More on Paint

1. What is Paint?

Paint is a drawing program used to make pictures, color drawings, and edit images on a computer.

2. Opening an Existing Picture :

Steps to open a picture in Paint:

1. Open Paint

2. Click on File

3. Select Open

4. Choose the picture

5. Click Open

3. Drawing Tools in Paint :

Paint has many tools to draw and color pictures.

(a) Pencil Tool :

Used to draw freehand lines

Works like a real pencil

(b) Brush Tool :

Used to draw thick or thin lines

Different types of brushes are available

(c) Shapes Tool :

Used to draw shapes like:

Rectangle

Circle

Triangle

Line

4. Fill with Color Tool :

Looks like a paint bucket

Used to fill color inside a closed shape

Click the tool → choose color → click inside the shape

5. Color Box :

Shows different colors

Color 1: Used for drawing

Color 2: Used for background

You can create custom colors also

6. Eraser Tool :

Used to erase mistakes

Erases part of the drawing

7. Text Tool :

Used to type text in a picture

Click the Text tool → drag a box → type text

Font size and style can be changed

8. Saving a Picture :

Steps to save a picture:

1. Click File

2. Select Save or Save As

3. Give a file name

4. Click Save

9. Uses of Paint :

Drawing pictures

Coloring drawings

Making greeting cards

Learning computer drawing

10. Important Points to Remember :

Paint is a fun and easy drawing program

Shapes must be closed to fill color

Always save your work after drawing