Virtual art group Producing art using the Paint program

StarDreamer Sat 18-Jun-22 16:16:51

The Paint program is bundled with the Windows operating system. Thus although Paint is a fairly basic computer art program, it is widely accessible without neding to buy any additional software package.

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Farmor15 Sat 25-Jun-22 21:02:40

I used the Paint programme to edit images to use in these jumpers for grandchildren. I did have to transfer to squared paper before using. When you zoom in on images and it gets to pixellated stage, you can edit pixel by pixel.

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Stephanie48 Sat 25-Jun-22 21:30:18

I often use the Waterlogue programme to make cards. You upload one of your photos and then it can be transformed into a variety of ‘painting’ effects

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Stephanie48 Sat 25-Jun-22 21:31:36

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Stephanie48 Sat 25-Jun-22 21:32:25

Can’t get the photos to upload

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StarDreamer Sat 25-Jun-22 21:40:59

Stephanie48
I often use the Waterlogue programme to make cards. You upload one of your photos and then it can be transformed into a variety of ‘painting’ effects

Thank you.

I had not known of that program. I found this video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIFv1YZn9sQ

4 minutes 31 seconds

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StarDreamer Sat 25-Jun-22 21:43:22

Stephanie48
Can’t get the photos to upload

Have you put some text too?

I found that an image on its own won't post. It needs some text too.

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Stephanie48 Sat 25-Jun-22 21:52:10

A photo….

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Mollygo Sat 25-Jun-22 22:06:19

NittWitt
I'm very impressed with your art, StarDreamer, although I'm not the least bit artistic and certainly couldn't grapple with the Paint program.

Truly you wouldn’t find it hard. This is a card made in 4 lessons by a child from one of my Y 1 classes using Paint. They love it, and they love to experiment with the tools.

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MawtheMerrier Sat 25-Jun-22 22:13:12

That’s good enough to go on the fridge Mollygo !

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StarDreamer Sun 26-Jun-22 11:24:12

If anyone reading this feels that he or she would like to have a go but feels it is like a cliff edge before them up which they can never climb, the way up is to use the gentle windy path that is off to one side.

The first step is to try, using the information in the first two posts of this thread, to produce an image with just a line drawn in it.

After that, it is just trying other things bit by bit.

Sort of learning to drive a car. The first time, actually sitting in the driving seat, clutching the wheel tightly, going 50 yards at ten miles per hour. But once one can do that, the rest is just bit by bit, and an exponential effect, once one can drive a mile, then driving ten miles is no great step to achieve, then driving fifty miles is no greater step to achieve.

But looking at the car before even getting into the driving seat and considering driving for fifty miles at the time seems an impossible thing to do.

Everybody who does art today had to learn at some time.

So, the big step is actually starting up Paint and drawing that first line.

If you try and get stuck, please post about that.

I will do my best to try to help you move forward and achieve.

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FannyCornforth Sun 26-Jun-22 11:28:51

Farmor, I’ve said it before, and I will say it again - those jumpers are absolutely adorable. ?

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StarDreamer Sun 26-Jun-22 11:34:16

Hello Fanny

Have you got a PC running Windows?

If you post a picture that you do that might break the ice and others post too.

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MawtheMerrier Sun 26-Jun-22 11:37:39

Alternatively one of Mollygo's Year 1's can put you right smile

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FannyCornforth Sun 26-Jun-22 11:42:24

Hello SD ?
I have a laptop which I’m pretty certain has Windows.
I haven’t used it for ages (it was mainly for school stuff) but I will crack it open tomorrow and have a look at Paint.
It will give me something of a little project while I recuperate!

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FannyCornforth Sun 26-Jun-22 11:43:56

Molly we always used something called 2 Paint , or 2 Paint a Picture (I’m going back a bit)
Is it the same?

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StarDreamer Sun 26-Jun-22 11:52:50

FannyCornforth
Hello SD ?
I have a laptop which I’m pretty certain has Windows.
I haven’t used it for ages (it was mainly for school stuff) but I will crack it open tomorrow and have a look at Paint.
It will give me something of a little project while I recuperate!

Excellent. Thank you.

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Mollygo Sun 26-Jun-22 15:44:54

FannyCornforth
Molly we always used something called 2 Paint , or 2 Paint a Picture (I’m going back a bit)
Is it the same?

No. The 2 programs e.g. 2 paint, 2 type, etc had to bought and installed either on a network or individual computers with a licence. I haven’t see them for ages.
MS Paint comes with Microsoft and is free. It now has a 3D additional option. It’s simple to use and the children really like the paintbrush options, especially for snow. They also like the effects they can make with the watercolour ‘brush’.
You can also get Paint.net-very similar and I find it better for teaching children how to doctor pictures. With the older children, Photoshop is even better for that purpose.
Go for it whilst you are recuperating. No mess, quickly saved or disposed of and no paint drying.

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Stephanie48 Sun 26-Jun-22 16:33:54