Fun with Paint Brush | Computer Science for Class 3 PDF Download

Starting Paint

• Step 1 – Click on Start button. Scroll to find letter W in the program list.
• Step 2 – Click on Windows Accessories.
• Step 3 – A drop down list appears. Click on Paint.

The Paint window is displayed. Look at the Paint window shown below:

Different tools of MS Paint

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  Pencil Tool – This tool is used for freehand drawing.
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  Eraser Tool – This tool is used to erase/remove the drawings, texts or shapes.
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  Fill with Color Tool – This tool is used to fill colours in a closed figure.
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  Text Tool – This tool is used to write in Paint.
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  Brushes Tool – This tool is used to draw anything with a freehand movement. The brushes tool has different thickness options. We can change the thickness of the Brush.
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  Line Shape – This shape is used to draw lines in any direction from ‘top’ to ‘bottom’ or from ‘left’ to ‘right’.
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  Rectangle Shape – This shape is used to draw squares or rectangles of different sizes.
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  Oval Shape – This shape is used to draw ovals or circles of different sizes. A circle is absolutely round but an oval is egg shaped.
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  Rounded Rectangle Shape – This shape is used to draw rectangles or squares with rounded corners.
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  Polygon Shape – This shape is used to draw a closed shape with straight lines.
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  Curve Shape – This shape is used to draw curved lines.

Selecting an Image

• Rectangular Selection and 
• Free-Form Selection 
• Rectangular Selection 
  

It is used to select the drawing in rectangular form as per need. To select the drawing, follow these steps:

• Step 1 – Click on the Home tab.
• Step 2 – Click on the down arrow, under Select command.
• Step 3 – Click on Rectangular selection.
• Step 4 – Hold the left button of the mouse and drag over the drawing to select it. Release the left button of the mouse.
  
• Free-Form Selection
  

It is used to select the drawing in free form as per need. To select the drawing, follow these steps:

• Step 1 – Click on Home tab.
• Step 2 – Click on the down arrow, under Select command.
• Step 3 -  Click on Free-Form Selection.
• Step 4 – Hold the left button of the mouse and drag over the drawing to select it. Release the left button of the mouse. The selected part is shown outside the drawing.