, after you uploadyou need to create a layer that will be this photo. Please note that in the "Layers" menu the downloaded photo is displayed with a "lock" - this will not allow us to perform any actions with the photo. Therefore, we click twice on our "closed" layer, the "New layer" window will appear. Set the parameters, if any, and click OK.

The second step is to select the tool thatwill draw on the photo. Depending on what you want to draw, you can choose different tools. A pencil, a brush, a color change, or a patterned stamp and many other tools can help in drawing a wide variety of objects.

After we decided on the instrument,you can start drawing. This is done using the selected tool and the left mouse button. If you need to outline a certain part without harming the rest of the photo, you can simply select the desired area with the Area and safely draw inside it.

Any action can be undone by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Z the required number of times.

How to draw on a photo in other editors

Paint, Illustrator, Gimp

You can draw on the photo and in the standardWindows graphics editor - Paint. This program is entirely created for drawing, so all tools here can create lines, curves or shapes. You just have to choose which tool is most suitable for your particular task, and use it. Drawing and saving the result is as easy as in Photoshop.

There are also many other graphic editors in which you can draw on a photo. The most famous of them are Illustrator and Gimp.

Online Graphic Editors

There are a large number of online editors,which are in no way inferior in terms of functionality to conventional programs. In such editors you can also upload photos and draw on them anything you like. Each such site has its own set of tools and capabilities. For example: muro.deviantart.com.