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Graphic Packages

TOPIC: Graphic Packages

CLASS: JSS Two

Definition of Graphic Package

Graphics packages are application software that can be used to create and manipulate

images on a computer.

Examples of Graphic Packages

Examples of graphic packages include:

Ms Paint

Adobe Photoshop

Instant artist

Harvard graphic

CorelDraw

Features of Graphic Packages

Most of the graphic packages possess the following features and tools:

1. Menu bar: The menu bar can be used to activate commands of graphic packages

and operations. Depending on the graphic package you are using, some packages

contain the following. File, edit, view, text, tools, window, help, etc.

2. Toolbar: The toolbar is a bar that contains shortcuts to the menu and other

commands. For example, you can use the “open” icon o open an existing document by

clicking on it. Others are; save, print, cut, copy, paste, alignment, bold italics, underline
etc

3. Toolbox: A toolbox is a bar with tools for creating, filling and modifying objects in the

drawing

4. Printable area: Printable area can be referred to as the workspace inside the

drawing window, which you can plan your work on.

5. Colour palette: It is a bar that allows you to fill desired objects or texts with any

colour you want.

Features of Paint Program

Features of Paint Program

CLASS: JSS Two

What is Paint Program

Paint is a graphic software that allows one to create, customize and paint

graphics or images.
Starting Paint Program

To start a paint program the following steps are to be followed:

1. Click on Start Menu

2. Navigate to all programs and click on it

3. Navigate to accessories or window accessories and click on it

4. move to the paint program and Click on it

Tools in the Toolbox

The paint toolbox has many tools that can be used to draw and modify objects.

The names and functions of some of the tools in the toolbox of the paint program

are examined below.


Functions of Toolbox Tools

1. Free-form select (Irregular select) Tool: The free-select tool is a tool used to

select objects that have been drawn in the drawing area

2. Rectangle Select tool (Regular Select) Tool: The Rectangle select tool is

also used to select objects in the drawing area.

3. The eraser tool: It is used to remove mistakes that have been made in a

drawing. The size of the eraser can be adjusted to remove either big or small

areas of a drawing

4. Fill colour tool: This is also known as the paint bucket tool. It is used to fill

objects that have been drawn with any colour of your choice.

5. Pick colour tool: The pick colour is used to pick or select a colour from

pictures.

6. Magnifier tool: The magnifier tool is used to make objects in the drawing area

appear bigger.

7. Pencil tool: The pencil tool is known as the default tool in the paint program.

You can use the pencil for drawing just like a real-life pencil. You must click and

drag the mouse pointer to use the pencil tool.

8. Brush tool: The brush tool works like a real-life brush. You have different

brush options to choose from in the toolbox.

9. Airbrush tool: The airbrush tool is used to spray colour over an object. The

airbrush tool works like a spray can. The amount of colour spray over a particular

area depends on how long you hold down the mouse button and keep it in the
same area. 10. Text tool: the text tool is used for inserting text into the drawing.

11. Line tool: The line tool is used to draw horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines.

12. Rectangular tool: The rectangular tool is used to draw rectangles and

squares of different sizes.

13. Curve tool: The curve tool is used for drawing curves from a line. To draw a

curve line, you must first draw a line with the tool, and then click on any part of

the line and drag the mouse pointer to create a curve on the line.

14. Polygon tool: The polygon tool is used to draw straight-line objects with

different shapes and sizes. You can use the polygon tool to draw a triangle, star,

rhombus and many other polygons.

15. Ellipse tool:The ellipse tool is used for drawing ovals and circles of different

sizes.

16. Rounded rectangle tool: It is used for drawing rectangles and squares of

different sizes with rounded edges.

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