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5 Tips for Photographing Kids’ Art for Better AI Results
Small changes to lighting, angle, and framing can noticeably improve how well your uploads turn into coloring pages or characters.
You do not need a studio—just a few habits that keep the drawing sharp and evenly lit.
- Shoot straight down or straight on; avoid steep angles that skew rectangles into trapezoids.
- Turn off aggressive HDR or “beauty” filters; you want faithful edges, not smoothed-out detail.
- Tap to focus on the paper, not the background.
- If glitter or foil throws reflections, tilt the page slightly until the hot spots disappear.
- Crop to the artwork before uploading so the model spends its “attention” on the drawing itself.
When in doubt, take two shots—one softer ambient light and one slightly brighter—and upload the one where pencil and crayon lines look clearest on your screen.