Quick Look at Paintbrush


Paintbrush

A graphics application with a variety of tools for creating simple or elaborate drawings.


application Control-menu


title bar

Contains the title of the application running in the window, in this case Paintbrush.

Drag the title bar to move an application window on the screen.


Minimize button

Click the Minimize button to shrink the Paintbrush window to an icon.


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Filled Box

Draws boxes filled with a color.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the box's border. You select the color of the border by choosing a background color and the color of the interior by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool and drag the pointer.


Filled Rounded Box

Draws rounded boxes filled with a color.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the box's border. You select the color of the border by choosing a background color and the color of the interior by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool and drag the pointer.


Circle/Ellipse

Draws a circle or ellipse.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the circle or ellipse. You select the color of the circle or ellipse by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool and drag the pointer.


Filled Circle/Ellipse

Draws a circle or ellipse filled with a color.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the circle's or ellipse's border. You select the color of the border by choosing a background color and the color of the interior by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool and drag the pointer.


Polygon

Draws polygons by connecting straight lines.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the sides. You select the color of the polygon by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool, drag the pointer to create lines, and double-click to complete the polygon.


Filled Polygon

Draws polygons filled with a color by connecting straight lines.

The drawing width you choose from the Linesize box determines the thickness of the polygon's border. You select the color of the border by choosing a background color and the color of the interior by choosing a foreground color.

Select the tool, drag the pointer to create lines, and double-click to complete the polygon.


Linesize box

Determines the width of any lines you make with Paintbrush tools.

Line width affects:

The border size of objects made with the box, circle/ellipse, and polygon tools.

The thickness of lines made with the Line and Curve tool.

The width of Brush strokes and diameter of Airbrush spray.

The size of the erasers.

Move the pointer to a line width and click to choose the line width.


foreground and background colors

Colors used in a drawing's foreground and background. In the above example, the foreground color (black) sits on top of the background color (white). The foreground color is the color you draw with. The background color is the color you draw on.

Move the pointer to a color in the palette and click the left button to select a foreground color or the right button to select a background color.


Palette

Colors you can use in a drawing.

You can choose background and foreground colors for your drawing. You can also change a color on the palette to a custom color.

Move the pointer to a color, and click the left mouse button to choose a foreground color or click the right mouse button to choose a background color.


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Example of a drawing you can create in Paintbrush.


drawing area

Area in which you can create your drawings. If the drawing area is smaller than the Paintbrush window, a black frame separates it from the gray area (the area where you cannot perform any Paintbrush actions).

The drawing area can also contain text or graphics copied from another application.

Choose the Image Attributes command from the Options menu to specify drawing size you want.


pointer

The object on the screen that follows the mouse's movement and indicates which area of the screen will be affected when you click the mouse button. Outside the drawing, the pointer is usually arrow-shaped. In the drawing, the pointer is usually cross-shaped. However, if you select the text tool, the pointer changes to an I-beam; if you select the Paint Roller, the pointer changes to a Paint Roller.

Move the mouse to move the pointer.


application window

The main window for an application, in this case the Paintbrush window. It contains the Paintbrush tools, pallette, and drawing area where you create paintbrush drawings.


window border

The outside edge of a window.

Drag the window border to change the size of the window.