-->![Tool To Draw On Desktop Tool To Draw On Desktop](/uploads/1/2/9/2/129222900/483115928.jpg)
Easy to use line drawing tools, and very fun variety or creative artsy special effects. Very nice program, one of the better apps in the Windows app store, which has only one or two better. 28 out of 30 people found this helpful. Aug 29, 2019 For Windows 10: Select the Start button, type snipping tool in the search box on the taskbar, and then select Snipping Tool from the list of results.: For Windows 8.1 / Windows RT 8.1: Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Search (or if you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then select Search), type snipping tool in the. Sketchpad is an online drawing application - written in.
The Image Editor has freehand drawing and erasing tools that all work in the same way. You select the tool and, if necessary, select foreground and background colors and size and shape options. You then move the pointer to the image and click or drag to draw and erase.
Drawing Tools
You can select drawing tools from either the Image Editor toolbar or the Image menu. When you select the Eraser tool, Brush tool, or Airbrush tool, the option selector displays that tool's options.
Tip
Tool tips appear when you hover your cursor over the buttons on the Image Editor toolbar. These tips will help you identify the specific buttons mentioned here.
To select and use a drawing tool from the Image Editor toolbar
- Select a button on the Image Editor toolbar.
- The Eraser tool paints over the image with the current background color when you press the left mouse button.TipInstead of using the Eraser tool, you may find it more convenient to draw in the background color with one of the drawing tools.
- The Pencil tool draws freehand in a constant width of one pixel.
- The Brush tool has various shapes and sizes.
- The Airbrush tool randomly distributes color pixels around the center of the brush.
- If necessary, select colors and a brush:
- In the Colors palette, select the left mouse button to select a foreground color or the right mouse button to select a background color.
- In the Options selector, select a shape representing the brush you want to use.
- Point to the place on the image where you want to start drawing or painting. The pointer changes shape according to the tool you selected.
- Press the left mouse button (for the foreground color) or the right mouse button (for the background color), and hold it down as you draw.
To select and use a drawing tool from the Image menu
- Go to menu Image > Tools.
- On the cascading submenu, choose the tool you wish to use.
Lines or Closed Figures
The Image Editor tools for drawing lines and closed figures all work in the same way: you place the insertion point at one point and drag to another. For lines, these points are the endpoints. For closed figures, these points are opposite corners of a rectangle bounding the figure.
Lines are drawn in a width determined by the current brush selection, and framed figures are drawn in a width determined by the current width selection. Lines and all figures, both framed and filled, are drawn in the current foreground color if you press the left mouse button, or in the current background color if you press the right mouse button.
To draw a line
- Use the Image Editor toolbar or go to menu Image> Tools and choose the Line tool.
- If necessary, select colors and a brush:
- In the Colors palette, select the left mouse button to select a foreground color or the right mouse button to select a background color.
- In the Options selector, select a shape representing the brush you want to use.
- Place the pointer at the line's starting point.
- Drag to the line's endpoint.
To draw a closed figure
- Use the Image Editor toolbar or go to menu Image > Tools and select a Closed-Figure Drawing tool.The Closed-Figure Drawing tools create figures as indicated on their respective buttons.
- If necessary, select colors and a line width.
- Move the pointer to one corner of the rectangular area in which you want to draw the figure.
- Drag the pointer to the diagonally opposite corner.
Custom Brushes
A custom brush is a rectangular portion of an image that you pick up and use like one of the Image Editor's ready-made brushes. All operations you can perform on a selection, you can perform on a custom brush as well.
To create a custom brush from a portion of an image
- Select the part of the image that you want to use for a brush.
- Hold the Shift key down, choose in the selection and drag it across the image, or go to menu Image > Use Selection as Brush.Your selection becomes a custom brush that distributes the colors in the selection across the image. Copies of the selection are left along the dragging path. The more slowly you drag, the more copies are made.NoteSelecting the Use a Selection as Brush without first selecting a portion of the image will use the whole image as a brush. The result of using a custom brush will also depend on whether you've selected an Opaque or Transparent background.
Pixels in a custom brush that match the current background color are normally transparent: they don't paint over the existing image. You can change this behavior so that background-color pixels paint over the existing image.
You can use the custom brush like a stamp or a stencil to create different special effects.
To draw custom brush shapes in the background color
![Tool To Draw On Desktop Tool To Draw On Desktop](/uploads/1/2/9/2/129222900/483115928.jpg)
- Select an opaque or transparent background.
- Set the background color to the color in which you want to draw.
- Position the custom brush where you want to draw.
- Select the right mouse button. Any opaque regions of the custom brush are drawn in the background color.
To double or halve the custom brush size
Press the Plus Sign (+) key to double the brush size, or the Minus Sign (-) key to halve it.
To cancel the custom brush
Press Esc or choose another drawing tool.
Requirements
Desktop Drawing Tool
None
See also
Image Editor for Icons
How to: Create an Icon or Other Image
How to: Edit an Image
How to: Work with Color
Accelerator Keys
How to: Create an Icon or Other Image
How to: Edit an Image
How to: Work with Color
Accelerator Keys
6 applications in this hubLast updated: Mar 10th 2020, 11:49 GMT
Some applications can be used to customize the appearance of one's desktop by drawing all over it.
Even though these utilities are usually simple ones, they will still allow users to change the color of the brush or its size.
One can rely on these software tools for education, demonstrations, explanations, or just amusement.
Needless to say, all the drawings can be easily erased and they will be removed once the application is closed.
One can rely on these software tools for education, demonstrations, explanations, or just amusement.
Needless to say, all the drawings can be easily erased and they will be removed once the application is closed.
filed under:Desktop, Draw, Paint, Pencil, Doodle
tell us how to improve this hubsuggest a new hub
Applications
Bubble Screen Pen 1.0
Enhance your desktop with this tool
Windows 2K / Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 bit
MICE Scribble 1.0
Turn your desktop into a canvas in order to make presentations interactive with a drawing tool you...
Epic Pen 3.7.31
Draw ink in any virtual environment, whether it's another program, the Start menu or the desktop, ...
Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows 10 64 bit
Grease Pencil 1.0
Tool To Draw On Desktop Free
Bundled with many brush sizes and colors, this non-obtrusive and straightforward tool enables you ...
Desktop Messager 1.23
Draw or write cursive texts on Windows desktop.
Screen Doodler 1.0
How To Draw On Desktop Windows 10
Doodle on your desktop in order to leave messages, take notes or highlight ideas with the aid of a...