Tux Paint 0.9.29 Quickstart Guide Tools (Drawing) 🖌Paint * Choose a brush on the right. * Some brushes are animated 🎞, some are directional ✲, some are both. * Change brush spacing with the bars 📶 at the bottom right. * Choose a color (see "Colors"). * Click/tap and drag in the canvas to paint. ⌧Stamps * Choose a stamp on the right. * Some stamps may be mirrored 🪞, and/or flipped ↕, using controls near the bottom right. * Some stamps allow you to choose their color (see "Colors"). * Change categories with the arrow buttons ⇦⇨ near the bottom right. * Change stamp size with the bars 📶 at the bottom right. * Click/tap in the canvas to place a stamp. * Drag to rotate it, and click/tap again to add it to the drawing. * Some stamps play sound effects; press the speaker 🕪 button to hear it again. * Some stamps play descriptive sounds; press the headphones 🎧 button to hear it again. ⚟Lines * (See Paint) * Click/tap and drag to draw a line. ⭓Shapes * Choose a shape on the right. * Select whether you want to extend the shape from the center ⧈, or a corner ◰, using controls at the bottom right. * Click/tap to position, and drag to set the size of the shape. * Drag to rotate it, and click/tap again to add it to the drawing. 🄰Text * Choose a font on the right. * Select whether you want the text bold 𝗔 and/or italic 𝘈, using controls near the bottom right. * Change text size using the up 🡃 and down 🡃 arrow buttons at the bottom right. * Choose a color (see "Colors"). * Click/tap the canvas to position an insertion cursor. * Enter text via your keyboard or the on-screen keyboard. * Click/tap the canvas again if you wish to reposition the text. * Press [Enter]/[Return] or click/tap ⮨ to add the text to the drawing and begin entering more text one line down. * Or, press [Tab] or click/tap or ⟷ to add the text to the drawing and continue entering more text immediately to the right. * Using the on-screen keyboard: * "Cmp" can be used to compose characters, e.g. Cmp ' a results in á. * "AltGr" can be used to quickly access more characters. * Left/Right arrows switches keyboard layouts (e.g., "QWERTY" vs. "ABC") 🅰Label * (See Text) * Labels float 'above' the drawing; you cannot paint or stamp over them, apply Magic effects, etc. * Labels may be edited, repositioned, and styled after they've been added to the drawing. * Click/tap the ☝ button near the lower right to choose a label. Click/tap the label you wish to modify, then click/tap somewhere else in the canvas to reposition, or change the font/style, change color, and/or type to edit the text. * Or, use the 🖑 button near the lower right to "flatten" a label, applying it to the canvas; it may no longer be edited with the Label tool. 🪣Fill * Choose a fill mode on the right. * Choose a color (see "Colors"). * Click/tap (and drag, with Brush and Linear modes) to fill an area of the picture with a color. * Solid - Flood-fills an area with a solid color * Brush - Paints with a solid color, without drawing outside the chosen area * Linear - Fills the area with a linear gradient (drag to choose angle and gradient) * Radial - Fills the area with a radial gradient, centered where you clicked/tapped 🪄Magic * Choose a magic tool on the right. * Change categories with the arrow buttons ⇦⇨ near the bottom right. * Some magic tools draw or apply effects via click/tap and drag 〰🪄, some affect the entire drawing 🖻🪄, and some offer both options; use the controls at the bottom right. * Some magic tools allow you to choose their color. 🖓Undo * Use to undo the most recent changes (multiple undo available). * Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[Z] 🖒Redo * Use to redo the most recent undone change (multiple redo available). * Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[R] ◪Eraser * Choose the size and shape of the eraser on the right. * Click/tap and drag to erase parts of the picture (solid color, or starter or template image). * Shortcut: [X] and click/tap in the drawing (not always available) Tools (Controls) 🗏New * Choose a solid color, starter, or template image to start with. * Starters allow drawing "under" a picture (e.g., a coloring book outline), sometimes with a background layer, too. * Templates are pictures to start with (background only). * Eraser tool ◪ reveals the solid color, or starter/template background. * Click/tap "🕮⮫Open" to begin a new drawing. * Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and return to your current drawing. * Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[N] 🕮⮫Open * Choose a previously-saved drawing to open (or export or erase). * Click/tap "🕮⮫Open" to open the saved drawing and continue editing it. * Click/tap "🗏⮫Export" to save the drawing to your system's "Pictures" folder. * Click/tap "🗑Erase" to move the drawing to your system's Trash/Recycle Bin. * Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and return to your current drawing. * Click/tap "📽Slides" to switch to slideshow mode: * Click/tap two or more of your previously-saved drawings, in the order you want them shown. Numbers will appear on them. * Choose the playback speed using the bars 📶 near the lower left. * Click/tap "⯈Play" to watch the slideshow/animation. * Or, click/tap "🎞GIF Export" to save an animated GIF of the animation to your system's "Pictures" folder. * Click/tap "⤺Back" to return to the Open dialog. * Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[O] 🕮⮪Save * Click/tap to save your drawing. * If you've saved previously, you'll be prompted whether to overwrite the previously-saved drawing (a la "File→Save") or create a new saved drawing (a la "File→Save As...") * Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[S] 🖶Print * Click/tap to print your drawing. * Hold [Alt] or [Option] while clicking/tapping to bring up printer dialog, if available. * Shortcut: [Ctrl]+[P] 🗙Quit * Click/tap to quit Tux Paint. * Shortcut: [Esc] Colors * Click/tap to choose a color to use with the Paint, Lines, and Shapes tools, and Stamps and Magic tools that support colors. * Use the pipette / color picker 💉 button to choose a color from a pixel in your current drawing. * Shortcut: When colors are available, press [Ctrl] and click/tap in your drawing, to quickly pick a color from your drawing. * Click/tap the rainbow 🌈 button to choose a color from a rainbow palette (of hue and saturation). * Click/tap in the grey gradient bar to adjust brightness (value). * Click/tap the green checkbox ✓ to accept. * Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and dismiss the palette. * Click/tap the paint palette 🎨 button to create a color by mixing primary colors: red, yellow, and blue, and white (tint), grey (tone), and black (shade). * Click/tap the green checkbox ✓ to accept. * Color mixing offers its own 🖒Undo and 🖒Redo options. * Click/tap "🗑Clear" to start over with no mixed colors. * Click/tap "⤺Back" to abort and dismiss the color mixer. Shortcuts while drawing: * [Ctrl]+Click/tap - Quick pipette / color picker 💉 access * [X]+Click/tap - Quick eraser ◪ access * [Ctrl]+[Z] - 🖓Undo * [Ctrl]+[R] - 🖒Redo * [Ctrl]+[N] - 🗏New * [Ctrl]+[O] - 🕮⮫Open * [Ctrl]+[S] - 🕮⮪Save * [Ctrl]+[P] - 🖶Print * [Alt]+[S] - Toggle sound effects on/off * [Esc] - ⤺Back or 🗙Quit Last updated: 2022-11-02