Microsoft Paint, allows you to draw pictures from scratch or to edit pictures already in digital form. The Paint program comes with all versions of the Windows operating system. Open Paint by clicking the Start button, Programs, Accessories, and finally Paint. When the application is opened, it appears as a A4 page layout, welcoming you to dive into the art and creative world to create a marvel.
Choose and customize colors: Playing with color is a great joy of a paint program. To take full advantage, learn how to use the Color Mixer. From the Color menu, choose Edit Colors. This will open the basic palette that comes with Paint.You can create a Custom Color by entering the Red, Green, and Blue values or by choosing Hue, Saturation, and Luminance values. Use the slider at the right to make the color lighter or darker. When you have the perfect color, click Add To Custom Colors, and the color will appear in the boxes below the Basic Colors. When you're done making your custom colors, click OK. The colors you create will appear on the palette on the main page.
Foreground and background: At the bottom of the screen on the main page, you'll see your palette colors. The top square displays your foreground color, which is usually the active color you are working with at the moment. The bottom square shows the background color, the default background color that is used when you create a new image from scratch. To change the foreground color square, click one of the colors shown in the palette display. To change the background color square, right-click one of the colors in the palette display. Filling Color: In the Tool Box (left of your workspace) is an icon shaped like an overflowing paint can. This tool, Fill With Color, is used to "flood-fill" empty spaces in your image. Flood-fill is the process of applying one color to an entire empty space in your image, filling either the background, an empty shape, or some portion of a shape with a given color.
Add text: The Text tool allows you to add words and numbers to your picture. Use this tool by clicking the Text tool icon in the Tool Box. The Text Toolbar allows you to select a font, type size, and make the type bold or italic. You can also create a montage, see the picture above.
Choose and customize colors: Playing with color is a great joy of a paint program. To take full advantage, learn how to use the Color Mixer. From the Color menu, choose Edit Colors. This will open the basic palette that comes with Paint.You can create a Custom Color by entering the Red, Green, and Blue values or by choosing Hue, Saturation, and Luminance values. Use the slider at the right to make the color lighter or darker. When you have the perfect color, click Add To Custom Colors, and the color will appear in the boxes below the Basic Colors. When you're done making your custom colors, click OK. The colors you create will appear on the palette on the main page.
Foreground and background: At the bottom of the screen on the main page, you'll see your palette colors. The top square displays your foreground color, which is usually the active color you are working with at the moment. The bottom square shows the background color, the default background color that is used when you create a new image from scratch. To change the foreground color square, click one of the colors shown in the palette display. To change the background color square, right-click one of the colors in the palette display. Filling Color: In the Tool Box (left of your workspace) is an icon shaped like an overflowing paint can. This tool, Fill With Color, is used to "flood-fill" empty spaces in your image. Flood-fill is the process of applying one color to an entire empty space in your image, filling either the background, an empty shape, or some portion of a shape with a given color.
Add text: The Text tool allows you to add words and numbers to your picture. Use this tool by clicking the Text tool icon in the Tool Box. The Text Toolbar allows you to select a font, type size, and make the type bold or italic. You can also create a montage, see the picture above.
Manipulate the image: Paint has several options for manipulating all or part of your picture. You can rotate or flip the picture, stretch it out, skew it, or invert the colors. These options are all found in the Image menu. First, you have to select the area of your image that you want to change. Use one of the Select tools in the toolbar. The Select tools are shown with dashed lines: Free-Form Select tool looks like a star and lets you create a random shape; the Select tool is a rectangle which creates a boxed selection.
Once you have selected your image, or a portion of it, you can manipulate that image/area using the Image menu or by right-clicking in the selection and choosing one of the image-manipulation options. The options are Flip/Rotate the selection, Stretch/Skew the selection, or Invert Colors. When you choose either Flip/Rotate or Stretch/Skew, a selection window will open that allows you to choose the direction of the rotation, the angle to skew, and so on. When you choose Invert Colors, the color change happens at once. When colors are inverted, white changes to black, yellow turns to blue, and so on.
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Once you have selected your image, or a portion of it, you can manipulate that image/area using the Image menu or by right-clicking in the selection and choosing one of the image-manipulation options. The options are Flip/Rotate the selection, Stretch/Skew the selection, or Invert Colors. When you choose either Flip/Rotate or Stretch/Skew, a selection window will open that allows you to choose the direction of the rotation, the angle to skew, and so on. When you choose Invert Colors, the color change happens at once. When colors are inverted, white changes to black, yellow turns to blue, and so on.
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