So you want to help make a coloring page for us to use? Great! There are just a few guidelines you should be aware of before you pull out your drawing pens or Photoshop program.
1. Drawings must fit
on an 8.5x11 piece of paper.
2. Must include an
outline of a 6inch by 6inch origami crane.
If you follow
this link you
will be directed to a picture with an outline of a crane. Simply print this picture, cut out the
outline, and trace around it! If you are
doing yours digitally
go here for a PNG file. Or, if you would like I will send you a real origami crane.
3. Make sure your crane outline is the right size! The measurement from the top wing-tip to the bottom should be just under 3 inches. Go
HERE to see an example.
4. We are going to
fold the pictures in half so they can fit in a gallon baggy (that’s the way
OWH ships Any Hero Mail) so please make sure the crane outline is on one side of
the page or the other (that way we don’t have to ruin the crane by folding it
in half.) You may also put the crane right in the middle
like in this picture and we can fold the sides in to the center.
5. Pretty obvious,
but keep your pictures happy! Soldiers
don’t want to see images of death (skulls and crossbones) or of explosions.
6. Have fun! (and if
you want to make more than one, go ahead!)
7. I will have lines on the back of the pictures for writing
letters. You can sign your picture if
you want but I can also provide contact info (your name, your website, e-mail,
whatever you want) on the other side.
Not sure what to draw? Need inspiration? Go HERE.
Drawing a picture with paper and pen? Go HERE for additional guidelines and suggestions.
Doing a picture digitally on the computer? Go HERE for additional guidelines and suggestions.
Want to fold an origami crane yourself? Go HERE.
