What is Paint

Paint

Paint विंडोज कि एक विशेषता है जिसे आप ड्राइंग क्षेत्र मे मौजूदा चित्र बनाने के लिए उपयोग कर सकते हैं। Paint में आपके द्वारा उपयोग किए जाने वाले कई टूल रिबन में पाए जाते हैं, जो Paint विंडो के ऊपर स्थित हैं। निम्न उदाहरण रिबन और Paint के अन्य भागों को दर्शाता है।

Tools

पेंट को आकर्षित करने के लिए आप कई विभिन्न उपकरणों का उपयोग कर सकते हैं। आपके द्वारा उपयोग किए जाने वाले उपकरण और आपके द्वारा चुने गए विकल्प
यह निर्धारित करते हैं कि रेखा आपके ड्राइंग में कैसे दिखाई देती है। ये वे टूल हैं जिनका उपयोग आप पेंट में लाइनों को आकर्षित करने के लिए कर सकते हैं।

Pencil tool

Use the Pencil tool to draw thin, free-form lines or curves.

1. On the Home tab, in the Tools group, click the Pencil tool.
2. In the Colors group, click Color 1, click a color, and then drag the pointer in the picture to draw.

To draw using the Color 2 (background) color, right-click while you drag the pointer.

Brushes tool

Use the Brushes tool to draw lines that have a different appearance and texture it's like using different artistic brushes. By using different brushes, you can draw free-form and curving lines that have different effects.

1. On the Home tab, click the down arrow under Brushes.
2. Click the artistic brush that you want to use.
3. Click Size, and then click a line size, which determines the thickness of the brush stroke.
4. In the Colors group, click Color 1, click a color, and then drag the pointer to paint.

To paint using the Color 2 (background) color, right-click while you drag the pointer.

Line tool

Use the Line tool to draw a straight line. When using this tool, you can choose the thickness of the line, as well as the appearance of it.

1. On the Home tab, in the Shapes group, click the Line tool .
2. Click Size, and then click a line size, which determines the thickness of the line.
3. In the Colors group, click Color 1, click a color, and then drag the pointer to draw the line. To draw a line that uses the Color 2 (background) color, right-click while you drag the pointer.
4. (Optional) To change the line style, in the Shapes group, click Outline, and then click a line style.

Tips

• To draw a horizontal line, press and hold the Shift key as you draw from one side to the other.
• To draw a vertical line, press and hold the Shift key and draw up or down.

Curve tool

Use the Curve tool to draw a smooth, curved line.

1. On the Home tab, in the Shapes group, click the Curve tool .
2. Click Size, and then click a line size, which determine the thickness of the line.
3. In the Colors group, click Color 1, click a color, and then drag the pointer to draw the line. To draw a line that uses the Color 2 (background) color, right-click while you drag the pointer.
4. After you have created the line, click the area in the picture where you want the arc of the curve to be, and then drag the pointer to adjust the curve.

Drawing different shapes

You can use Paint to add different shapes in a picture. The ready-made shapes range from traditional shapes—rectangles, ellipses, triangles, and arrows—to fun and unusual shapes, such as a heart, lightning bolt, or callouts (to name a few). If you want to make your own custom shape, you can use to the Polygon tool to do this.

Ready-made shapes

You can use Paint to draw different types of ready-made shapes. Here's a list of them:

• Line
• Curve
• Oval
• Rectangle and Rounded rectangle
• Triangle and Right triangle
• Diamond
• Pentagon
• Hexagon
• Arrows (Right arrow, Left arrow, Up arrow, Down arrow)
• Stars (Four-point star, Five-point star, Six-point star)
• Callouts (Rounded rectangular callout, Oval callout, Cloud callout)
• Heart
• Lightning bolt

Use of these Shapes.

1. On the Home tab, in the Shapes group, click a ready-made shape.
2. To draw the shape, drag the pointer. To draw a shape with equal sides, press and hold the Shift key as you drag the mouse. For example, to draw a square, click the Rectangle , and then press and hold the Shift key and drag the mouse.
3. With the shape still selected, you can do one or more of the following to change its appearance:
• To change the line style, in the Shapes group, click Outline, and then click a line style. If you don't want your shape to have an outline, click Outline, and then click No outline.
• To change the outline size, click Size, and then click a line size (thickness).
• In the Colors group, click Color 1, and then click a color for the outline.
• In the Colors group, click Color 2, and then click a color to fill the shape.To change the fill style, in the Shapes group, click Fill, and then click a fill style.
If you don't want your shape to be filled, click Fill, and then click No fill.

Adding text

In Paint, you can also add your own text or message in your picture.
Use the Text tool  A  to enter text in the picture.

1. On the Home tab, in the Tools group, click the Text tool   A .
2. Drag the pointer in the drawing area where you want to add text.
3. Under Text Tools, on the Text tab, click the font face, size, and style in the Font group.
4. In the Colors group, click Color 1, and then click a color for the text.
5. Type the text that you want to add.
6. (Optional) If you want the background of the text area to be filled, in the Background group, click Opaque. In the Colors group, click Color 2, and then click a background color for the text area.