Microsoft+Paint+Activity


 * ==//DIRECTIONS: Read the information below and complete the drawing activity __located at the bottom of the the page__. If you're confused while following the step-by-step instructions, refer back to the information sections outlined below for help. When finished, complete the "Open Picture Opportunity."//==


 * Open Picture Opportunity* -** Once finished with the house picture, you should create a picture of your choice for bonus points. Here is one example from last year's class.

Introduction to Microsoft Paint
Microsoft Paint is a simple graphics editing program that is included with Microsoft Windows.  Although Paint is not very sophisticated, like the Notepad text editor, you may get stuck someplace where you need to do graphics editing and all that is avaiable is Paint. In addition, the features of Paint are included in most graphics editing programs in more sophisticated form, so learning Paint is a good introduction to other graphics editing programs.

General Information
Microsoft Paint is the default application for processing Windows bitmap files. Bitmaps are one form of graphics commonly used on computers (most background images you see are bitmaps). They are generally too large for use on the internet, however.  The default file extension of a bitmap file is .bmp. If you see a file that ends with that, it is a bitmap image.==Starting Paint== One way to start Paint from the Desktop is as follows. Select "Start", "Programs", "Accessories", "Paint". ) to undo the action. ||
 * On other computers, the executable file for Paint is
 * pbrush.exe** and is located in the Windows directory, usually **C:\WINDOWS**. ==Drawing area==
 * ==[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-03.jpg width="49" height="200" align="right"]]Explanation of tools on the toolbar:==

Selecting and Viewing parts of the picture
**Free-form Select button**
 * Used to select areas of the image in any shape.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-05.jpg width="26" height="26" align="absBottom"]] **Select button**

 * Used to select rectangular areas of the image.

NOTE

 * Either of these will select areas to copy, erase, or fill with color

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-09.jpg width="25" height="27" align="absBottom"]]**Magnifying tool**

 * Zooms in to the picture to see more detail

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/Image8.gif width="25" height="18" align="absBottom"]]**To draw a straight line**
====To draw a free-form line====
 * 1) In the toolbox, click the __straight line tool__.
 * 2) At the bottom of the toolbox, click a __line width__.
 * 3) Choose a color for the line.
 * 4) To draw the line, drag the pointer.
 * 5) Draw a perfectly horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line by holding down SHIFT while dragging.
 * 6) HINT: Use the left mouse button to draw with the foreground color; use the right mouse button to draw with the background color.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click the __pencil__
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To draw the line, drag the pointer.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-15.jpg width="25" height="25" align="absBottom"]]**To draw a curve**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click the __curved line tool__
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">At the bottom of the toolbox, click a __line width__.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Draw a straight line by dragging the pointer.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Click where you want one arc of the curve to be, and then drag the pointer to adjust the curve. Repeat this step for a second arc.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Each curve must have at least one arc but no more than two.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-18.jpg width="26" height="27" align="absBottom"]]**To draw an ellipse or circle**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click the __picture of the oval__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Drag the pointer diagonally.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">You can draw a perfect circle by holding down SHIFT while you drag.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">You can color it in by clicking a __fill style__ at the bottom of the toolbox. Click a new color in the color box to change the line color, or right-click a new color to change the fill color.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-16.jpg width="26" height="27" align="absBottom"]]**To draw a rectangle or square**

 * 1) [[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-19.jpg width="25" height="25" align="absBottom"]]<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click the __square__ to create a square-cornered shape, or click the **__rounded edge square__** to create a round-cornered shape.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To draw a rectangle, drag the pointer diagonally in the direction you want.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To draw a square, hold down SHIFT while dragging the pointer.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">You can create a colored fill by clicking a __fill style__ at the bottom of the toolbox.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">The border width of the box is the same as the thickness selected for the line tools. To change the border thickness, click the __line or curve tool__ in the toolbox, and then click the thickness you want in the box below the toolbox.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-17.jpg width="25" height="27" align="absBottom"]]**To draw a polygon (a shape with many sides)**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click on the __polygon tool__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To draw the polygon, drag the pointer and click at each corner, and then double-click when done.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To use only 45- and 90-degree angles, hold down SHIFT while dragging.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-13.jpg width="27" height="26" align="absBottom"]]**To add Text**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Make sure the foreground color is the color you want to write in.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Click on the __Text tool.__
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Drag a text box across the picture.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Type the text you want.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Click on VIEW, TEXT TOOLBAR to change the font and size.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">MAKE SURE you have it exactly right before you click off the text box. Once you have added text, you CAN NOT erase it.

To set the foreground and background colors

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To set the foreground color click a color in the color box.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To set the background color right-click a color in the color box.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">The colors selected appear at the left in the color box. The top color is the foreground color. The bottom color is the background color.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-08.jpg width="26" height="26" align="absBottom"]] **To pick a color (from an image that has colors already)**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click on the __Eyedropper__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Click on the desired color in the image.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Notice how that color then becomes the foreground color.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-07.jpg width="25" height="26" align="absBottom"]]**To fill an area or object with color**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click on the __paint can__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Click the area or object you want to color.

**Notes**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">If the shape being filled has any gaps in its border, the color leaks through to the rest of the drawing area. You can find and close any openings by clicking the __View__ menu, pointing to __Zoom__, and then clicking __Large Size__ or __Custom__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">The default background and foreground colors appear at the left in the color box. You can fill with the foreground color by clicking, or you can fill with the background color by right-clicking.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-11.jpg width="26" height="26" align="absBottom"]]**To paint with a brush**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click the __paintbrush__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">At the bottom of the toolbox, click a __brush shape__.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To paint, drag the pointer.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-12.jpg width="25" height="26" align="absBottom"]]**To create an airbrush effect**

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click the __can of spray paint__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">At the bottom of the toolbox, click a __spray size__.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">To spray, drag the pointer.

[[image:http://www.stutzfamily.com/mrstutz/Paint/paint-06.jpg width="26" height="25" align="absBottom"]]To erase a small area

 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click on the __eraser__.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">At the bottom of the toolbox, click an __eraser shape__.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Drag the pointer over the area you want to erase.

**Notes**
====**To erase a large area**====
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">The selected background color shows what color the eraser will leave behind. You can change the background color by right-clicking another color in the color box.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">In the toolbox, click the __rectangle__ to select a rectangular area or click the __polygon shape__ to select a free-form area.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Drag the pointer to select the area you want to erase.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">On the Edit menu, click Clear Selection.

=Activity: Using Microsoft Paint= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Complete the following picture. Be sure to follow the steps below. Check them off as you complete them. Follow the directions for erasing if you make a mistake. Remember that you can always undo whatever new part you just added to your picture. And you can start over by going to "NEW". ===Draw a house.=== ||
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use the rectangle tool to make the house.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use the straight line tool to make a roof on the house.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use the polygon tool to make a chimney.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use the rectangle and/or straight line tool to make windows.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use the curved line tool to add curtains to the windows.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Put a sun in the sky. Use the Ellipse tool.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Put rays around the sun using the pencil tool.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Color the sky blue with the airbrush.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Color the sun yellow with the paint can.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Paint the curtains with the paint brush.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use the paint can to color the house. * If your whole picture changes colors, go to VIEW<ZOOM<LARGE to see where the paint is leaking. It means that one of your lines isn’t connected all the way.
 * 12) Fill in any other details such as grass, bushes, fences, dogs, cats, mailbox, etc.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Write your name with the text key __(A)__. Choose a style and color that you like.
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Save your file as "house."

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">This lesson was originally found at @http://www.teacherideaexchange.com/Lesson_Plans/paint.htm