Tutorial for Blending in Microsoft Paint
As a standard part of Microsoft's Windows operating system, the Microsoft Paint graphics software offers a small collection of artistic tools that are presented on the software's main toolbar. Because of program limitations, achieving effects such as color blending isn't always as realistic, but it's not impossible. Blending in Paint takes a little more effort than it would in more sophisticated software programs, but a few steps provide a workaround for a look to suit just about any blending requirements.
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Instructions
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Open Microsoft Paint. To adjust the canvas size, which usually defaults from the last-used dimensions, click the Paint button. Click "Properties," and type new dimensions into the "Width" and "Height" boxes, click the "Inches" radio button and click "OK."
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Click the "Brushes" button on the ribbon at the top of the work area. Click the "Watercolor brush" button.
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Click the "Size" button, and select the thickest / bottom-line option.
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Click one of the squares in the "Colors" section of the ribbon for the first paint color, or click the "Edit colors" button and drag the cursor through the rainbow on the window to select a new color.
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Position the cursor on the Paint canvas, and draw a design, such as a heart or star. Note how the lines appear semi-transparent.
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Select a new paint color from either the "Colors" section of the ribbon or the "Edit colors" button.
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Trace directly over the first set of lines. The second semi-transparent paint color blends with the first to create a new shade. Repeat as desired to layer additional colors.
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Tips & Warnings
Due to its limited capacity, Paint doesn't really have the option of blending colors together like you would mix two cans of paint to become one new shade. The watercolor brush is the only semi-transparent tool in Paint's cadre, all of the others create a completely opaque look, where the second color completely obscures the first.
