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Ziella at 11:23, 19 December 2019

2019-12-19T11:23:53Z

Kosheh: /* Extra-Sized Tools */

2019-04-06T04:19:42Z

‎Extra-Sized Tools

Ziella at 12:12, 10 March 2019

2019-03-10T12:12:27Z

Superjustinbros: /* XP Paint */

2018-10-07T17:06:55Z

‎XP Paint

Superjustinbros: /* XP Paint */

2018-10-07T17:05:05Z

‎XP Paint

Superjustinbros: /* Versions */

2018-10-07T16:56:08Z

‎Versions

Yawackhary at 20:40, 27 July 2018

2018-07-27T20:40:17Z

Vipershark: /* 7 Paint */

2014-08-25T03:51:21Z

‎7 Paint

Vipershark: /* Vista Paint */

2014-08-25T03:51:07Z

‎Vista Paint

Dazz: /* Extra-Sized Tools */

2014-08-19T09:05:45Z

‎Extra-Sized Tools

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-{{SoftwareInfo
+{{Software
 | title=             Paint
 | type=              Drawing Software

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−	~~[[File:Mspainticon.png~~\|~~right~~\|~~MS Paint for~~ Windows ~~XP]]~~	+	{{SoftwareInfo
		+	\| title= Paint
		+	\| type= Drawing Software
		+	\| operatingsystem= Windows
		+	}}
	'''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.		'''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.

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 ===XP Paint===
 <br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]
-The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" for it's inclusion in many versions of the program (3.x, 95, 98, MM, 2000, and XP) and inexperienced digital artists commonly using these colors (and ''only'' these colors) in their art and sprite work, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.
+The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" for it's inclusion in many versions of the program (3.x, 95, 98, ME, 2000, and XP) and inexperienced digital artists commonly using these colors (and ''only'' these colors) in their art and sprite work, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.
 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:

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 ===XP Paint===
 <br>[[File:XPaintDefaultColors.PNG|center|XP Paint Default Palette]]
-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.
+The default colors in the XP version of Paint are commonly referred to as the "MSPaint Default Colors" for it's inclusion in many versions of the program (3.x, 95, 98, MM, 2000, and XP) and inexperienced digital artists commonly using these colors (and ''only'' these colors) in their art and sprite work, usually resulting in artwork that's pretty ugly.
 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:
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 * <span style="color:#FF8040">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">255</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">128</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">064</span> #FF8040
 * <span style="color:#804000">♦</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">128</span>,<span style="color:#00FF00">064</span>,<span style="color:#0000FF">000</span> #804000
 ===Vista Paint===

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 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).
-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.
+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, it is highly recommended to avoid 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.
 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]]
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 ===XP Paint===
-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.)
+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 recent incarnation of Paint's predecessor on Windows 3.x operating systems- known as Paintbrush, and is currently the most commonly used version of Paint overall. XP Paint, like earlier versions of the program since Windows 95 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.)
 The default image size is 512 x 384.
-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.
+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 if other options are not readily available.
 ===Vista Paint===

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	===Extra-Sized Tools===		===Extra-Sized Tools===
	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.		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.
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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.
-Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7.
+Paint does not work on operating systems released before Windows 7. Compatibility with Wine for Linux is currently unknown.
 ==Palette==

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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.
-VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista.
+VPaint does not work on operating systems released before Windows Vista. Compatibility with Wine for Linux is currently unknown.
 ===7 Paint===

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	===Extra-Sized Tools===		===Extra-Sized Tools===
−	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.	+	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.