Colouring a scanned bitmap image

Hello.

I am attempt to create an ilda file which includes a poppy. I have found some fairly simple designs online with a little green leaf and a stem.

When I use the bitmap trace, it imports the image fine BUT seems to have many hundreds of points - this is ok but it is making it incredibly difficult to colour.

I can make the whole thing red, or the whole thing green very easily of course, but trying to individually select the stem points and leaf points seems almost impossible.

I have tried to "drag a box" around the stemp to "select all points inside" but I don't think that is a thing - certainly it doesn't seem to work for me.

Can someone tell me the best way for a newbie, to create a fairly simple RED petal poppy with a leaf outline and a stem please. I don't mind if it takes me an hour or three hours - but so far I have spent about 10 hours trying to work out how to do it, and I thought it was perhaps past high time to ask for a little guidance.

Obviously if anyone knows of a red/green poppy already existing as an ILDA file or a HEB file, that would be fantastic - but so far I have not found anything along those lines.

A fellow called Brian Westin did the image of a soldier for me for this years tribute - but as he didn't want payment, I feel I cannot really ask him for more help for next year. If anyone can help for payment (if such a request is permitted), please do get in touch.

Many thanks!

Thank you so much for that, I really appreciate it, that is pretty much exactly what I was trying to get!

Awesome. I can now also try to learn how to use the tools with something to play around with and experiment on!