Painting entire areas. Tool Paint Bucket (Fill)

Paint.NET is simple in every way. Although its toolkit is limited, it allows you to solve a number of tasks when working with images.

The Paint.NET window, in addition to the main workspace, has a panel that includes:

• tabs with the main functions of the graphic editor;
• frequently used actions (create, save, cut, copy, etc.);
• parameters of the selected tool.

You can also enable the display of auxiliary panels:

• tools;
• magazine;
• layers;
• palette.

To do this, you need to make the corresponding icons active.

Now let's look at the basic actions that you can perform in the Paint.NET program.

Creating and opening images

Open a tab "File" and click on the desired option.

Similar buttons are located on the working panel:

When opening, you need to select an image on your hard disk, and when creating, a window will appear where you need to set the parameters of the new image and click "OK".

Please note that the image size can be changed at any time.

Basic Image Manipulation

In the process of editing, the picture can be visually enlarged, reduced, aligned to the size of the window, or returned to its actual size. This is done through a tab. "View".

Or using the slider at the bottom of the window.

In the tab "Image" there is everything you need to change the size of the picture and the canvas, as well as to flip or rotate it.

Any action can be undone and redone via "Edit".

Or using the buttons on the panel:

Selection and cropping

To select a certain area of ​​the image, 4 tools are provided:

• "Select Rectangular Region";
• "Selecting an oval (round) shape area";
• "Lasso"– allows you to capture an arbitrary area by tracing it along the contour;
• "Magic wand"– automatically selects individual objects in the image.

Each selection option works in different modes, such as adding or subtracting a selection.

To select the entire image, click CTRL+A.

Further actions will be performed directly in relation to the selected area. Via tab "Edit" you can cut, copy and paste the selection. Here you can completely delete this area, fill it, invert the selection or cancel it.

Some of these tools are placed on the working panel. This includes a button "Crop by selection", after clicking on which only the selected area will remain on the image.

In order to move the selection, Paint.NET has a special tool.

Properly using the selection and cropping tools, you can make a transparent background in the pictures.

Drawing and Filling

Tools for drawing "Brush", "Pencil" and "cloning brush".

Working with "Brush", You can change its width, hardness and fill type. Use the panel to select a color "Palette". To draw a picture, hold down the left mouse button and move "Brush" along the canvas.

By holding the right button, you will draw with an additional color "Palettes".

By the way, the main color "Palettes" can be the same color as any point in the current drawing. To do this, simply select the tool "Pipette" and click where you want to copy the color from.

"Pencil" has a fixed size 1px and customization options "Overlay Mode". The rest of its usage is the same "Brushes".

"cloning brush" allows you to select a point in the picture ( Ctrl+LMB) and use it as a source for drawing a picture in another area.

By using "Fills" you can quickly paint over individual elements of the image with the specified color. Except type "Fills", it is important to correctly adjust its sensitivity so that unnecessary areas are not captured.

For convenience, the desired objects are usually selected and then filled.

Text and Shapes

To apply an inscription to the image, select the appropriate tool, specify the font options and color in "Palette". After that, click on the desired place and start typing.

When drawing a straight line, you can define its width, style (arrow, dotted line, stroke, etc.), as well as the fill type. The color, as usual, is chosen in "Palette".

If you drag the blinking dots on the line, it will bend.

Shapes are inserted in a similar way in Paint.NET. The type is selected from the toolbar. With the help of markers on the edges of the figure, its size and proportions change.

Pay attention to the cross next to the figure. With it, you can drag the inserted objects throughout the drawing. The same goes for text and lines.

Correction and effects

In the tab "Correction" there are all the necessary tools for changing the color tone, brightness, contrast, etc.

Accordingly, in the tab "Effects" You can choose and apply to your image one of the filters found in most other image editors.

Saving an image

When you have finished working in Paint.NET, you must remember to save the edited picture. To do this, open the tab "File" and press "Save".

Or use the icon on the work panel.

The image will be saved where it was opened from. And the old version will be deleted.

To set the file parameters yourself and not replace the source, use "Save as".

You can choose the save location, specify the image format and name.

The principle of work in Paint.NET is similar to more advanced graphic editors, but there is not such an abundance of tools and it is much easier to deal with everything. Therefore, Paint.NET is a good option for beginners.

Click on the thumbnail to watch the video tutorial.

You will learn:

• That you can fill not only with color, but also with texture.
• How to use Define Pattern to create a pattern fill.
• How Content Aware filling works in CS5.
• How to overlay clouds on a photo with a failed sky.
• How to use the Gradient Editor window.
• How to add sunset colors to the sky and create your own gradients.
• How to create patterns using a gradient.
• How to add a rainbow to an image using a gradient.

The Paint Bucket tool fills an image or selection with a foreground color or texture. Shortcut key - G.

Fill(Fill)- There are two types: Foreground(Foreground Color/Foreground Color) - Foreground color and pattern(sample/pattern/regular)- pattern, texture. In Russian CS4 and CS5 for some reason translated as regular.When choosing this parameter, the image will be filled with a pattern that can be selected from the list or download new sets by clicking on the arrow in the upper right corner.

mode(Overlay mode)- pixels change depending on the selected mode. The tutorial has five lessons that go into great detail about each mode. Opacity(Opacity)- fill opacity;

tolerance- from 0 to 255. At 0, only pixels exactly matching in color will be painted over, at 255 - the entire image.

Anti- aliased(Smoothing)- softening the unevenness and roughness of the edges of the fill;

contiguous(Related)– If this item is checked, then only pixels adjacent in color will be filled. If the checkbox is unchecked, then pixels will be filled in the entire image.

If you don't want to fill transparent areas of the layer, click on in the layers palette.

Create your own pattern.

To create your own pattern, select a rectangular area on the image, select the command Edit (Editing) - Define Pattern, enter a name, and click OK. Deselect the area. The created pattern can be found at the very end of the list in the pattern selection panel.

Fill Content Aware (Content-Aware).

This tool can be considered one of the main achievements of the developers of the version CS5 . It replaces several actions that previously had to be performed to remove excess areas in the image in one movement. In most cases, the background is restored as if nothing was blocking it.

Outline the object you want to remove from the image with the lasso tool. For best results, the selection should cover the background area a little.

Menu Edit(Editing) – Fill(Perform filling). In the appeared
window, select . Replacement occurs by random selection. Therefore, if the result does not suit you, cancel the fill ctrl + Z and repeat it again. Or after content-aware padding, deselect ctrl + D and circle the new area that the program filled incorrectly.

Compare, in the middle picture, the removal of a person was performed using the tool Patch(Patch), and in the picture on the right using a content-aware fill:

It often happens that white and black edges remain when gluing panoramas. Select them with the Magic wand tool. Then do a content-aware fill. The program itself draws the missing pieces.

The possibilities of a new filling are not unlimited. For example, you won't be able to remove a radiator from a photo if you just select it and use the Content Aware fill tool.

You will have to additionally protect the person with a mask. You can learn more about how to work with masks in the tutorials on masks. In my textbook, three lessons are enlightened on this topic. Now I'll just briefly tell you how to do it: Create a copy of the background layer. Turn off the visibility of the background for convenience by clicking on the eye icon. Click on the mask thumbnail in the Layers palette. Select the tool Brush (Brush) black. Paint over the lower part of the body and arms. Switch to the layer thumbnail. Go to the menu Edit (Editing) – Fill (Perform filling). In the window that opens, select the Content Aware item and click OK. Turn on the visibility of the bottom layer and flatten the layers.

The scope of this tool is very wide. This is the creation of a shadow, and adding sunset colors to the sky, and creating a smooth transition from one drawing to another using a gradient mask, etc. etc. A smooth transition of colors is created automatically, you must specify the extreme colors. These colors are set as Foreground (Front color plan) and backround(Background color). You can find this tool paired with Paint Bucket (Fill).

Consider the options panel:

Gradient (Gradient)- creates a fill with a smooth transition between several colors.

There are five types of gradients:

Mode (Overlay mode) - pixels change depending on the selected mode. Lessons 16 to 20 go into great detail about each.

Opacity (Opacity) - gradient opacity;

Dither (Color dilution) - imitate more colors;

Reverse - geometrically flip the gradient;

Transparency - use transparency.

Many good and different gradients

Click the arrow in the upper right corner. A list will open with
additional sets of gradients are located. Choose any of them.
A window will appear in which you need to click Add(Add) if you want to load the new gradients while leaving the old ones in place, or press OK and the new ones will load instead of the old ones.

Also in this list it is possible to download additional gradients (for example, downloaded from the Internet to the Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS….\Presets\ Gradient folder).

Gradient Editor window

To bring up this window, double-click on the gradient swatch in the tool options menu.

In this window, you can set up a gradient fill or select from the list Presets. Clicking on the button Load… (Load…), you can load gradient sets (file extension .grd) or use the Save.. button to save your own gradient set. In order for the gradient you created to appear in the Presets window, give it a name in the Name field and click on the New button.

name– this field contains the name of the selected gradient. If you change the settings, the name will change to Custom (Custom) and you can change it for later saving;

Gradient Type (Gradient Type / Gradient) - You can choose from two options: Solid (Solid) and Noise (noise).

Solid (solid) - a smooth transition between colors is created;

Noise (noise) - the gradient will appear as a random combination of lines of any color. Clicking another option will load the next random color noise variation. The transitions between colors are noisy and the lower part of the window changes:

You can adjust the Smoothness. At zero, the gradient acquires a smooth transition. At 50% blurring is obtained and at 100% the banding of all the colors of the rainbow is provided to you. There are other settings as well. Can adjust colors by channels in different
color models (RGB, HSB and LAB). You can limit colors and enable transparency.

– sets the degree of smoothness of the gradient.
The lower this value, the sharper the transitions between colors;

Color (color)– sets the color of the selected color limiter;

Location (Location / Position) – To numerically set the position of the slider. The location of the color limiter (from 0 to 100%). You can set the exact middle by setting the slider to 50

Above the color bar are the gradient transparency sliders. In order to add a new marker, move the mouse cursor to the top of the strip and click the mouse at the desired location. You can change the opacity of the gradient at this point by lowering the corresponding item in the Stops section. To delete a marker, mark it with the cursor and click on the Delete button. How to determine if the correct marker is selected for editing? Very simple! The tip of the selected marker turns black.

In the same way, add sliders at the bottom of the color bar, where the sliders for the transition between colors are located. By adding a slider to a color bar, it becomes active and you can assign a different color to it by clicking on the Color box. Here are the indicators of midpoints (small rhombuses). They indicate the place where adjacent colors are mixed in equal proportions. Both sliders and pointers can be moved. You can use any number of sliders. Depending on the choice of color, the appearance of the slider will be different. If the color of the gradient is fixed/custom, then the slider is colored with that color.

When dragging with the Alt key pressed, the slider is duplicated, and a new color transition appears on the strip.

To draw a horizontal, 90 or 45 degree gradient, hold down the key while moving the cursor. Shift pressed. Release the mouse button at the point where you want to end the gradient transition.

Let's draw a rainbow

Create a new layer. Choose a rainbow-like gradient. Move the sliders to the right. Click OK.

Draw a small line with the Linear Gradient tool at a 45 degree angle.

Choose from the menu Edit (Editing) – Transform (Transformation) – Warp (Deformation). Or press the key combination Ctrl + T and in the tool options menu click on the icon. A grid will appear that can be transformed by moving the corner points and vector tangents.

To exit transform mode, press Enter or click on the icon in the tool options menu.

Lower the opacity of the rainbow layer and change the blend mode to Softlight(Soft light).

Questions:

(you can find out the correct answer from the quiz at the end of the video tutorial):

1. What parameter should be checked on the Paint Bucket tool so that the selected area is painted over with a pattern?

– Mode (Overlay mode) – Overlay (Overlap).

– In the window Fill (Fill) select Pattern (Sample / regular).

– Tolerance set to zero.

– Edit (Editing) – Define Pattern (Define pattern).

– Layers (Layers) – New fill layer (New fill layer) – Pattern (Pattern).

3. How to protect transparent parts of a layer from being filled with color or pattern?

– Mode (Overlay mode) – Exclusion (Exception).

– Check the box next to Contiguous.

- Reduce to zero point Opacity (Opacity) in the tool options menu.

– Press Lock transparent pixels (Fix transparent points) in the layers palette.

– Opacity (Opacity) in the palette layers to reduce to zero.

4. How do I open the Gradient Editor Window?

– Menu Edit (Editing) – Fill (Fill) – Gradient (Gradient).

– Right-click context menu – Define Pattern.

– Click on the gradient swatch in the tool options menu.

– Double click on any of the five gradient types.

5. How to make a black-red-white gradient from a black-and-white gradient?

– In the Gradient Editor, add a red slider on top of the color bar.

– In the Gradient Editor, add a red slider at the bottom of the color bar.

- In the Gradient Editor (Gradient Editor) look for a ready-made gradient.

– In Gradient Editor (Gradient editor) select Noise (noise), and 50% Smoothness (smoothness).

Homework

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Paint is a feature of Windows, which you can use to create drawings in a blank drawing area or on existing images. Most of the tools used in the Paint program can be found in the ribbon at the top of the Paint window.

The illustration shows the ribbon and other parts of the Paint window.

Drawing lines in Paint

You can use several different tools to draw in Paint. The image of the line in the figure depends on the tool used and the selected options.

Here are the tools you can use for drawing lines in Paint.

Pencil

The Pencil tool is used to draw thin freeform lines or curves.

1. On the tab home in a group Service click tool Pencil.
2. In a group Colors click Color 1, select a color, and drag it onto the image to draw. To draw color 2 (background)

brushes

The Brush tool is used to draw lines of various shapes and textures, just like professional brushes. With the help of various brushes, you can draw freehand and curved lines with various effects.

1. On a tab, click the down arrow in the list brushes.
2. Select a brush.
3. Click The size and select the line size, determines the thickness of the stroke of the brush.
4. In a group Colors click Color 1, select a color, and drag the pointer to draw. To draw color 2 (background), hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.

Line

The Line tool is used to draw a straight line. When using this tool, you can select the thickness of the line, as well as its appearance.

1. On the tab home in a group figures click tool Line.
2. Click The size
3. In a group Colors click Color 1 color 2 (background), hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.
4. (Not necessary) figures click Circuit and choose a line style.

Advice: To draw a horizontal line, hold down the Shift key and drag the pointer from one side to the other. To draw a vertical line, hold down the Shift key and drag the pointer up or down.

Curve

The Curve tool is used to draw a smooth curve.

1. On the tab home in a group figures click tool Curve.
2. Click The size and select the line size, determines the thickness of the line.
3. In a group Colors click Color 1, select a color, and drag to draw a line. To draw a line color 2 (background), hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.
4. After creating the line, click on the area of ​​the image where you want to place the bend of the curve and drag the pointer to change the curve.

Drawing curved lines in the graphic editor Paint

Drawing various shapes in Paint

By using Paint programs You can add different shapes to the drawing. Among the ready-made shapes, there are not only traditional elements - rectangles, ellipses, triangles and arrows - but also interesting and unusual shapes, such as a heart, lightning, footnotes and many others.

You can use the Polygon tool to create your own shape.

Finished figures

With the Paint program, you can draw various types of ready-made shapes.

Below is a list of these shapes:

• Line;
• Curve;
• Oval;
• Rectangle and rounded rectangle;
• Triangle and right triangle;
• Rhombus;
• Pentagon;
• Hexagon;
• Arrows (right arrow, left arrow, up arrow, down arrow);
• Stars (quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal);
• Footnotes (rounded rectangular footnote, oval footnote, cloud footnote);
• Heart;
• Lightning.

1. On the tab home in a group figures click the finished shape.
2. To draw a shape, drag. To draw an equilateral shape, hold down the Shift key while dragging the pointer. For example, to draw a square, select Rectangle and drag the pointer while holding down the Shift key.
3. Once a shape is selected, you can change its appearance by doing one or more of the following:
   • To change the line style, in the group figures click Circuit and choose a line style.
   • Circuit and choose No outline.
   • The size and choose line size (width).
   • In a group Colors click Color 1 and choose an outline color.
   • In a group Colors click Color 2
   • figures click fill and choose a fill style.
   • fill and choose No fill.

Polygon

Polygon tool is used if you want to create a shape with any number of sides.

1. On the tab home in a group figures click tool Polygon.
2. To draw a polygon, drag the pointer to draw a straight line. Click each point where you want to mark the sides of the polygon.
3. To create sides with 45 or 90 degree angles, hold down the Shift key while creating the sides of the polygon.
4. To complete the drawing of the polygon and close the shape, connect the last and first line of the polygon.
5. Once a shape is selected, you can change its appearance by doing one or more of the following:
6. To change the line style, in the group figures click Circuit and choose a line style.
   • To change the line style, in the group figures click Circuit and choose a line style.
   • If the shape doesn't need an outline, click Circuit and choose No outline.
   • To resize the outline, click The size and choose line size (width).
   • In a group Colors click Color 1 and choose an outline color.
   • In a group Colors click Color 2 and choose a color to fill the shape.
   • To change the fill style, in the group figures click fill and choose a fill style.
   • If the shape does not need a fill, click fill and choose No fill.

Adding text in Paint

In Paint on a drawing you can add text or message.

Text

The Text tool is used if you want to write an inscription on an image.

1. On the tab home in a group Service click tool Text.
2. Drag to the part of the drawing area where you want to add text.
3. In chapter Service for working with text tab Text select font, size and style in the group Font.
4. In a group Colors click Color 1 and choose a text color.
5. Enter the text you want to add.
6. (Optional) To add a background fill to a text area in a group Background select Opaque. In a group Colors click Color 2 and choose a background color for the text area.

Quick work with Paint

To quickly access the commands that are most often used in Paint, they can be located in the Quick Access Toolbar above the ribbon.

To add a Paint command to the Quick Access Toolbar, right-click the button or command and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

Selecting and editing objects

When working with Paint you may need to change part of the image or object. To do this, you need to select the part of the image that you want to change, and change it.

Some of the actions you can perform are: resizing an object, moving, copying or rotating an object, cropping an image to show only a selected part.

Selection

The Selection tool is used to select the part of an image that you want to change.

1. On the tab home in a group Image Selection.
2. Do one of the following, depending on what you want to highlight:
   • To select any square or rectangular section of the image, select Selection of a rectangular fragment and drag the selection to the desired part of the image.
   • To select any part of an irregularly shaped image, select Selection of an arbitrary fragment and drag the pointer to highlight the desired part of the image.
   • To select the entire image, select Select all.
   • To select the entire image except for the selected area, select Invert Selection.
   • To delete the selected object, click the Delete or Delete button.
3. Make sure color 2 (background) is included in the selections by doing the following:
   • To enable background color for selected items, uncheck Transparent Selection. Once selected elements are pasted, the background color is turned on and it will become part of the pasted element.
   • To make the selection transparent, without a background color, check the box Transparent Selection. Once the selection is pasted, any areas with the current background color will become transparent, making the rest of the image look harmonious.

pruning

The Crop tool is used to crop an image so that only the selected part of it is displayed. You can crop an image so that only the selected object or person is visible.

1. On the tab home in a group Image click the arrow in the list Selection and choose a selection type.
2. To select the part of the image you want to keep, drag over it.
3. In a group Illustrations select pruning.
4. To save the cropped image as a new file, click the Paint button, select Save as and file type for the current image.
5. In field File name enter a file name and click the Save button.
6. Storing the cropped image in a new file help avoid overwriting the original image.

Turn

Rotate Tool is used to rotate the entire image or selected part.

Depending on what you want to return, do one of the following:

• To rotate all images, on the tab home in a group Image click Rotate and select the rotation direction.
• To rotate an object or image fragment, on the tab home in a group Image click topic. Drag the pointer to select an area or object, click Rotate and select the direction of rotation.

Removing part of an image

The Eraser tool is used to remove an area of ​​an image.

1. On the tab home in a group Service click tool Eraser.
2. Click the button The size select the size of the eraser and drag the eraser over the area of ​​the image you want to delete. All removed areas will be replaced background color (color 2).

Resizing an image or part of it

Resize tool is used to change the size of an entire image, object, or part of an image. You can also change the angle of the object in the image.

Resizing the entire image

1. On the tab home in a group Image click Change of size.
2. In the dialog box Resizing and tilting check the box Keep proportions to keep the resized image in the same aspect ratio as the original image.
3. In the area of Resize select Pixels Horizontally or a new height in the field Vertically Keep proportions

For example, if the image size is 320x240 pixels and you need to reduce this size by half while maintaining the aspect ratio, in the area Resize check the box Keep proportions and enter the value 160 in the field Horizontally. The new image size is 160 x 120 pixels, that is, half the size of the original.

Resizing Part of an Image

1. On the tab, click Highlight
2. On the tab home in a group Image click Resize.
3. In the dialog box Resizing and tilting check the box Keep proportions so that the scaled part has the same proportions as the original part.
4. In the area of Resize select Pixels and enter the new width in the box Horizontally or a new height in the field Vertically. Click the OK button. If the checkbox Keep proportions installed, you only need to enter the value "horizontal" (width) or "vertical" (height). The other field in the Resize area updates automatically.

Resizing the drawing area

Do one of the following, depending on how you want to resize the drawing area:

• To increase the size of the drawing area, drag one of the small white squares at the edge of the drawing area to the desired size.
• To change the size of the drawing area to a specific value, click the Paint button and select Properties. In the fields Width and Height enter new width and height values ​​and click OK.

Object inclination

1. On the tab, click Highlight and drag to select an area or object.
2. Click the button Change of size.
3. In the dialog box Resizing and tilting enter the angle of the selected area (in degrees) in the fields Horizontally and Vertically in the area of Tilt (degrees) and click the OK button.

Moving and copying objects in Paint

Once an object is selected, it can be cut or copied. This will allow you to use the same object several times in the picture, or move the object (when selected) to another part of the image.

Cut and paste

The Cut tool is used to cut a selected object and paste it into another part of the image. After cutting out the selected area, it will be replaced by the background color. Therefore, if the image has a solid background color, you may need to change the Color 2 on the background color.

1. On the tab home in a group Image click Selection and drag the pointer to select the area or object you want to cut.
2. In a group Clipboard click Cut out(combination Ctrl + C ).
3. Insert(combination Ctrl + V ).

Copy and paste

The Copy tool is used to copy a selected object in Paint. This is convenient if you need to increase the number of identical lines, shapes, or text fragments in the picture.

1. On the tab home in a group Image click Selection and drag the pointer to highlight the area or object you want to copy.
2. In a group Clipboard click Copy(combination Ctrl + C ).
3. In the Clipboard group, click Insert(combination Ctrl + V ).
4. Once the object is selected, move it to a new location in the image.

Inserting an image into Paint

To paste an existing image into the Paint program, use the command Paste from. After inserting an image file, you can edit it without changing the original image (as long as the edited image is saved with a different file name than the original image).

1. In a group Clipboard click the down arrow in the list Insert select item Paste from.
2. Find the image you want to paste into Paint, select it, and click the Open button.

Working with Color in Paint

The Paint program has a number of special tools for working with color. This allows you to use exactly the colors you want when drawing and editing in Paint.

Palettes

The color fields indicate the current color 1(foreground color) and color 2(background color). Their use depends on what actions are performed in the Paint program.

At working with palette you can do one or more of the following:

• To change selected foreground color, on the tab home in a group Colors click Color 1 and select a square with a color.
• To change selected background color, on the tab home in a group Colors click Color 2 and select a square with a color.
• To paint with selected foreground color, drag the pointer.
• To draw with selected background color, hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.

Color palette

The Color Picker tool is used to set the current foreground or background color. By choosing a color in the picture, you can be sure that exactly the color that is needed to work with the image in Paint will be used.

1. On the tab home in a group Service click tool Color palette.
2. Select a color in the picture to be the foreground color, or right-click on a color in the picture to be the background color.

fill

The Fill tool is used when you want to fill an entire image or a nested shape with color.

1. On the tab home in a group Service click tool fill.
2. In a group Colors click Color 1, select a color, and click inside the fill area.
3. To remove the color or replace it with the background color, click Color 2, select a color, and right-click inside the fill area.

Color Editing

The Color Editing tool is used when you need to pick up a new color. Mixing colors in Paint allows you to choose exactly the color you need.

1. On the tab home in a group Colors click tool Color Editing.
2. In the dialog box Color Editing select a color from the palette and click OK.
3. The color will be displayed in one of the palettes and can be used in Paint.

Viewing images and photos in Paint

Various image viewing modes in Paint allow you to choose how you work with an image. You can zoom in on a single part of an image or the entire image. Conversely, you can scale down an image if it is too large. In addition, while working in Paint, you can display the rulers and grid, which will make it easier to work in the program.

Magnifier

The Magnifier tool is used to magnify a specific part of an image.

1. On the tab home in a group Service click tool Magnifier, move it, and then click on a part of the image to zoom in on the display.
2. Drag the horizontal and vertical scroll bars at the bottom and right of the window to move the image.
3. To zoom out, right-click Magnifier.

Enlargement and reduction

Tools Increase and Decrease are used to zoom in or out of the view. For example, to edit a small portion of an image, you may need to enlarge it. Alternatively, the image may be too large for the screen and will need to be scaled down to view the entire image.

AT Paint program There are several different ways to enlarge or reduce an image, depending on the desired result.

• For increase tab View in a group Scale select Increase.
• For decrease tab View in a group Scale select Decrease.
• For view image in actual size tab View in a group Scale select 100% .

Advice: You can use the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons on the zoom slider at the bottom of the Paint window to zoom in and out.

Zoom slider

Rulers

The Ruler tool is used to display a horizontal ruler at the top of the drawing area and a vertical ruler at the left of the drawing area. The rulers make it easier to see the dimensions of the image, which can be useful when resizing the image.

1. To display rulers, on the tab View in a group Show or hide check the box for Ruler.
2. To hide the rulers, clear the Rulers check box.

Grid

The Grid Lines tool is used to align shapes and lines when drawing. The grid helps you understand the dimensions of objects while drawing, as well as align objects.

• To display the grid, on the tab View in a group Show or hide select the Grid lines check box.
• To hide grid lines, clear the Grid lines check box.

In full screen

Full screen mode is used to view the image in full screen mode.

1. To view the image in full screen, on the tab View in a group Display select Full screen.
2. To exit this mode and return to the Paint window, click the image.

Saving and working with an image

When editing in Paint, save your changes to an image regularly so you don't accidentally lose it. Once an image is saved, it can be used on a computer or shared with others via email.

Saving an image for the first time

The first time you save a drawing, you must provide it with a file name.

1. In field Save as and select the desired format type.
2. In field File name enter a name and click the Save button.

Opening an image

In Paint, you can not only create a new image, but also open and edit an existing image.

1. Click the Paint button and select Open.
2. Find the image you want to open in Paint, select it, and then click the Open button.

Using an image as a desktop background

You can also set an image as your computer's desktop background.

1. Click the Paint button and select Save.
2. Click the Paint button, hover over the item Set as desktop background and select one of the desktop background options.

Sending an image by email

If an email program is installed and configured, send images as an attachment to an email message and share them with others via email.

1. Click the Paint button and select Save.
2. Press the Paint button and select Submit.
3. In an email message, enter the recipient's address, write a short message, and send the email with an image attachment.

Regarding Edward's question, the initial lessons on Paint Net. To begin with, here I will only talk about the simple functionality that I use to process and mark up screenshots.

What is Paint.Net

I also use Paint Net to reduce the weight of images so that the pages of the site load faster. That's what we'll talk about.

About the program: Paint.net is distributed free of charge and for this soulfulness a huge respect to the developers! According to its capabilities, the program can easily replace some of the functions of the famous Photoshop. The most interesting paint net lessons you will find on the official website of the Russian-language version of the program. And you can download it there.

Paint.net tutorials

For those who have never used graphic editors, I think there are many such users in the rapidly developing Internet. Installed, selected a screenshot, right-click to open with, select our program.

First, let's decide on the choice of color with which we will work. The color changes with one click of the left mouse button. If the provided colors are not enough, click the More button

Color matching in paint net

Here we can choose the color in both hex and RGB, or simply by moving the corresponding sliders

Shape tool in paint net

How to make perfectly even ovals: everything is simple, click on the corresponding icon in the right menu (when you hover over the icons, a hint pops up) and draw an oval in a predetermined color in the right place.

Eraser tool in paint net

If you want to hide some kind of inscription in the picture, then select the eraser on the right and gently overwrite the desired area.

Lasso tool in paint net

Lasso will be a handy tool for you, you can select a wide variety of places with various shapes.

Eyedropper tool in paint net

For example: we need to fill some place with the color that is already in the picture. We take a pipette and click on the desired area, all the color is copied

Fill tool in paint net

Now select the fill from the menu and click it on the selected area.

Sometimes a fill covers a little more space than you would like. This happens in cases where the boundaries of the area to be filled are not so clearly defined. In this case, simply reduce the sensitivity with the slider at the top.

How to write text on screenshots in Paint Net

Click on the right icon T, poke the cursor in the right place and write what you want. If you didn’t hit a little, it doesn’t matter, capturing the cross (just below the written text) we move the entire inscription where we want. The size, font, etc. are configured at the top, the standard editor is the same as in Word.

What is shown above is a trifle that anyone can learn on their own, the real lessons are on the off site, the link is at the top.

How to reduce image weight

But webmasters will certainly be interested in another necessary tool for reducing the weight of images for inserting images into the site. Even if you are not going to edit anything in the picture, then just put a dot somewhere in the corner in the same color as the image itself.

Now in the main menu, select the file - save as . We write a name for the saved image, now a window with image quality settings opens. In this example, a PNG file is used and what would reduce image size set the minimum color depth and everything else, to reduce the weight of the jpg image, use the slider. We press ok and we are surprised, the picture instead of 100 kb began to weigh only 12 kb and the difference in quality is almost not noticeable.

For JPEG files, there will be only one slider in the settings, here we are already looking at the optimal ratio of weight and quality. For screenshots with similar texts and different square drawings, of course png is the best option, since the weight can be reduced by more than 10 times. For drawings with gradients, a lot of handwriting and all round png format, it will be heavy, in this case it is better to use Jpeg

With a brush
and color in Paint

The brush and color, when working in Paint, are interconnected.
And that's why I combined the job description
with these tools on one page.

how to work with a brush in paint

How to work with a brush in Paint

Brush tool in Paint
allows you to draw lines of various types and textures.

It is possible to use different artistic brushes.

Using different brushes, you can depict
arbitrary and curved lines of various types.

The Brush tool is indicated in the screenshot
toolbar in Paint with the number 17.

To open the entire set of brushes, click the arrow at the bottom of the Brush tool. And the entire set of brushes available in the Paint program will open.

To select - just click on the desired art brush.
And then click the arrow under the "Thickness" section and select
a size that determines the thickness of the brushstroke.

Then, in the "Colors" group, click "Color 1" (foreground color), select a color and use the mouse pointer to paint over the desired area.

To fill the area with "Color 2" (background color), press the right
mouse button and hold it while moving the pointer.

How to work with color in Paint

Working with Color in Paint

The "Colors" section is responsible for the color in Paint.

On the left in this block:

"Color 1" is the foreground color.

"Color 2" is the color for the background.

In the central block - a palette of colors.

The top two rows in the palette with cells filled with color.
Bottom row with empty cells.

You can get acquainted with the choice of color.

On the right side of the block is the "Change colors" section.

How to change the color in the Paint palette

How to change the color in the Paint palette

If you did not select the color you need in the available Paint
color palette - you can choose the color you need yourself.

To do this, click on the Change Palette tool ,
which is located above the inscription "Change colors".

A new tab will open to change the palette.

In this tab, you first select a color from the palette, helping you adjust the color with the arrow to the right of the vertical scale.

For clarity, the color you select will be reflected below the palette.
in the "Color|Fill" cell. When the color you want is selected - click
at the bottom right, the "Add to Set" button. And the color you chose will appear
in a free cell, under the inscription "Additional colors".

Now you can click "OK" at the bottom left of the tab and selected by you
the color will occupy one of the empty cells in the palette on the Paint toolbar.