How to Draw Great Scenery on MS Paint
At first glance, the small collection of menus, buttons and options that comprise the Microsoft Paint software ribbon may not appear to be enough to create that idealistic Route 66 roadway, crowded festival lawn or rose garden you want to translate to the screen. While Paint’s package of drawing tools is small, it lets you put them to creative use to make great scenery. Grow – or mow – your own scene with Paint.
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Instructions
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Start Windows Paint. Click the Paint button in the upper left corner of the work area. Choose “Properties.” Type the dimensions for the scenery into the “Width” and “Height” boxes, such as “8.5” and “11” for a full-page design. Click the “Inches” button. Click the “OK” button.
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Click the paint bucket icon in the middle of the “Tools” section of the ribbon. Select a green, blue or other color from the “Colors” section of the ribbon to serve as the background color for the scenery. Click the cursor into the white portion of the Paint canvas to fill it with color. This step is optional; skip it for a white scenery background.
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Click the small drop-down arrow under the “Brushes” button. Click the “Oil brush,” “Watercolor brush” or your preferred drawing implement.
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Click the small drop-down arrow under the “Size” button. Choose a starting size from the selection of four, with thicker drawing line sizes at the bottom of the menu.
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Choose a new color from the “Colors” section. If you chose a background color, select a color that won't fade into the background.
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Position the cursor on the canvas, such as starting from the ground up. Paint the scenery, blending colors together for eye-catching elements such as fall foliage or gardens, or stick to one or two colors for a stark visual.
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Change colors, brush tips and brush sizes to vary the way the scenery looks, such as a large size with the “Crayon” brush tip to make fluffy clouds and the “Calligraphy brush 1” tip with a small size to add in birds flying overhead.
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Click the Paint button. Choose “Save As.” Enter a name for the image, select a place to save it on the computer and click the “Save” button.
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Tips & Warnings
Because Paint is a basic, no-frills program, it doesn’t offer many of the options for drawing scenery such as real shading, fades or patterns. Designing scenery in Paint may be painstaking, but you can also let your creativity run wild with a fantasy scene that makes use of the tools that are available.
