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Post by madvideogamer on Aug 19, 2009 23:11:27 GMT -5
New to MS Paint? As basic as it may seem, it actually has some pretty advanced secrets. --- Quick Resize - Ctrl + Keypad "-" or "+". --- Masking Layer Effect - 1. Scribble on the canvas with 2 different colors with the pencil. 2. Right click one color besides the two you chose in the colors box. 3. Left click one of your scribbled colors. 4. Select the eraser tool. Left click all over your scribble. --- Grid Effect - Choose either x6 or x8 magnifier and press Ctrl + G. --- Third Color - Press Ctrl + Any color and hold Ctrl while drawing. --- Smooth Gradient - www.nerdparadise.com/tech/apps/mspaint/gradient/--- View Your Canvas - Ctrl + F. --- Quick Undo - Ctrl + Z (of course) --- Quick Color Swap - Double click a color on your color box. --- Bigger/Smaller Brush - Select any type of writing tool and press Ctrl "+" or "-" on the keypad. --- Custom Brush - 1. Draw a shape. 2. Crop over it. 3. Select transparent crop. 4. Hold shift. 5. Drag. --- Quick Change Dimensions - Ctrl + E. --- Alternate Undo - While drawing, click the right mouse button. --- OTHER STUFF I'M TOO MUCH OF A WIMP TO HANDLE - plutonia-v41.deviantart.com/gallery/#Plutorials--- If I forgot anything please do tell! Thanks! EDIT: STYICKLYPLZKTHXBAI. |
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MANstorm
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Post by MANstorm on Aug 19, 2009 23:13:34 GMT -5
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Post by madvideogamer on Aug 19, 2009 23:15:48 GMT -5
Hmm, that's quite interesting.
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Post by McJesus on Aug 20, 2009 1:01:51 GMT -5
OMG GRADIENTS AHAHAHAHAH
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Post by Psibat on Aug 20, 2009 10:03:16 GMT -5
Is that a laugh at the idea of gradients or just an evil laugh signalling "I'm going to have fun with this"? |
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Post by Zarth on Aug 20, 2009 10:57:21 GMT -5
You forgot one thing. if you make a mistake with a line or something, while holding down the right or left button, press the opposite button of the one your holding down to do a quick undo.
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Post by rabiesisme on Aug 20, 2009 11:07:55 GMT -5
You forgot one thing. if you make a mistake with a line or something, while holding down the right or left button, press the opposite button of the one your holding down to do a quick undo. I don't get this. You mean arrow keys or what? Either way, ctrl+z is already listed. Oh, on the mouse. |
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Post by Zarth on Aug 20, 2009 11:13:49 GMT -5
You forgot one thing. if you make a mistake with a line or something, while holding down the right or left button, press the opposite button of the one your holding down to do a quick undo. I don't get this. You mean arrow keys or what? Either way, ctrl+z is already listed. Oh, on the mouse. Draw a scribble with the right mouse button, then press the left mouse button while still holding the right one down. |
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Post by rabiesisme on Aug 20, 2009 11:24:47 GMT -5
I don't get this. You mean arrow keys or what? Either way, ctrl+z is already listed. Oh, on the mouse. Draw a scribble with the right mouse button, then press the left mouse button while still holding the right one down. Yeah, I know, I edited my post. I probably should've made it more clear, though. |
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Post by SwordKill on Aug 25, 2009 7:32:29 GMT -5
Should this REALLY be stickied?
By the way, thanks for teaching me that cool masking effect : - )
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Post by madvideogamer on Aug 25, 2009 11:27:08 GMT -5
I don't get this. You mean arrow keys or what? Either way, ctrl+z is already listed. Oh, on the mouse. Draw a scribble with the right mouse button, then press the left mouse button while still holding the right one down. Oh yeah I learned that some time ago but I thought using ctrl z better, but I'll add it anyway. |
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Post by xamllew on Aug 25, 2009 20:05:36 GMT -5
I decided to make a quick and simple tutorial on how to shade a cylinder in MS Paint. I don't know how many of you care about small details but it might come in handy some day. Draw up your cylinder outline  Fill it in with a certain color (like gray), add slightly brighter shade on top (if your light source is different you're going to have to make changes)  Now to start basic shading (cylinder is magically shorter), pick your gray base color and modify it in the "edit colors" toolbox, turn the luminosity up about 3 levels and add, repeat about 4-5 times going up 3 shades each time  (This step is optional)The top edge of the cylinder will be slightly brighter than the side but will follow the same shading technique, the top can stay a solid color or you could be like me and make it inaccurate   Lastly, blend the colors by using the pencil tool and just scribbling the shades into each other, or if you want something cleaner you can use the dithering technique which takes longer but can look quite professional.   Seeing as how matte mine came out it would likely be plastic or rubber or stone. |
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Post by John12346 on Dec 8, 2010 5:36:48 GMT -5
Let's see how many people don't see this, shall we? Adding complex backgrounds in MS Paint easily!Step 1Draw your picture, and color everything except the background in. Color the background in very basic colors that were NOT used in the main picture. Step 2Create a complex background with the same dimensions as your picture! My example isn't very complex, or very good looking, but still. Step 3Enable transparency, and change the secondary color to whatever color in the background of your picture you want replaced. Paste your picture over the background. Step 4Continue the procedure. Touch up your picture where necessary. Done! |
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Post by McJesus on Dec 8, 2010 10:01:46 GMT -5
are you actually using windows 7 paint. im disappointed in you, john.
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Post by Metal Chao on Dec 8, 2010 10:16:53 GMT -5
Superior to XP paint.
But just because it looks shinier and can open recent files without having to open a menu.
The file bookmark system is very useful for Picture Wars too, less so for SPB.
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SwordKill
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Post by SwordKill on Dec 8, 2010 10:25:09 GMT -5
are you actually using windows 7 paint. im disappointed in you, john. I gotta use it too, the only downfall of Windows 7 (and it really is a bugger). Shit sucks. |
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Post by John12346 on Dec 8, 2010 11:50:26 GMT -5
Well, is there a better version of Paint I could be using?
I'm using the one I'm using because it was the default for my comp.
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Post by Zarth on Dec 8, 2010 12:52:28 GMT -5
Yea, the oldest one, like that I'm using I have windows 7 but I downloaded ms paint so I didn't have to use that one.
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Post by Metal Chao on Dec 8, 2010 12:55:49 GMT -5
These old people are just afraid of change, I use new paint and it feels damn good.
Autoshapes and anti-aliased brushes are useless, true, but I can bookmark files and open them from the taskbar without even opening paint, which is handy.
Why would I swap to a version with less features, removing features that I find useful, and no benefits?
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Post by Zarth on Dec 8, 2010 12:59:12 GMT -5
These old people are just afraid of change, I use new paint and it feels damn good. Autoshapes and anti-aliased brushes are useless, true, but I can bookmark files and open them from the taskbar without even opening paint, which is handy. Why would I swap to a version with less features, removing features that I find useful, and no benefits? Tools don't make the artist. Thats why. |
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Post by Metal Chao on Dec 8, 2010 13:00:40 GMT -5
These old people are just afraid of change, I use new paint and it feels damn good. Autoshapes and anti-aliased brushes are useless, true, but I can bookmark files and open them from the taskbar without even opening paint, which is handy. Why would I swap to a version with less features, removing features that I find useful, and no benefits? Tools don't make the artist. Thats why. Exactly, so the fact that someone uses a newer version of paint isn't important. The fact that your tools are irrelevant actually makes going out of your way to downgrade a program that comes standard with your operating system make even less sense. I don't understand why your point is helping your argument instead of hindering it. |
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Post by Zarth on Dec 8, 2010 13:03:28 GMT -5
Tools don't make the artist. Thats why. Exactly, so the fact that someone uses a newer version of paint isn't important. The fact that your tools are irrelevant actually makes going out of your way to downgrade a program that comes standard with your operating system make even less sense. I don't understand why your point is helping your argument instead of hindering it. I dont right now im really tired. nothing makes sence to me right now. |
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Post by John12346 on Dec 8, 2010 14:12:08 GMT -5
There's nothing wrong with Windows 7 Paint. It has all the tools of MS Paint, except, AFAIK, invert colors and the third color trick. Plus, it has a bunch of new, helpful tools to help spruce up your pictures. Obviously I use them in a very basic fashion, but I could imagine some of the better artists putting them to good use.
And it never hurts to have infinite undos, rather than 3...
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Post by charlie on Dec 8, 2010 14:43:04 GMT -5
hey fuck you guys dont knock it till you try it and it's fucking awesome
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Post by Ele Mantel on Dec 8, 2010 16:43:12 GMT -5
I don't like being unable to fill in freehand drawings.
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Post by John12346 on Dec 8, 2010 18:38:34 GMT -5
What...?  |
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Post by Ele Mantel on Dec 8, 2010 18:56:22 GMT -5
How do you turn off antialiasing? |
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Post by Gront on Dec 8, 2010 19:16:26 GMT -5
How do you turn off antialiasing? Use the pencil instead of the brush. You can change the pencil's size now. |
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Post by Metal Chao on Dec 8, 2010 19:25:22 GMT -5
I thought "pencil not brush" was the case in pretty much every art program :b
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Post by Gront on Dec 8, 2010 21:23:30 GMT -5
I thought "pencil not brush" was the case in pretty much every art program :b In paint before Windows 7, the pencil was only one pixel wide, and the brush was what you would use for different sizes of the pencil. Other than paint, though, yeah. |
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