Monday, September 26, 2005

Let's Explore the Painting Program!

Today you will learn how to use the Painting program in Appleworks so you may draw a picture!

You will use the following steps to begin any Painting project:
  1. Open the Applications Folder
  2. Select the Appleworks 6 folder
  3. Select the Appleworks 6 program
  4. Wait for the program to open
  5. Click "Painting"
  6. Save your document as: LastNameFirstNameMonth with no spaces
  7. Hide the Button Bar (Window - Hide Button Bar)
  8. Show the "Accents" Tabs (Window - Show Accents)
  9. Stretch out your drawing area to cover the entire screen
  10. Keep your paper at 100% - Zoom in only when necessary
Now you will learn how to make changes to the Painting program features:
  • Click on the "Zoom" icons at the lower left corner to zoom in and out
  • Click on the Percent box at the lower left corner to change the zoom %
  • Click on the red toolbox icon to show/hide the tools
  • Click on the "Fill" box on the Accents tabs to change the inside of any tool
  • Click on the "Pen" box on the Accents tabs to change the outline of any tool
  • Click on "Palette" on the 1st Accents tab to change the color choices
  • Click on any color to select for the Fill or Pen colors
  • Click on the 2nd tab to change the Fill/Pen patterns
  • Click on the 3rd tab to use a Wallpaper style for Fill/Pen
  • Click on the 4th tab to use a Gradients style for Fill/Pen
  • Click on the 5th tab to change the line size or to add arrows
Now you will learn how to use the following tools:
  • Put the mouse over a tool to see its name and to read how to use it
  • Line Tool - Hold the shift key to draw straight lines
  • Rectangle Tool - Hold the shift key to make a square
  • Rounded Rectangle Tool - Used to draw rectangles with rounded corners
  • Oval Tool - Hold the shift key to make a circle
  • Arc Tool - Match the fill color to the background color if you want to just draw a curved line
  • Polygon Tool - Used to make irregular polygons (with different angles) - Click to start/Double-click to end
  • Free Hand Object Tool - Click to start/Double-click to end
  • Bezier Tool - Click to start/Double-click to end
  • Regular Polygon/Triangle Tool - Used to make regular polygons
  • Eyedropper Tool - Used to select a color for matching
  • Rectangular Selection Tools - Used to select an area
  • Lasso Selection Tool - Used to select an irregular area
  • Paintbrush Tool - Double-click to see size & style choices
  • Pencil Tool - Used for fine hand-drawn lines
  • Fill Bucket - Used to add color inside an area
  • Spray Can - Double-click to change size/shape of spray area
  • Eraser Double-click to erase the entire page
Remember for all art projects:
  • You may not change the patterns of Fill or Pen colors
  • You may not use the Wallpaper designs
  • You may not use the Gradient designs

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home