Science and Elementary Technology

Computer graphics is one of the most effective way to communicate the processed information to the user. It displays the information in the form of graphics objects such as pictures, graphs and diagrams. Let us learn about Paint Application.

Paint is an activity in . It is used to draw, colour and edit pictures. The program mainly saves file as Joint Photography Expert Group(JPEG).

1.  It is used to paint. 

2.  It shows the properties of brush tool. 

3. Draw different types of shape. 

4.  It is used to edit shape size and colour. 

5.  It is used to type text in your activity and change the format of text, i.e, bold, italic and font face.

 6.  It is used to insert image, colour formatting (Grayscale and colour), and editing.

 7.  It quits the Activity and exits the program.

1. Take an image of market place from the Internet. 

2. Reduce its size with the help of crop tool. 

3. Delete some of unwanted parts from its images. 

4. Change colour of image.

Each tool bar contains a logically grouped set of buttons and controls, as the name on its corresponding tab suggests. Each of these sets represents a distinct editing or control context, called

1. Display or change the name of the image that is saved in the Journal.

4.  Changes the properties of the brush tool or the stamp tool. When the brush tool is selected, it changes the colour, size and shape of the brush tool. It also affects the shape and text tools.

5.  Draw different types shapes in your clip art.

6. This tool changes the properties of the shape tool. When the shape tool is selected, it changes the colour, size and shape of the brush tool.

7. This tool is used to change the font, the size of the font and formatting.

8.  Image Editing tool is used to edit image colour, rotation and importing image in a document.

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Using Paint Application: 

1. Open the  Activity. 

2. Select the tool .

3. Click on the tool and select the brush size and colour according to your drawing theme.

4. Hold the left mouse button down and drag it to draw a simple house.

 If you draw wrong line by mistake, press Ctrl+Z to undo your previous action. 

 5. Then, draw grasses with green colour. 

Select the  tool and choose the green colour.

6. Draw the mountains with same tool.

8. Using the  tool, draw the sun.

10. Then, select the and choose the colour which you want to fill in grass, house and sun.

11. Now, your drawing is ready.

1. Open the  Activity. 

2. Select tool.

3. Choose to set fill colour.

4. Draw ellipses of different sizes and arrange them to make a cartoon face.

5. Then, select the tool for drawing cartoon body.

6. Select the  tool for drawing cartoon’s hands and legs.

8. Now your cartoon is ready.

1. Draw an image of a school bus with the help of geometric shapes only.

 2. Fill colour in it with bucket tool.

1. Go to  and press

2. Select the Activity on which you want to comment.

3. Type your comment about your Activity.

4. It will be automatically saved.

1. Draw an image of hut in the forest with the help of geometric tools and free hand.

 2. Fill suitable colour in it. 

 3. Write meaningful comment for the image.

1. Click on  . Type your activity name by which you want to save.

2. Click on  and type about your activity.

3. Click on  , or press Ctrl+Q to close the Activity.

1. Go to 

2. Click on 

3. Press  a window will appear. Then, select the Activity which you want to open.

4. Your saved Activity will be opened.

Bucket tools: It is used to fill colour in an enclosed shape. 

‹ Front face tool : It is used to change the face of the font. 

‹ Paint: It is an Activity on Sugar Interface. 

 Undo Command : This command is used to revert last step.

‹ Primary tool bar is used to follow initial steps for drawing in paint activity.

 ‹ Secondary tool bar consists of logically grouped set of buttons and controls. Each set represents distinct editing tools.

 ‹ Picker tool picks colour from other objects. 

‹ Shape properties tool changes the properties of the shape tool.

 ‹ Comment is used to inform about the topic or theme of the subject or image.

Do these review exercises in your exercise book. 

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct option :

 1. ......................... is a simple graphics program. 

(a) Clip Art                       (b) Paint                         (c) Font Face                    (d) None of these 

 2. To undo command you have to press ......................... keys together.

 (a) Ctrl + Z                       (b) Ctrl + Y                     (c) Ctrl + S                         (d) Ctrl + X 

 3. To increase or decrease font size of a text, .......................... tool is used. 

 (a) Font Size (b) Font Face (c) Bucket (d) None of these

 4. .......................... key is used to close a Paint Activity. 

 (a) Ctrl + Z                          (b) Ctrl + Q                          (c) Ctrl + C                 (d) Ctrl + Y

II. State whether the following statement are true or false : 

1. In an XO laptop paint icon is found at Home view. 

 2. The paint program saves file as .JPEG.

3. Image tool is used to format colour.

4. Invert colour is used to rotate image left. 

 5. To go for the Home view, we have to press F4.

III. Match the following : 

Column A                                            Column B

                         (a) Inserts sound in clipboard

                           (b) Used to draw image Free Hand

                   (c) Used to open Paint Activity

                       (d) Rotates image horizontally

  (e) Reverses your last undo

IV. Answer the following questions briefly :

1. What is the use of Paint Activity? 

 2. Differentiate between primary and secondary tool bar. 

 3. Write the use of following tools. 

 (a) Brush        (b) Eraser                 (c) Bucket             (d) Picker 

 4. Write the command for following actions.

(a) Undo                                                      (b) Redo

(c) To go for the Home view              (d) To close a Paint Activity