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COMPUTER:
COLOURING LINE ART

Computer programs such as Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro can be used to colour line art. The line art used can of course be drawn by students. But are there times when it is OK for students to use existing line art - maybe line art, including clip art, found on the web?

Yes, and here are some suggestions:
          If the purpose of an activity is for students
          to learn to use the computer to colour
          images, why not save time by starting with
          an existing image (as line art) which the
          teacher can select and therefore control the
          suitability/quality/complexity of it. The final
          image will probably be one that gives
          students greater satisfaction.

          If the activity is to produce, for example, a
          poster or CD cover or package which requires
          (in the brief) the inclusion of a Walt Disney
          cartoon character (or similar), why not provide
          students with the necessary line art. This is a
          situation in which professional designers would
          sometimes find themselves.
          Examples
            1 Poster (Disney characters)
            2 Mobile phone fascias (Disney characters)
            3 Sheet music cover (Disney characters)
            4 CD cover (Disney characters)
            5 Postal Service ad (Bugs Bunny)
            6 Packaging (Bugs Bunny)
            7 Desktop Clock (Bart Simpson)
            8 Glasses (Looney Tunes characters)
            9 Packaging: Breakfast Cereal (Bart Simpson and
                Homer)
          10 Packaging: children perfume (Disney characters)

There are many websites which provide free colouring pages/line art - click here for links to some of them
The new web page also has a link to information about
how to use the computer to
colour black and white images