Learn MyPaint

Introduction

MyPaint is a free and open-source raster graphics editor for digital painters with a focus on painting rather than image manipulation or post processing. MyPaint is available for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.[10] It is in some ways similar to Corel Painter

Educational application and relevance

MyPaint is a fast painting program with an emphasis on full-screen use. It lets you focus on the art instead of the program. You work on your canvas with minimum distractions, bringing up the interface only when you need it. MyPaint supports pressure or tilt sensitive graphic tablets and comes with an easy-to-use brush collection. There is a complex interface for creating own brushes, focusing on brush dynamics (changes with speed, pressure, randomly).

Version

1.2.0 / January 15, 2016

Configuration

Its a Part of UBUNTU Custom distribution.

Overview of Features

• Pressure-sensitive graphics tablet support
• Dynamic brush library, standalone for integration into third-party applications
• Extensible
• Layer management
• Simple interface
• Gamut masking color wheel
• "Unlimited" canvas

Other similar applications

1. GIMP
2. Adobe Photoshop
3. Paint.NET
4. Microsoft Paint
5. Corel Painter

Working with the application

Functionalities

Step 1-When you open MyPaint, it will show like this image. This page has Menubar, Toolbar option. We can select Brush, color and Layors from menubar or toolbar. This tool bar also has eraser, frame editor.	Step 2- If you click on brush option, the above image screen will open. you can select different types of brushes and color here.
Step 3- To maKe brush editing settings, Go to Menubar click on Brush and then click on setting window. You can adujust your brush size and length here.	Step 4- If you click on Menubar- and then Color, you will see the window like above image. you can choose brush color here.
Step 5- If you click on Layer, you will see the page like above image. Here we can select types of layers and can adjust transparency in layers and can make duplicate layers.	Step 6- In the menubar, If you click on scracthpad, we can test our brush and color. We can avoid selecting wrong tools and colors.we can scrathpad work. After completing paint work we need to same this, to save file please click on File from menubar and then click on save. and then select suitable file name and also select file format as (PNG, JPEG). then click SAVE.

File formats for creation

PNG, JPEG

Saving the file

to save file please click on File from menubar and then click on save. and then select suitable file name and also select file format as (PNG, JPEG). then click SAVE.

Export and publishing files

We can export this file as Photo image in PNG or JPEG format

Installation

Method of installation	Steps
From Ubuntu software Centre	Enter "MyPaint" in search bar and then click Install.
From Terminal	Follow this commands in Terminal ( to Pen Terminal press Ctrl+Alt+T) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:achadwick/mypaint-testing sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mypaint mypaint-data-hires
From the web	download from here
Web based registration	Not Applicable

The application on mobiles and tablets

In Android version mobiles, we can install MyPaint from Google Playstore.

References

Wikipedia