Understanding Drawing with Paint Tools
Using the pencil and fill tools in a paint program to draw and colour.
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The pencil tool lets us draw freehand lines, and the fill (bucket) tool lets us fill a shape with colour by clicking inside it.
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- The pencil tool draws freehand lines.
- The fill tool colours inside a shape.
- We choose a colour before drawing.
- Paint tools help us make computer drawings.
- The eraser tool removes parts of a drawing.
- We can fix mistakes using the eraser.
- Drawing an outline first, then filling it with colour, is a common method.
- Different tools work together to create a full picture.