Did you want to share that picture but want to mark it up before you do? Luckily, drawing on photos on your Android is super easy! Google Photos is a free default app that comes pre-installed on most Androids and has a few new features that will allow Android users to markup and draw on existing photos. If you have a Samsung phone, you also have a photo editor pre-installed on your Android! This wikiHow article teaches you how to draw or paint on a photo using an Android phone or tablet using Google Photos or Photo Editor.
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1Open Google Photos. This app looks like a multicolored pinwheel. Tap the icon to open the app.
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2Tap the photo you want to edit. You can browse through your gallery or tap the categories at the bottom of your screen to access your library or search for a specific photo.Advertisement
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Tap. The Edit button looks like three sliders in the row of icons at the bottom of your screen. [1] X Research source
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Select Markup . Drag the menu below the picture (it starts with Suggestions and Crop ) until you have Markup selected. [2] X Research source
- If you rather edit the photo instead, you can use something like Suggestions to make the best edits possible for that photo's composition and lighting.
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Select a tool. Tap the pen to use the pen, the highlighter, or the text tool, to activate the appropriate tool.
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Draw on the picture. You can change the color of the pen or highlighter by tapping a colored circle under the picture preview.
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7Tap Done when you're finished. It's at the bottom of your screen, on the right side. [3] X Research source
- If you're a Google One member, more options will unlock for you.
- Other than markup, there are lots of other editing tools available to you. For example, you can add filters, crop, or adjust photos.
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Tap Save as Copy when you're done making edits. Save as Copy replaces Done in the lower right corner of your screen and will save the marked-up image as a new one instead of replacing the photo that you drew on. This way, you can access the original image as well as the one you drew on. [4] X Research source
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1Open Gallery on your Samsung. Tap the icon that looks like a white flower on a burgundy background.
- If you don't have a Samsung, you will want to use the Google Photos method instead.
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2Tap a photo you want to draw on. Scroll through your gallery and tap the one you want to draw on so you can edit it.
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Tap. This icon looks like a pencil and is located in the bottom left corner of your screen. [5] X Research source
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Tap the smiley face and select a drawing tool. Tap the pen to use the pen, the highlighter, or the text tool, to activate the appropriate tool.
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Draw on the picture. You can change the color of the pen or highlighter by tapping the tool again and tapping the color from the pop-up. [6] X Research source
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- If you're not interested in the free and default apps like Google Photos or Samsung's Photo Editor, there are plenty more that you can use! Try Scribble It, Sketch - Draw & Paint, Simple Draw, Paintastic, and You Doodle - Draw on Photos.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6128850?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cdraw-on-highlight-or-add-text-to-a-photo
- ↑ https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6128850?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cdraw-on-highlight-or-add-text-to-a-photo
- ↑ https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6128850?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cdraw-on-highlight-or-add-text-to-a-photo
- ↑ https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6128850?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cdraw-on-highlight-or-add-text-to-a-photo
- ↑ https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00090244/
- ↑ https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00090244/
- ↑ https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00090244/
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