Can you use the mspaint?

Hello cnpower

My MS Paint has different instructions from yours, I don't have the horizontal bar of Chinese Instructions.

However I have used the curve facility in MS Paint.

Kind Regards....

Hi cnpower

I have just looked in paint help, searched for tool + curved line. Seems you need to select one of the lines in the box below and then drag it? I have to play with it some more, Yes I find it frustrating, not very good is it.

Regards JD.

jd,

Not quite, but close. Click on either one of the two line tools, straight or curvy. The line thickness "menu" opens just below in the tool box pane. Click on the desired thickness. (Hint: if you intend to post line drawings, stay with thicker lines because service compression (re-sizing) after upload could remove just enough data to render the line barely visible or non-continuous after download...to your screen.)

Once a line thickness has been selected it becomes default for all lines and geometric shapes (tools)...until changed again as per above.

Bonus tip: Ever wonder whether your straight line is exactly vertical or horizontal? Let Paint control that for you. After selecting straight line tool, and after (or before) left clicking down on the line start point, hold down Shift key on keyboard. Then drag in the general direction the line is meant to go. If dragging anywhere within 45° on either side of (say) vertical, the line will be held (by Paint) on vertical. Same for horizontal...and even same for 45° sloped lines. So, for example, when drawing a controlled vertical line and using the shift-constraint function, when you release the left button the vertical line will terminate on the horizontal line where the pointer is located when "released," even if the pointer is not on the just-drawn vertical line. However, caution: If you intend to start a second straight line at any angle from the end of the first line, it is best to "converge" the tool pointer directly over the end of the first line; that way: (1) you don't have to worry about "aiming" the pointer to start the second line (simply release, click, and drag again); and (2) you get a nice, clean angle rendering.

Bonus tip 2: With Shift-click it is very easy to redirect the drag-formed line (however long it is...) in another direction from the start point. Simply (and before releasing the mouse button), drag the pointer CW or CCW around the point of line origin. The line will follow the pointer, hopping to the 45-, 90-, 135-...degree angles as the pointer "orbits"....

Question: Anyone seen cnpower? He started this discussion...but now he seems to be lost.

Thank you CowAnon for that bit of insight.

Regards JD.

Hi Cnpower - Mspaint is OK but translating the screen image to small mouse movements of my hand is a problem.

I like the icons you use on your main / pull down menu. Have you tried writing that with paint?

I did use Coral draw previously (In the ice/dos age).

Pardon...but, not sure what you mean, exactly, by (menu) "icons," or pull-down menu....as neither is shown in cn's pic. Comparing his and my Paint...s, side by side, I see identical main menu bars, cn's written in pictographs (apparently it takes two Chinese words to say each of File, Edit, View, Image, Color, Help, respectively. The Roman character in paren's beside each Chinese menu bar button appears to be for hot-key menu opening, since there's no Chinese (picture word) way to show F, E, V, I, C, and H...and still have the Chinese menu bar words say the same thing.

Yes.

Like this:

Here's one solution—copy the pic above to Paint if anyone wants to try—of the maze...in 5 steps.

Hmm, this give me an idea for a game and skill development tool for kids and foto-edit learners.

I suppose it's Sunday, so I may as well.....

It's more satisfying to do this on paper. Bisecting the angles and inserting tangential circles etc. All sorts of cycloid shapes can be made like this. British 20p and 50p coins will run smoothly into a vending machine because of the beautiful and wonderous cycloid. Wankel engins would turn nasty if they didn't get it right. Oh no, I'm digressing ! My almswer was 'almost', because I was a bit lazy with tidying up my drawing number 2.

How about a sketch on paper, matted and framed and hung on a blue wall?

Hi,Cowanon.

why not share us all how to draw the spring with your paint tool?

step by step,

you are a wise user.

Thanks, cn. I would guess that slightly obsessed user is a bit more accurate. I'll see about working up an illustrated procedure as time permits.

CA

Are you eating your words above or you really busy?

you hvnt made your promise.a month past that we are waiting

Are you eating your words above or you really busy?

CN, Actually, both. Haven't forgotten, haven't had time to finish just yet. Will get back to it soon as possible. Lot's of more pressing duties right now with seasons changing...things that can't be put off. Thanks for patience.

Cowanon

haha, sorry for my words.

only a joke, hope you dont mind

"everyoneAll of us >who use MS Windows OS< would has this basic toolhave >Paint< on theour computercomputers. if you would use win opsystem. inIn the >Paint< toolbox, there is a curve tool, which can >be used to< draw any curve. canCan you >(anyone but me ?)< use it to draw a curve [collection] like >the one illustrated< below illustration?"

—cnpower

China,

It's really no "small test." I tried, but without copying and pasting (which would be cheating) I can't do your drawing for the life of me.

But while we're on the subject, there's one other thing maybe you can answer for me. I heard that Windows in China also comes in the "Calligrapher's and Zen Master's" version. In that version, I am told, Paint has only two tools: a brush; and the line tool (for making practice tablet lines for students & disciples only, and for setting brush stroke thickness). And, the "C&ZM" version also comes packaged with a free blindfold (). Is this true or are people just pulling my leg?

CA

I can only put forward one sample of this 3 order curve drawing. it has 4 control points to approach a curve.
different path, different curve.and once you fix the two terminal points, you can get that curve by careful choice the position of the rest two points. ha ha.



It's really no "small test." I tried, but without copying and pasting (which would be cheating) I can't do your drawing for the life of

you put down a new issue of probability. I'm afraid I can't give you out a solution: how much redrawing or repeat probability it is? Maybe your colleagues can make a clear answer. or even more explain about the B curve as well.

I can't reply your the last question, because i haven't dealt with those people.
there are lots of artists around me, they use computer type articles and surfing. some of them can draw a wonderful picture. because they are painters. they use complex software like Maya, 3ds etc. rather than the Ma paint. They make many titles for TV program or movies. they are good at features creating and rent, from particles to ray and stream etc. Some of directors use composition software for their works editing.
If your company wish to make advertisement. We are please to serve for you. However our charge is more lower than you do in your country. from shoot to post product. include processing if you like to use film medium

if your company need publish brochures, our group can offer that business as well.

I know you are in a big electronic company. I can still declare, if you need some design, which ignored by your engineers , we can complete them as well in time.

For your curious, I can tell you that the monks are very rich now, they needn't play such simple brush, they have the most fashion mobile phone and the fastest computer for their playing the most modern games. those games I hvnt heard and seen ever.

Its not everyone has such small painting tool in spite he is using windows operation system.
Certain reason is that he may lost this application program, or he think its no use very much and delete it during installation. In my old system, I have lost that. Thats why I said carefully if... he would...

today seems polling day, I vote for your #8 thread again. The description is more details than what I will post. After all you are from Big Company. and is aware of more knowledge than our small firm. and wonderful words.

Hi, cowanon,

you neednt look down upon this simple tool, although its simple very much, it can cause many fancy and imagination.

if you hope to build your model, either standard human image or car running on the street, you hve to face with the function.

you can introduce more about its implements to visitors and its math principle of Bezier curve. and extend to B-spline or even more so much as nurbs. I think it must be interesting.
Im afraid I forget them all, you can

A graphics Tablet (£45) and some free software lets you draw tacky chocolate boxey kitsch things like this mostrosity...makes me sick

Actually, that's not a bad start! You and the squirrel-boyt might want to see if you can get your hands on a copy of Photoshop (one that may have fallen off the back of a truck). Works really well for drawing freehand.

Of course, for $2,000 you can get a tablet that acts as a high-res monitor, so that you're sketching directly on the screen! Now that would be cool!

Spring is coming, spring gives living things vigor and activity, spring has energy, spring likes spring, as said by kris.

Golden Model

Hello cnpower

You can make a paper spring, which really works, the the instructions for making one are here.

Have a look here, for more springs.

Kind Regards....

very interesting, I like play,

pLaying it, I think I come back to childhood

Our china has much more such paper games and more wonderful cutting paper arts!

AS soon as you see these arts you will amaze at them

Haha.