To prove this I had my 15 year old step daughter (who uses Ubuntu by the way) do some work with her tablet and My Paint. Now before you start to think that the tool might seem a bit complex, it's not. As you work with your art all you need to do is switch between brushes and colors. The color window: (bottom left) This is where you choose the color you want to work with. The brush selector: (top left pane) This is where you select your different bushses. The main window: (right-most pane) This is the window where you work. Although it may seem similar, these windows are much simpler and serve very specific purposes: As you can see (in Figure 1) the interface might remind you a bit of The GIMPs three-window interface. Don't be caught off guard when you see the interface. Â Once the tool is installed you will find it located Applications > Graphics > My Paint. Once that has been accomplished, you are ready to install. But before you do install this application you will want to make sure your tablet is recognized and working. It's free form, free flow, and free to use. My Paint is ideal for graphic artists or anyone needing to digital style graphics. Â For manipulation work (touch ups, filtering, color adjustments) you would need to employ a tool like The GIMP. My Paint is designed for images to be created form scratch. My Paint is not an 'image manipulation' program (as is The GIMP).

In fact, many people will have already discovered that The GIMP very quickly makes itself clear that it is not geared toward tablet PCs or tablet artists. But The GIMP is not always the right tool for the job. The GIMP is the flagship open source graphics application and has been for many years. In this article I will introduce you to the My Paint application and show you just what this tool can do with little effort placed toward training with the application.Īs you may (or may not) know, I am a big fan of The GIMP.

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