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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
'''Microsoft Paint''', often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br>The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista. Compatibility with Wine for Linux is currently unknown.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7. Compatibility with Wine for Linux is currently unknown.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|7 Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The 7 Palette is made up of 20 colors instead of 28 as in older versions of Paint. Though the palette box has space for 30 colors in it, the remaining 10 slots are for custom user-picked colors and are empty until the user chooses colors to go in them. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#7F7F7F">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">127</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">127</span> #7F7F7F<br />
* <span style="color:#C3C3C3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">195</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">195</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">195</span> #C3C3C3<br />
* <span style="color:#880015">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">136</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">021</span> #880015<br />
* <span style="color:#B97A57">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">185</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">122</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">087</span> #B97A57<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFAEC9">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">174</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">201</span> #FFAEC9<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7F27">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">039</span> #FF7F27<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC90E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">201</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC90E<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#EFE4B0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">239</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">176</span> #EFE4B0<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#B5E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #B5E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#00A2E8">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">162</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">232</span> #00A2E8<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#3F48CC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">063</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">072</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">204</span> #3F48CC<br />
* <span style="color:#7092BE">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">146</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">190</span> #7092BE<br />
* <span style="color:#A349A4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">163</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">073</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">164</span> #A349A4<br />
* <span style="color:#C8BFE7">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">200</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">191</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">231</span> #C8BFE7<br />
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Interestingly, unlike VPaint's palette change from XPaint, the 7Paint palette is not completely original. With the exception of black and white, these four colors were pulled directly from the VPaint palette:<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
Why these four colors were kept between releases while the others were changed (although are still very similar to their VPaint equivalents) is currently unknown.<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==<br />
===Removing background colors===<br />
You can easily remove a color only using the Eraser tool. Just select the color you want to remove with the Color Select tool '''with the mouse left button''', then use the eraser '''with the mouse right button'''. This will replace the selected color with the current background color:<br />
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[[File:PaintEraserTrick.png|center]]<br />
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Remember you can enlarge the eraser by holding CTRL and +, which facilitates this process. This is useful if you're ripping sprites through screenshots, as you can easily remove the background and leave only the desired sprite.<br />
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===Duplicating objects===<br />
Instead of selecting a object then using "CTRL+C/CTRL+V" to duplicate it, you can simply select the object, then hold CTRL and move the object '''while holding CTRL'''. This will instantly create a duplicate of the selected area:<br />
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[[File:PaintDuplicateTrick.png|center]]<br />
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===Extra-Sized Tools===<br />
On a number of tools, it's possible to hold '''CTRL''' and the '''+''' key to increase the size of tools, and '''-''' to decrease the size. While this can often be performed using the buttons under the tools menu, it also allows you to make tools larger than those listed on the menu, as there is no limit to the size you can increase to.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1253Paint2014-08-25T03:51:07Z<p>Vipershark: /* Vista Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
'''Microsoft Paint''', often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br>The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista. Compatibility with Wine for Linux is currently unknown.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|7 Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The 7 Palette is made up of 20 colors instead of 28 as in older versions of Paint. Though the palette box has space for 30 colors in it, the remaining 10 slots are for custom user-picked colors and are empty until the user chooses colors to go in them. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#7F7F7F">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">127</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">127</span> #7F7F7F<br />
* <span style="color:#C3C3C3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">195</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">195</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">195</span> #C3C3C3<br />
* <span style="color:#880015">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">136</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">021</span> #880015<br />
* <span style="color:#B97A57">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">185</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">122</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">087</span> #B97A57<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFAEC9">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">174</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">201</span> #FFAEC9<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7F27">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">039</span> #FF7F27<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC90E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">201</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC90E<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#EFE4B0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">239</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">176</span> #EFE4B0<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#B5E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #B5E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#00A2E8">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">162</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">232</span> #00A2E8<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#3F48CC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">063</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">072</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">204</span> #3F48CC<br />
* <span style="color:#7092BE">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">146</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">190</span> #7092BE<br />
* <span style="color:#A349A4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">163</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">073</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">164</span> #A349A4<br />
* <span style="color:#C8BFE7">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">200</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">191</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">231</span> #C8BFE7<br />
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Interestingly, unlike VPaint's palette change from XPaint, the 7Paint palette is not completely original. With the exception of black and white, these four colors were pulled directly from the VPaint palette:<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
Why these four colors were kept between releases while the others were changed (although are still very similar to their VPaint equivalents) is currently unknown.<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==<br />
===Removing background colors===<br />
You can easily remove a color only using the Eraser tool. Just select the color you want to remove with the Color Select tool '''with the mouse left button''', then use the eraser '''with the mouse right button'''. This will replace the selected color with the current background color:<br />
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[[File:PaintEraserTrick.png|center]]<br />
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Remember you can enlarge the eraser by holding CTRL and +, which facilitates this process. This is useful if you're ripping sprites through screenshots, as you can easily remove the background and leave only the desired sprite.<br />
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===Duplicating objects===<br />
Instead of selecting a object then using "CTRL+C/CTRL+V" to duplicate it, you can simply select the object, then hold CTRL and move the object '''while holding CTRL'''. This will instantly create a duplicate of the selected area:<br />
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[[File:PaintDuplicateTrick.png|center]]<br />
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===Extra-Sized Tools===<br />
On a number of tools, it's possible to hold '''CTRL''' and the '''+''' key to increase the size of tools, and '''-''' to decrease the size. While this can often be performed using the buttons under the tools menu, it also allows you to make tools larger than those listed on the menu, as there is no limit to the size you can increase to.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1214Paint2014-08-19T07:38:45Z<p>Vipershark: </p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
'''Microsoft Paint''', often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br>The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|7 Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The 7 Palette is made up of 20 colors instead of 28 as in older versions of Paint. Though the palette box has space for 30 colors in it, the remaining 10 slots are for custom user-picked colors and are empty until the user chooses colors to go in them. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#7F7F7F">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">127</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">127</span> #7F7F7F<br />
* <span style="color:#C3C3C3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">195</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">195</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">195</span> #C3C3C3<br />
* <span style="color:#880015">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">136</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">021</span> #880015<br />
* <span style="color:#B97A57">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">185</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">122</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">087</span> #B97A57<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFAEC9">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">174</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">201</span> #FFAEC9<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7F27">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">039</span> #FF7F27<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC90E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">201</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC90E<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#EFE4B0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">239</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">176</span> #EFE4B0<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#B5E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #B5E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#00A2E8">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">162</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">232</span> #00A2E8<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#3F48CC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">063</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">072</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">204</span> #3F48CC<br />
* <span style="color:#7092BE">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">146</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">190</span> #7092BE<br />
* <span style="color:#A349A4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">163</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">073</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">164</span> #A349A4<br />
* <span style="color:#C8BFE7">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">200</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">191</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">231</span> #C8BFE7<br />
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Interestingly, unlike VPaint's palette change from XPaint, the 7Paint palette is not completely original. With the exception of black and white, these four colors were pulled directly from the VPaint palette:<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
Why these four colors were kept between releases while the others were changed (although are still very similar to their VPaint equivalents) is currently unknown.<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==<br />
===Removing background colors===<br />
You can easily remove a color only using the Eraser tool. Just select the color you want to remove with the Color Select tool '''with the mouse left button''', then use the eraser '''with the mouse right button'''. This will replace the selected color with the current background color:<br />
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[[File:PaintEraserTrick.png|center]]<br />
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Remember you can enlarge the eraser by holding CTRL and +, which facilitates this process. This is useful if you're ripping sprites through screenshots, as you can easily remove the background and leave only the desired sprite.<br />
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===Duplicating objects===<br />
Instead of selecting a object then using "CTRL+C/CTRL+V" to duplicate it, you can simply select the object, then hold CTRL and move the object '''while holding CTRL'''. This will instantly create a duplicate of the selected area:<br />
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[[File:PaintDuplicateTrick.png|center]]<br />
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===Extra-Sized Tools===<br />
On a number of tools, it's possible to hold '''CTRL''' and the '''+''' key to increase the size of tools, and '''-''' to decrease the size.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1176Paint2014-08-16T07:42:53Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br>The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|7 Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The 7 Palette is made up of 20 colors instead of 28 as in older versions of Paint. Though the palette box has space for 30 colors in it, the remaining 10 slots are for custom user-picked colors and are empty until the user chooses colors to go in them. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#7F7F7F">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">127</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">127</span> #7F7F7F<br />
* <span style="color:#C3C3C3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">195</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">195</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">195</span> #C3C3C3<br />
* <span style="color:#880015">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">136</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">021</span> #880015<br />
* <span style="color:#B97A57">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">185</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">122</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">087</span> #B97A57<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFAEC9">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">174</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">201</span> #FFAEC9<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7F27">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">039</span> #FF7F27<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC90E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">201</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC90E<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#EFE4B0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">239</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">176</span> #EFE4B0<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#B5E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #B5E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#00A2E8">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">162</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">232</span> #00A2E8<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#3F48CC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">063</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">072</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">204</span> #3F48CC<br />
* <span style="color:#7092BE">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">146</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">190</span> #7092BE<br />
* <span style="color:#A349A4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">163</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">073</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">164</span> #A349A4<br />
* <span style="color:#C8BFE7">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">200</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">191</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">231</span> #C8BFE7<br />
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Interestingly, unlike VPaint's palette change from XPaint, the 7Paint palette is not completely original. With the exception of black and white, these four colors were pulled directly from the VPaint palette:<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
Why these four colors were kept between releases while the others were changed (although are still very similar to their VPaint equivalents) is currently unknown.<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==<br />
===Removing background colors===<br />
You can easily remove a color only using the Eraser tool. Just select the color you want to remove with the Color Select tool '''with the mouse left button''', then use the eraser '''with the mouse right button'''. This will replace the selected color with the current background color:<br />
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[[File:PaintEraserTrick.png|center]]<br />
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Remember you can enlarge the eraser by holding CTRL and +, which facilitates this process. This is useful if you're ripping sprites through screenshots, as you can easily remove the background and leave only the desired sprite.<br />
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===Duplicating objects===<br />
Instead of selecting a object then using "CTRL+C/CTRL+V" to duplicate it, you can simply select the object, then hold CTRL and move the object '''while holding CTRL'''. This will instantly create a duplicate of the selected area:<br />
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[[File:PaintDuplicateTrick.png|center]]</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1175Paint2014-08-16T07:36:54Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br>The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|7 Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The 7 Palette is made up of 20 colors instead of 28 as in older versions of Paint. Though the palette box has space for 30 colors in it, the remaining 10 slots are for custom user-picked colors and are empty until the user chooses colors to go in them. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#7F7F7F">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">127</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">127</span> #7F7F7F<br />
* <span style="color:#C3C3C3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">195</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">195</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">195</span> #C3C3C3<br />
* <span style="color:#880015">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">136</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">021</span> #880015<br />
* <span style="color:#B97A57">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">185</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">122</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">087</span> #B97A57<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFAEC9">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">174</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">201</span> #FFAEC9<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7F27">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">039</span> #FF7F27<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC90E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">201</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC90E<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#EFE4B0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">239</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">176</span> #EFE4B0<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#B5E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #B5E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#00A2E8">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">162</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">232</span> #00A2E8<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#3F48CC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">063</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">072</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">204</span> #3F48CC<br />
* <span style="color:#7092BE">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">146</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">190</span> #7092BE<br />
* <span style="color:#A349A4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">163</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">073</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">164</span> #A349A4<br />
* <span style="color:#C8BFE7">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">200</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">191</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">231</span> #C8BFE7<br />
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Interestingly, unlike VPaint's palette change from XPaint, the 7Paint palette is not completely original. With the exception of Black and White, these four colors were pulled directly from the VPaint palette:<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
Why these four colors were kept between releases while the others were changed (although are still very similar to their VPaint equivalents) is currently unknown.<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==<br />
===Removing background colors===<br />
You can easily remove a color only using the Eraser tool. Just select the color you want to remove with the Color Select tool '''with the mouse left button''', then use the eraser '''with the mouse right button'''. This will replace the selected color with the current background color:<br />
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[[File:PaintEraserTrick.png|center]]<br />
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Remember you can enlarge the eraser by holding CTRL and +, which facilitates this process. This is useful if you're ripping sprites through screenshots, as you can easily remove the background and leave only the desired sprite.<br />
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===Duplicating objects===<br />
Instead of selecting a object then using "CTRL+C/CTRL+V" to duplicate it, you can simply select the object, then hold CTRL and move the object '''while holding CTRL'''. This will instantly create a duplicate of the selected area:<br />
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[[File:PaintDuplicateTrick.png|center]]</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1174Paint2014-08-16T07:28:45Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br>The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|7 Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The 7 Palette is made up of 20 colors instead of 28 as in older versions of Paint. Though the palette box has space for 30 colors in it, the remaining 10 slots are for custom user-picked colors and are empty until the user chooses colors to go in them. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#7F7F7F">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">127</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">127</span> #7F7F7F<br />
* <span style="color:#C3C3C3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">195</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">195</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">195</span> #C3C3C3<br />
* <span style="color:#880015">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">136</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">021</span> #880015<br />
* <span style="color:#B97A57">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">185</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">122</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">087</span> #B97A57<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFAEC9">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">174</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">201</span> #FFAEC9<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7F27">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">127</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">039</span> #FF7F27<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC90E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">201</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC90E<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#EFE4B0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">239</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">176</span> #EFE4B0<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#B5E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #B5E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#00A2E8">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">162</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">232</span> #00A2E8<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#3F48CC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">063</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">072</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">204</span> #3F48CC<br />
* <span style="color:#7092BE">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">146</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">190</span> #7092BE<br />
* <span style="color:#A349A4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">163</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">073</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">164</span> #A349A4<br />
* <span style="color:#C8BFE7">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">200</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">191</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">231</span> #C8BFE7<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==<br />
===Removing background colors===<br />
You can easily remove a color only using the Eraser tool. Just select the color you want to remove with the Color Select tool '''with the mouse left button''', then use the eraser '''with the mouse right button'''. This will replace the selected color with the current background color:<br />
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[[File:PaintEraserTrick.png|center]]<br />
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Remember you can enlarge the eraser by holding CTRL and +, which facilitates this process. This is useful if you're ripping sprites through screenshots, as you can easily remove the background and leave only the desired sprite.<br />
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===Duplicating objects===<br />
Instead of selecting a object then using "CTRL+C/CTRL+V" to duplicate it, you can simply select the object, then hold CTRL and move the object '''while holding CTRL'''. This will instantly create a duplicate of the selected area:<br />
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[[File:PaintDuplicateTrick.png|center]]</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG&diff=1173File:7PaintDefaultColors.PNG2014-08-16T07:08:35Z<p>Vipershark: The default palette in 7 Paint.</p>
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<div>The default palette in 7 Paint.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1156Paint2014-08-14T21:01:20Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br>The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1154Paint2014-08-14T10:59:17Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
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The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>''Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and can be fixed by running the program in Windows 98/Windows Me compatibility mode.''<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1153Paint2014-08-14T10:53:49Z<p>Vipershark: /* Vista Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br />
VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br />
7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
<br />
The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1152Paint2014-08-14T06:47:05Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on Windows XP (or older) operating systems.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1151Paint2014-08-14T06:46:34Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
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The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on Windows XP (or older) operating systems.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
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7Paint does not work on operating systems older than Windows 7.<br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1150Paint2014-08-14T06:45:34Z<p>Vipershark: /* Vista Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
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The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
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VPaint does not work on Windows XP (or older) operating systems.<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1143Paint2014-08-13T22:18:18Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
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The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option. The default filetype when saving has been changed to .jpg from XPaint's .bmp<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
* There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
* The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
* There are now 50 undos, up from 10 in VPaint.<br />
* The default file type when saving has been changed to .png from VPaint's .jpg<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1142Paint2014-08-13T21:57:58Z<p>Vipershark: /* Vista Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
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The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
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In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option.<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
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While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG|center|Vista Paint Default Palette]]<br />
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The Vista Palette is made up of 28 new colors (though black and white are the same) which are much less saturated and a lot easier on the eyes than the XP default colors. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#464646">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">070</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">070</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">070</span> #464646<br />
* <span style="color:#DCDCDC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">220</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">220</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">220</span> #DCDCDC<br />
* <span style="color:#787878">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">120</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">120</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">120</span> #787878<br />
* <span style="color:#B4B4B4">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">180</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">180</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">180</span> #B4B4B4<br />
* <span style="color:#990030">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">048</span> #990030<br />
* <span style="color:#9C5A3C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">156</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">090</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">060</span> #9C5A3C<br />
* <span style="color:#ED1C24">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">237</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">028</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">036</span> #ED1C24<br />
* <span style="color:#FFA3B1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">163</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">177</span> #FFA3B1<br />
* <span style="color:#FF7E00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">126</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF7E00<br />
* <span style="color:#E5AA7A">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">229</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">170</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">122</span> #E5AA7A<br />
* <span style="color:#FFC20E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">194</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">014</span> #FFC20E<br />
* <span style="color:#F5E49C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">245</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">228</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">156</span> #F5E49C<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF200">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">242</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFF200<br />
* <span style="color:#FFF9BD">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">189</span> #FFF9BD<br />
* <span style="color:#A8E61D">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">168</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">230</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">029</span> #A8E61D<br />
* <span style="color:#D3F9BC">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">211</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">249</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">188</span> #D3F9BC<br />
* <span style="color:#22B14C">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">034</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">177</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">076</span> #22B14C<br />
* <span style="color:#9DBB61">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">157</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">187</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">097</span> #9DBB61<br />
* <span style="color:#00B7EF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">183</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">239</span> #00B7EF<br />
* <span style="color:#99D9EA">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">153</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">217</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">234</span> #99D9EA<br />
* <span style="color:#4D6DF3">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">077</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">243</span> #4D6DF3<br />
* <span style="color:#709AD1">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">112</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">154</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">209</span> #709AD1<br />
* <span style="color:#2F3699">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">047</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">054</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">153</span> #2F3699<br />
* <span style="color:#546D8E">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">084</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">109</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">142</span> #546D8E<br />
* <span style="color:#6F3198">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">111</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">049</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">152</span> #6F3198<br />
* <span style="color:#B5A5D5">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">181</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">165</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">213</span> #B5A5D5<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG&diff=1141File:VPaintDefaultPalette.PNG2014-08-13T21:55:56Z<p>Vipershark: The default palette in VPaint.</p>
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<div>The default palette in VPaint.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1139Paint2014-08-13T21:16:49Z<p>Vipershark: /* XP Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
<br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
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The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1138Paint2014-08-13T21:14:36Z<p>Vipershark: /* Vista Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 1000% was removed, making 800% the maximum zoom level. The File menu now has a new ''Set as Background (Stretched)'' option.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1137Paint2014-08-13T21:08:56Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases (Line, Curve, Rectangle, and Ellipse). Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1136Paint2014-08-13T21:03:27Z<p>Vipershark: /* Vista Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, because this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1135Paint2014-08-13T21:01:30Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform which is bad for pixel art. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1134Paint2014-08-13T21:00:55Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]][[File:8paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|8Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=File:8paint.PNG&diff=1133File:8paint.PNG2014-08-13T21:00:04Z<p>Vipershark: A screenshot of Paint for Windows 8</p>
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<div>A screenshot of Paint for Windows 8</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1131Paint2014-08-13T20:26:20Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero Aero] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_%28design_language%29 Metro]) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_%28computing%29 Ribbon interface] for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1130Paint2014-08-13T20:21:21Z<p>Vipershark: </p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for digital artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1129Paint2014-08-13T20:16:28Z<p>Vipershark: /* XP Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors) in their art, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1128Paint2014-08-13T20:08:51Z<p>Vipershark: /* XP Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors), usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1127Paint2014-08-13T20:08:35Z<p>Vipershark: /* XP Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors), usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_8-bit_computer_hardware_palettes#IBM_PC.2FXT_and_compatible_systems CGA colors]] plus 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1125Paint2014-08-13T09:45:41Z<p>Vipershark: /* XP Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors), usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 CGA colors as well as as 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1124Paint2014-08-13T09:43:53Z<p>Vipershark: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
The different versions of Paint come with different default palettes.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]<br />
The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" due to the fact that many inexperienced artists use these colors (and ONLY these colors), usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.<br />
<br />
The XP Palette is made up of the original 16 CGA colors as well as as 12 other colors, making 28 colors total. The default palette is as follows:<br />
* <span style="color:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FFFFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#808080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #808080<br />
* <span style="color:#C0C0C0">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">192</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">192</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">192</span> #C0C0C0<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FF0000<br />
* <span style="color:#800000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #800000<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #FFFF00<br />
* <span style="color:#808000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #808000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF00">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #00FF00<br />
* <span style="color:#008000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #008000<br />
* <span style="color:#00FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #00FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#008080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #008080<br />
* <span style="color:#0000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#000080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #000080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF00FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #FF00FF<br />
* <span style="color:#800080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #800080<br />
* <span style="color:#FFFF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FFFF80<br />
* <span style="color:#808040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #808040<br />
* <span style="color:#00FF80">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #00FF80<br />
* <span style="color:#004040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #004040<br />
* <span style="color:#80FFFF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">255</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #80FFFF<br />
* <span style="color:#0080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #0080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#8080FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8080FF<br />
* <span style="color:#004080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">000</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #004080<br />
* <span style="color:#FF0080">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">128</span> #FF0080<br />
* <span style="color:#8000FF">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">000</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">255</span> #8000FF<br />
* <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040<br />
* <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #000000<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG&diff=1123File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG2014-08-13T09:06:03Z<p>Vipershark: The default color palette in the XP version of Paint.</p>
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<div>The default color palette in the XP version of Paint.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1122Paint2014-08-13T08:55:44Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
[[File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|VPaint Screenshot]]<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program. In addition, this change requires actually ''replacing'' the Windows 7 version with the Vista version, meaning the only way to use the 7 version again is to reverse the changes made.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG&diff=1121File:VPaintScreenshot.PNG2014-08-13T08:52:00Z<p>Vipershark: A screenshot of the Windows Vista version of Paint.</p>
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<div>A screenshot of the Windows Vista version of Paint.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1120Paint2014-08-13T08:44:17Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* The tertiary color has been removed completely.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1119Paint2014-08-13T08:42:31Z<p>Vipershark: </p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
[[File:7paint.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|7Paint Screenshot]]<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
[[File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint]]<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=File:7paint.PNG&diff=1118File:7paint.PNG2014-08-13T08:41:02Z<p>Vipershark: A screenshot of Microsoft Paint for Windows 7</p>
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<div>A screenshot of Microsoft Paint for Windows 7</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1117Paint2014-08-13T08:38:13Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint. The Windows 8 version of Paint is a newer version but its functionality and user interface (aside from color/stylistic differences between Aero and Metro) is identical so it's included in this section as well.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG&diff=1116File:7-8propertiescomparison.PNG2014-08-13T08:37:59Z<p>Vipershark: A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint.</p>
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<div>A comparison between Windows 7 and Windows 8's respective versions of Paint.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1115Paint2014-08-13T08:25:38Z<p>Vipershark: /* XP Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
The default image size is 512 x 384.<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1114Paint2014-08-13T08:25:09Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* The secondary color can no longer be selected by right-clicking. Instead, the user must manually switch the "selected" color to Color 2 and then select the color they want.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1113Paint2014-08-13T08:14:01Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to up to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1112Paint2014-08-13T08:06:26Z<p>Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
*There are now only four different default levels of line thickness, down from five.<br />
*The color picker no longer dynamically updates to show you what color it's going to pick as long as you leave the mouse button held down.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1111Paint2014-08-13T08:01:52Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It has several new features that set it apart from older MSPaint releases:<br />
* Uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for its toolbars.<br />
* Supports brushes by default, though it doesn't seem that there is support for custom brushes. There are nine brushes total, seven of which are new to 7Paint ("Brush" and "Spraypaint" work the same as they did in older Paint versions.)<br />
* Supports anti-aliasing by default on some brushes, which is bad for pixel art.<br />
* Some brushes (such as the Marker brush) have different opacity, meaning that colors will no longer always be uniform. Opacity levels on these brushes do not appear to be variable or selectable.<br />
* Has a new Shapes interface which allows you to create twenty-three shapes, up from four shapes in older releases. Shape fill and outline color can now use the same textures as the new Brushes.<br />
* Has a palette of twenty new default colors as well as a new third row for ten custom colors, bringing the total amount of selectable colors at any one time up to thirty. The drawback to this is that custom colors can ONLY go in this new third row, meaning that only ten custom colors can be present in your palette at any time as opposed to being able to use all 28 color slots in older versions of Paint.<br />
* Has a new Rulers feature that places guide rulers at the top and side of your image.<br />
*The Zoom function has been updated and while the maximum zoom level is still only 800%, the image can now be zoomed out to 12.5% of normal size.<br />
* The Grid function has been updated and works in 100% or less zoom, though gridlines aren't aligned to individual pixels until 400% zoom. In less than 400%, grid lines appear every few pixels depending on the zoom level.<br />
<br />
While 7Paint is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use (especially for pixel artists) and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1110Paint2014-08-13T07:16:28Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!UdAFEbgC!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br><br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br><br><br />
In addition, the MSPaintXP installer also includes a copy of the Windows 98 version of Paint. I've uploaded that as well, sourced from a freshly installed copy of Windows 98SE:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!IJJTkLZJ!VN0zBnxjCzZ3blfB4kVgyomNAYlE9PVvuuqcqzCtEAc MSPAINT.EXE on MEGA] (md5 hash: 1fb958e5c82d04361edf45cbb0b1c831)<br />
<br>Note: When opening this version of Paint on modern OSes, an error will pop up every time it opens that says "Failed to update the system registry. Please try using REGEDIT." This is normal behavior when opening Windows 98 Paint on a modern OS (the MSPaintXP copy produced the same error) and this page will be updated with a fix if one is found.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for the toolbars and supports brushes and anti-aliasing by default. Though it is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Dictionary&diff=1109Dictionary2014-08-13T06:58:44Z<p>Vipershark: /* Spriting Dictionary */</p>
<hr />
<div>Below are a number of common terms used within the community and this wiki.<br />
<br />
== Spriting Dictionary ==<br />
===Anti-Aliasing===<br />
[[File:Dictionary-anti-aliasing.jpg|right|100px|thumb|alt=Anti-Aliasing]]<br />
Anti-Aliasing, often referred to as simply "AA", is a technique in which you place mid-tone pixels in strategical places to make lines appear smoother.<br />
<br />
In the case shown to the right, the black line is anti-aliased by gray pixels placed on the 'corners' of each black pixel because the background is white (white+black=gray). If the line was red, then the gray dots would be changed to light pink to portray correct anti-aliasing.<br />
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Keep in mind that the image example was generated with Photoshop, thus creating a a lot of mid-tone pixels for aliasing. In spriting you would generally use far less anti-aliasing, and place midtones in a more organized manner. AA should only be placed in jagged places; if the line is already smooth without AA, there's no particular need to add it.<br />
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===Banding===<br />
[[File:Dictionary-banding.png|right|alt=Banding]]<br />
Banding is considered a highly flawed technique in which shading follows the outline's shape, thereby creating "steps".<br />
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Banding should be avoided as it prevents an object from portraying depth and shape properly.<br />
<br />
This is generally considered to be a poor excuse for [[Dictionary#Anti-Aliasing|Anti-Aliasing]].<br />
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===Cluster===<br />
[[File:Dictionary_Cluster.gif|right|alt=Cluster]]<br />
A pixel cluster is a connected group of pixels of the same color. Note that adjacent pixel clusters with contrast that is too low can appear to be one single cluster.<br />
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===Contrast===<br />
[[File:Dictionary_Contrast.png|right|alt=Contrast]]<br />
Put simply, Contrast is basically the amount of difference between two colors.<br />
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The higher the contrast, the more visible the shades will be, while the lower the contrast, the less visible the shades will be. Palettes with low amounts of contrast usually end up being dull, while ones with high amounts of contrast end up being extremely harsh. Balance between colors and shades is the key.<br />
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===Custom Sprite===<br />
A custom sprite is a '''COMPLETELY NEW''' sprite; it doesn't use another sprite as a base. Note that a sprite made in someone else's style can still be custom, as long as it isn't edited from a base.<br />
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===Dithering===<br />
Dithering is a technique in which cross-hatching patterns are used to create midtones.<br />
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===Edited Sprite===<br />
An Edited sprite, also known as a Sprite Edit or simply as an Edit, is created when an existing sprite is changed. Edits can be done to official sprites (from existing games, published or not) or someone else's custom work. Any work that is created by changing an already existing source would be considered an edit.<br />
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===Hueshift===<br />
Hue Shifting (or Hueshifting) is the process of shifting a color's hue. Rather than increasing or decreasing a color's [[Dictionary#Saturation|Saturation]], or [[Dictionary#Contrast|Contrast]], you increase or decrease the color's Hue instead. Notice also that colors on the exact opposite of the wheel also work as a darker/lighter version of your color. A more dynamic and natural palette of colors is the result of proper hue shifting.<br />
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===Isometric===<br />
Isometric is one kind of perspective. It's commonly used to used to create the impression of three dimensional space using two dimensional sprites. See [[Dictionary#Perspective|Perspective]] for more information.<br />
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===Jagged===<br />
Also known as Jaggy, or Jaggies, a jagged line is an erratic line that doesn't appear to be smooth.<br />
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===JPEG===<br />
Also known as JPG, JPEG is a ''lossy'' file format that causes sprites to be unusable. JPG files are often used for photographs or screenshots, but will often distort and reduce the quality of the image. While this is barely noticeable from a distance on a photo, when it comes to sprites which are pixel-perfect, it can be very obvious.<br />
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[[File:Jpeg-example.png|alt=An example of a sprite being distorted from being saved as a JPEG|center]]<br />
<br />
In the above example, we can see a sprite saved as a PNG (On the left) and as a JPEG (On the right). Saving a sprite as a JPEG is almost always impossible to reverse.<br />
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===Lightsource===<br />
The lightsource is the source of light in your pixelart (i.e where the light is coming from). Using a fixed lightsource properly will allow you to shade things properly. Bear in mind that a proper lightsource is vital in the process of [[Dictionary#Shading|Shading]] an object in order to grant it a proper sense of volume and mass.(See [[Dictionary#Pillowshading|Pillowshading]] for more details.)<br />
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===Palette===<br />
Your Palette is the colors used in your art.<br />
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===Perspective===<br />
A perspective is the angle at which your art appears to the viewer.<br />
<br />
===Pillowshading===<br />
Pillow Shading (also known as Pillowshading) is a common mistake among beginning spriters. Pillowshading happens when the sprite is shaded with its lightest shade in the middle and the sarker shades toward the outline. This is bad because it shows no depth and it's an eyesore. Pillowshading is like an extreme form of banding which covers the entire sprite.<br />
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===Readability===<br />
Reading ease; a sprite with good readability is a sprite that doesn't have problems representing an object.<br />
<br />
===Recolor===<br />
''For more details on how to effectively create recolors, please go to our [[Recolor]] page.''<br />
<br />
Recoloring is a technique in which you simply change a sprite's colors, without modifying or changing the shape in any form.<br />
<br />
The technique is often frowned upon when it comes to the creation of "new" characters, when taking a [[Dictionary#rip|ripped]] sprite from a commercially released game and claiming it as your own creation.<br />
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However, the technique does have its place when it comes to your own [[Dictionary#Custom_Sprite|custom]] sprites. It can be used to portray alternative forms of the same enemy, for example, or allow for alternative costumes in fighting games.<br />
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===Resolution===<br />
The pixel's native size. When making sprites, make sure you're using equally-sized pixels in all the piece and DO NOT resize the sprite to make small details. It's very unprofessional and ugly.<br />
<br />
===Sprite Rip===<br />
Sprite ripping is simply obtaining in-game graphics.<br><br />
''For more extensive information, visit our [[Sprite Ripping]] page.<br />
<br />
===Saturation===<br />
Saturation is the intensity of a color. More saturation means 'more vivid, stronger colors'; less saturation means 'dull colors'. Make sure it is well balanced, though. Too much saturation will make your sprite retina-burning, and less saturation might make your work boring.<br />
<br />
===Selout===<br />
Selevtive Outlining, better known as Sel-Out or Selout, is a technique where you 'select' the outlines that will be shaded. Used correctly, it can make your sprite to look more 3D than it would with plain black outlines.<br />
<br />
===Shading===<br />
Shading is meant to show volume and give the viewer an idea of the shape of an object. every bump on a surface will cast a shadow on the opposite side from where the lightsource comes from. stronger lightsources, stronger shadows. more lightsources, less shadows.<br />
<br />
===Splice===<br />
Splicing is a form of edit in which you grab two or more ready-made sprites and fuse them, creating a single sprite. It is usually made with Pokémon sprites, and since the sprites weren't meant to be fused together, the result will usually suck.<br />
<br />
===8-Bit===<br />
8-Bit refers to the 8-bit era of videogame consoles and is commonly mistaken for a type of sprite style.<br />
<br />
== Modeling Dictionary ==<br />
===Bones===<br />
===Model Rip===<br />
For more extensive information, visit our [[Model Ripping]] page.<br />
<br />
===Rigging===<br />
===UVs===<br />
<br />
== Textures Dictionary ==<br />
===Texture Rip===<br />
For more extensive information, visit our [[Texture Ripping]] page.<br />
<br />
A Texture Rip is a texture that comes from a pre-existing model, or more specifically, a texture that has been taken out of an already existing game.<br />
<br />
===Custom Texture===<br />
A custom texture is, to put it simply, a texture that you have made yourself. This term is used because it gives a distinct difference from that of a [[Dictionary#Texture_Rip|texture rip]], in which the texture would have been from an already existing model.<br />
<br />
===Recolor===<br />
For more details on how to effectively create recolors, please go to our [[Recolor]] page.<br />
<br />
Recoloring is a simple technique in which you change the colors of an already existing texture. This generally serves little purpose with [[Dictionary#Texture_Rip|rips]], but can be a simple means of creating additional alternative outfits within games.<br />
<br />
== Sounds Dictionary ==<br />
===Sound Rip===<br />
For more extensive information, visit our [[Sound Ripping]] page.</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=1106Paint2014-08-13T01:35:08Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Windows 2000 and Linux (under Wine).<br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!0g8l2Igb!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for the toolbars and supports brushes and anti-aliasing by default. Though it is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=995Paint2014-08-08T11:12:03Z<p>Vipershark: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Linux (under Wine).<br><sub>(''I haven't tested whether or not XP Paint will work with Windows 2000 yet but I tested it out on Windows 98 and it doesn't work so 9x support is out. ~Vipershark'')</sub><br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!0g8l2Igb!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, while the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider and the ability to zoom in 10x was removed.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used just by opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for the toolbars and supports brushes and anti-aliasing by default. Though it is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=974Paint2014-08-08T08:37:44Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Linux (under Wine).<br><sub>(''I haven't tested whether or not XP Paint will work with Windows 2000 yet but I tested it out on Windows 98 and it doesn't work so 9x support is out. ~Vipershark'')</sub><br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!0g8l2Igb!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, and the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider which allows for 10x zoom by default.<br />
<br />
While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used by just opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
<br />
7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for the toolbars and supports brushes and anti-aliasing by default. Though it is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
<br />
==Palette==<br />
<br />
==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=973Paint2014-08-08T08:37:21Z<p>Vipershark: /* Versions */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Linux (under Wine).<br><sub>(''I haven't tested whether or not XP Paint will work with Windows 2000 but I texted it out on Windows 98 and it doesn't work so 9x support is out. ~Vipershark'')</sub><br />
<br />
There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
<br />
If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!0g8l2Igb!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
<br />
The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
<br />
===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
<br />
Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
<br />
===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
<br />
VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, and the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider which allows for 10x zoom by default.<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used by just opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for the toolbars and supports brushes and anti-aliasing by default. Though it is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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==Hidden Tools & Techniques==</div>Vipersharkhttps://wiki.vg-resource.com/index.php?title=Paint&diff=943Paint2014-08-07T11:45:20Z<p>Vipershark: </p>
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<div>[[File:Mspainticon.png|right|MS Paint for Windows XP]]<br />
Microsoft Paint, often called "MSPaint" as a reference to its executable's filename, is an application supplied with Microsoft Windows installations. Considered to be the most simple application for artwork, it is perfectly suited for first time sprite creation and simple sprite sheet manipulation. Due to its ease of use and simplistic nature, there is a very common misconception among artists around the web that Paint is somehow inferior to other graphics editors for spritework. That is simply untrue. Though Paint allows for an easy entry into the worlds of graphics editing and pixel art and therefore is commonly used to create low-quality work by inexperienced users, it is by no means inferior to other programs from a creation standpoint and is fully capable of making pixel art as intricate and complex as even the most powerful of graphics editors.<br />
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==Versions==<br />
While later versions of Windows supply more complex and feature-rich editions of Paint, it's advised to use to the version released with Windows XP due to its small size, ease of use, portability, and ability to work natively across all Windows OSes released after XP as well as Linux (under Wine).<br><sub>(''I haven't tested whether or not XP Paint will work with Windows 2000 or 9x releases [I doubt it would run on 9x due to XP being NT architecture but I'll test this out and post an update.] ~Vipershark'')</sub><br />
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There is a website known as "MSPaintXP" that offers a download link of a copy of XP Paint, but the site has locked the copy of Paint in an installer which not only downloads some sort of ''OTHER'' installer while it's working, but it pops up several ads in quick succession that are designed to trick the user into installing software other than Paint that the user does not want. The XP version of Paint does '''NOT''' and ''has '''never''' needed to be'' installed on any version of Windows and works with full functionality simply by opening the standalone executable. Because of this shady behavior, I don't recommend or endorse using the MSPaintXP site to get a copy of XP Paint. Instead, if you have access to a computer with Windows XP, mspaint.exe can be simply copied onto a flash drive or other means of file transfer to allow you to move it to another computer.<br />
[[File:PaintXPComparison.PNG|100px|thumbnail|right|A comparison between the two copies of Paint]]<br />
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If you do not have access to a computer with Windows XP, Vipershark has uploaded his personal copy of MSPaint obtained from a freshly installed copy of Windows XP Service Pack 3, which is available for download below:<br>[https://mega.co.nz/#!0g8l2Igb!WRUdoyETbRRAdhphqBusX0wwf9h8ok99IH_fEKjN2Is mspaint.exe on MEGA] (md5 hash: 949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff)<br />
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The version of Paint that is included in the MSPaintXP installer is actually an older version of Paint and the md5 hash does not match my copy despite their identical file size.<br />
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===XP Paint===<br />
XP Paint, often referred to as "XPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows XP. It is the most commonly used version of Paint and includes a simple toolbar with 16 tools and a palette of 28 colors. It can undo up to three previous actions and is able to zoom in 8x (or 10x if you know the trick to do so.)<br />
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Despite its simple nature, it is quite powerful in terms of creating and manipulating spritework and is recommended for both beginners and advanced users alike.<br />
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===Vista Paint===<br />
Vista Paint, often referred to as "VPaint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows Vista. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, VPaint is possibly the least commonly used modern version of Paint.<br />
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VPaint is essentially an updated version of XPaint which includes the same 16 tools (with new icons) and a palette of 28 new default colors. In addition, it supports up to ten undos as opposed to XPaint's three, and the zoom in/out function has been updated to a new zoom slider which allows for 10x zoom by default.<br />
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While VPaint might sound better in terms of its updated features, actually getting it to work on a computer that runs Windows 7 or 8 instead of Vista requires administrator privileges and using the command prompt to replace the Windows 7 version of Paint with the Vista version. While this change is easy to do and only takes a few minutes if you know how, not everyone has access to administrator privileges on their computers and the addition of 7 undos isn't really worth the hassle when XPaint can be used by just opening the program.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use VPaint on XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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===7 Paint===<br />
7 Paint, often referred to as "7Paint" when discussing differences between MSPaint releases, is the version of Paint that was included with Windows 7 and is currently included with Windows 8. Due to the controversy and criticism surrounding Windows Vista's release and many users waiting until Windows 7 to upgrade from XP, 7Paint is possibly the second most commonly used version of Paint.<br />
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7Paint has been completely revamped from the ground up and the interface has been completely redesigned. It uses Microsoft's Ribbon interface for the toolbars and supports brushes and anti-aliasing by default. Though it is much more feature-rich than older versions of Paint, it is a lot more cumbersome to use and not recommended compared to XPaint.<br />
<br><sub>''I'm unsure whether it's possible to use 7Paint on Vista or XP but I'll test it out and update with my findings although it's highly unlikely that it will work on XP and may or may not work on Vista. ~Vipershark''</sub><br />
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