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This is a tutorial that will help you create your very own unique clipart using ONLY PowerPoint! Please feel free to use the clipart however you'd like (Commerical/or personal).
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- LaNesha Tabb
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- Create A Semi Transparent Shape and Remove The Lines
- Insert Shapes to Roughly Trace The Images
- Rotate and Size/Scale Shapes to Roughly Match Picture
- Modify The Shapes For A Closer Fit
- After Everything Traced, Turn Off The Semi Transparency
- Color The Shapes
- Group The Shapes
- Bonus Tips
A semi-transparent shape makes it much easier to trace the image in the next step because you can see the base image below. To do this, click: insert->shapes->rectangle Then draw your shape onto the slide, right click on the image->format shape From the format shape window, increase the transparency and remove the line. Once you have this semi-tran...
Use shapes like rectangles and squares to roughly trace the shapes of the main features. don’t worry about the details for now. You’ll make tweaks in the next steps to make it match the drawing better.
You can use your mouse to drag the handles to size and scale the shape, as well as adjust the rotation. Again, this doesn’t have to be perfect. We’re going to tweak the shapes in the next step.
Edit points
This is one of the hidden features of PowerPoint shapes. You can easily modify any shape by turning on the edit points, adding/deleting points, and changing the curves for each. It takes a little bit of playing around to get the hang of it.
Shape Union / Shape Subtract
Shape union and shape subtract are other awesome hidden feature within PowerPoint. With this feature, you can basically merge two images together (or remove one) to create any shape. Seriously, I think you can design any shape by using this feature.
This step is easy to overlook (like I did in the video tutorial), but if you forget, the image you save out won’t look right. Select all the shapes, and, do the reverse of step 2 and reset the transparency to 0%.
If you’re creating a mono-tone icon or clipart, just select them all and then change the color. If you want to get fancy with different colors, select the ones you want in each color by Shift+clicking, then change the color.
Select all of the shapes by dragging the mouse over all of the shapes. Right click and “group” or use the shortcut “Ctrl+G” to group the images.
Tip 2: Pick a simple style when you’re creating your own clipart. Important for a few reasons:
1. You can trace from a picture 2. If you use a fancy design, you might have to hire a designer to create addition items in this style 3. Simple is representitive of the actual object you’re creating
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Oct 27, 2015 · In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use the photo editor to create custom clipart. Read on to learn how to do it, and then start creating your own! Table of Contents. Step 1: Open Free Crop Tool. Step 2: Make Selection & Save. Step 3: Exit Editor. Step 4: Open My Clipart. Step 5: Apply Clipart. Step 6: Zoom In.
