| Clipart is nothing to be ashamed of. While | | | | magnetic lasso tool allows you to select |
| some graphic designers may be wonderful | | | | specific parts of the clipart. The result is |
| illustrators, a lot of them are not. That is | | | | that you don't have to color the entire image |
| when clipart is most useful. There's no need | | | | the same color. Magnetic lasso properties can |
| to spend hours trying to create illustrations | | | | be altered to fit your needs. However, you |
| when clipart can meet your needs. However, | | | | must be familiar with the lasso tool in your |
| it's not a wise idea to use clipart images | | | | particular program.2. Delete or add objects - |
| straight from the web or a CD without | | | | Clipart often consists of many pieces joined |
| modification.Modifying clipart makes it look | | | | to make one object. Because of this, you may |
| professional, unique, and interesting. Here | | | | come across a piece of clipart that's just |
| are a few ways clipart can be modified to | | | | too busy. But all is not lost. If you only |
| enhance its appearance:1. Colorization - | | | | want parts of the clipart, you can simply |
| there's a lot of great black and white | | | | delete the parts you don't want.If the |
| clipart available. One of the best things | | | | graphic is a vector image, it will be a snap |
| about black and white clipart is that it's | | | | to edit. Open the clipart image in your |
| often easy to colorize. And if you've got a | | | | graphics editing program, select the area you |
| black and white image, colorizing it will | | | | don't want, and hit delete. It's that simple. |
| make it uniquely your own. But how can you | | | | However, bitmap images pose more of a |
| colorize clipart? Isn't that impossible? No, | | | | challenge. You'll have to use the eraser tool |
| it's not. All you need is a program which | | | | and manually delete parts of the image. Or if |
| allows you to edit graphics.Two popular | | | | you want to delete a section of solid color, |
| graphics editing programs are Adobe Photoshop | | | | you can use the magnetic lasso tool and press |
| and Adobe Illustrator. Either of these | | | | delete.Adding elements to clipart can also |
| programs allow for the modification of | | | | produce pleasing results. Let's say you have |
| clipart. But no matter which graphics program | | | | an image of a house that you think is boring. |
| you use, it should be relatively easy to | | | | By adding a sunburst behind the house, you |
| colorize black and white clipart.The easiest | | | | can produce a unique new look. The |
| method for colorizing clipart is to use the | | | | possibilities are endless. Just be aware that |
| fill tool. On most graphic editing programs, | | | | clipart can be as plain or exciting as you |
| the fill tool is symbolized by a bucket. | | | | choose.Andy Eaton is by far the best graphic |
| Simply click on the clipart you want to | | | | designer I have ever come across! Not only |
| colorize, and fill with the color of your | | | | does he create quality graphics, which |
| choice. This method does work, but may not | | | | actually do increase your website sales he |
| always yield desired results. If your | | | | actually goes one step further and teaches |
| graphics program offers a magnetic lasso | | | | you his exact methods to crank out profit |
| tool, that may be a better option.The | | | | pulling graphics. |