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Our Aim
These instructions assume you
are using Microsoft Paint, but
Today you will make a picture using the brushes in paint software.
similar instructions will apply to
other paint software.

select a brush.
We will
learn to: change the thickness of the brush.

change the colour of the brush.

rub out errors.

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 Our Aim
Today you will make a picture using the brushes in paint software.

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 Selecting a brush

The brushes are here.

1. Choose a brush.
Click the small arrow to
2. Click and hold the left show all brushes.
mouse button to draw a
line on the page.
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 Experiment with the brushes
• Use bullet points for list (or numbered lists for steps):
• This is a bullet point.
And
•Try another
each of the one. Click here to change the
different brushes! thickness of the brush.

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 Changing the colour of the brush

Click here to change

the colour of your line.

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 Rubbing out errors

Look here for the rubber tool. Click on the rubber,

then click and hold
down the mouse
button to start
rubbing out errors.

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 Start creating
Now it’s time to paint a picture.
Think about the brush size you need for each part.

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 Saving your work
When your picture is finished,
press the save icon in the
top-left corner. Give your
picture a suitable name.

File Name: MyWork

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