How to Draw Flames on Microsoft Paint

Paint is a simple drawing program that comes packaged with Windows. With paint, you can create flames using a selection of drawing tools that include a pencil, a paint brush, and a spray can. Paint also comes with an erase tool, a color selection tool and several preset designs to help you create your drawings from scratch.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Paint

Instructions

1. Open paint and a new document opens automatically, with the pencil as your default drawing tool. Select the brush option from the toolbar to the left of the blank document.

2. Select the brush type you want to use for your flames from the toolbar on the left side of the workspace, then choose a color to begin with from the toolbar above the workspace. To select a color, double-click the color on the toolbar that most closely matches the color you want to begin with. For flames, begin with red.

3. Draw the outline of your flames. Begin at the bottom of your screen, click your left mouse button, and drag your cursor up to draw the base of your flame. As you reach the halfway point of your blank canvas, curve your line outward, then bring it back toward the center of the canvas to create your first point in the flame.

4. Draw as many points of flame as you want to include. Each point is a flame. To make the fire more realistic, vary the direction the flames points are angled. You don't want all of your flames to lean the same direction.

5. Select another color. Orange is a good choice. Go back over your drawing and start just inside the red outline. Trace the same path as your flame outline, adding the orange to the outline of your flame.

6. Continue adding colors around the outline of your flame, working from the edge to the center. To help with the realistic look, vary the amount of each color you use. Add some yellow to the flames, but keep the yellow toward the base of the flames. Layer red and orange throughout your flames, but adjust the intensity of each color to provide some texture and shading. This will prevent your flames from looking too flat.

References

• Teachers on the Web: How to Use Microsoft paint
• Monster Guide: How to Draw Flames