MS Paint 1 PDF

Title MS Paint 1
Course Computers And Creativity
Institution Towson University
Pages 2
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Summary

Paint assignment...


Description

Open MS Paint by selecting Start / Programs / Accessories / Paint. The Paint toolbar is displayed towards the top of the screen. Use your mouse and move slowly over the icons shown in the toolbar to see an explanation of the tool. 1. tools

Good to know..... To draw a circle, use the oval tool and hold down the shift key while dragging out an ellipse, this constrains the form to a circle. To draw a square, use the rectangle tool and hold down the shift key while dragging out a rectangle, this constrains the form to a square. To draw (somewhat) more regular polygons, hold down the shift key while drawing the form, this constrains all angles to 45 or 90 degrees. This feature is helpful when drawing triangles. When cutting and pasting objects, make sure to draw the rectangle only as big as the object and don't go beyond the corners of the object. If the selection rectangle is larger than the original object, the additional selected area is also copied as white space. This exercise will use geometrical or irregular shapes. Reference the below site for some ideas of shapes to use for your tessellation: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Tessellation.html 2. Set the dimensions for the tessellation. Select Resize then Pixels, and make sure to set width 866 pixels and height 650 pixels. 3. After you have decided on your shape, click on the selection tool with transparent selection highlighted. Draw a box around your shape, and select copy then paste. A copy of your shape should appear on your canvas. 4. Save your file as a .gif file. Since Paint is a somewhat basic tool, saving the shape ensures that we always can go back to the original shape. 5. Fill parts or all of the shape with colors of your choice. 6. Now copy and paste the shape. Draw a rectangle around your finished shape using the select tool and select Edit / Copy. Now select Edit / Paste. Move the shape so that it is directly adjacent to the original shape (it is most likely directly on top of your original shape). You may have to flip or rotate your shape by using Image / Flip-Rotate. Please consider that the rotation feature in MS Paint is somewhat limited and allows only 90, 180, or 270 degrees rotation. 7. Save your file again as a .gif file, but this time use a different file name. 8. Repeat this process until all of the white space is covered. 9. Write your full name and section on your artwork. Make sure to select the text tool in the tool palette first (just click on the letter A) to ensure that the text toolbar is active. Draw a text box near the bottom of your tessellation and set the text size to at least 14. 10. Textboxes can have a white or transparent background. Once you click on the text tool in the tool palette (by clicking the letter A), two background options appear at the bottom of the toolbar. Click on the option showing the white background box if you like your text to appear in a box with a white background. Click on the option with transparent background if you would like your text to appear without a box and have a transparent background.

11. Save the file using File / Save As and select the .gif file format for this work. Grading Criteria ● ● ● ● ●

Tessellation must cover the plane without overlaps and gaps. (2 points) Tessellation may not have white space around the sides. (2 points) Shape must be repeated at least 8 times. (2 poinst) Image must contain your name and section. (1 points) Final Image must be in .gif format with a size of 866 (w) pixels by 650 (h) pixels. (3 points)

Submitting your file 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Access LearnOnline and login. Click Discussions Select the Tessellations with MS Paint forum. If you like, browse the other students messages and illustrations. Press Create Thread Subject: type one line to identify your posting Message: Describe the shapes you used and how you arranged them. Share your experiences creating this project. 8. Use the Browse button to select the location of your file. Select the file to be posted. 9. Press Submit 10. Check your work...


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