With this white fill area selected, go to the Fill and Stroke panel. Once you have drawn your shape, fill it with white using the Palette at the bottom of the screen.Īt the bottom, right click on the Stroke color and select Remove Stroke. In the top toolbar, make sure that Shape is set to None and Create regular Bezier path is selected. Select the Bezier Curve tool on the left hand side. To further enhance the coloring image, we can also add some highlights. Now move the color stops (2) to the angle you want the gradient positioned. To change the angle of the gradient, select the Edit gradient tool (1). Once you have applied the gradient, you can change the color as needed. Then go to the Fill and Stroke panel and under Fill choose a gradient. If you apply the second method, you should get a similar result like below.ĭid you know that you can also add a gradient to the sections of your coloring page? To do this, select where you want to place the gradient. The image below is the result of using the first method. If this is the case, you will need to remove the stroke to thin down the coloring in line. One thing to note when using a PDF page is that you may run into the opposite issue. Under Stroke Style you can adjust the width to close the gaps. Click on the Stroke Paint option, make sure Flat color is selected then click on the eyedropper tool. You can do this in the Stroke and Fil l panel. The second option is to use the Stroke and make it the same color as your fill. It may cover the black drawing lines like it did with our image below. Now, press Ctrl + ), which will expand the selection. The first way is done by selecting one of the filled areas.
Here you can also adjust the color.Īs you can see, there are some white areas where the fill didn’t apply completely. You can also access the Fill and Stroke panel by going to Object > Fill and Stroke. Using the color palette at the bottom of the screen, choose your preferred color.
Now, click on the area that you want to fill or color in. On the left hand side you will find the Fill Bounded Area tool.
If using a PDF file as a coloring page, the PDF Import Settings window will appear when you click Open. When you click Open, an import window will pop up. Then in the window, select the design you want to color in. Open your file in Inkscape by going to File > Open. Make sure that before you begin you have downloaded and unzipped your files. You are welcome to browse our selection of pattern coloring pages for more inspiration. We will be customizing a coloring page using the Fill bounded areas tool. You can do this with PNG, JPG and even PDF files. In this tutorial we are going to show you how to color in with Inkscape.
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