S h a p e T i l e d D e s i g n
Microsoft Paint - Drawing Tool Activities
Video instructions from your teacher
View instructions from your teacher to demonstrate
information and tips to complete the Project.
information and tips to complete the Project.
Getting Ready
Description: Paint is a drawing tool you can use to create simple or elaborate drawings. These drawings can be either black-and-white or color, and can be saved. You can print your drawing, use it for your desktop background, or paste it into another document. We will create a tiled design and practice our drawing skills!
Instructions: Students will need MS Paint and Internet Explorer open on their computer. You can quickly switch between programs using “Alt” and “Tab” on your keyboard. You will watch short movie tutorials to walk you through completing the project. You may press pause on your movie to complete steps in your Paint document.
Grading Rubric: View the Grading Rubric to get an idea of the activities that will be completed and how they will be graded. The grading rubric will be passed out in class. If you need another copy of the grading rubric, you may download and print a copy of the grading rubric.
Instructions: Students will need MS Paint and Internet Explorer open on their computer. You can quickly switch between programs using “Alt” and “Tab” on your keyboard. You will watch short movie tutorials to walk you through completing the project. You may press pause on your movie to complete steps in your Paint document.
Grading Rubric: View the Grading Rubric to get an idea of the activities that will be completed and how they will be graded. The grading rubric will be passed out in class. If you need another copy of the grading rubric, you may download and print a copy of the grading rubric.
Activity #1 - Creating a Shape Tile
Setting up Your Paint Document
1. Open MS Paint ( Click Start - Programs - Accessories)
* Click on File - Page Setup.
* Under "Scaling" change the setting to "Fit to 1 by 1 pages" - See sample image above
* Click "Ok"
* Save your file (Click File - Save As) on your computer drive (your name)
with the filename Tile Design.
Completing the Paint tutorial & Project
2. Click the hyperlink to watch and Complete the Polygon, Flip, Copy, Paste Tutorial
* You will complete the steps from the video tutorial on your MS Paint document.
* Watch some of the tutorial and press pause and complete the steps on your Paint document.
* You can quickly switch between the two screens by using the "Alt and Tab" keys on your
keyboard.
3. Create a starting shape - see samples
4. Create a tile design using the starting shape, flip, copy and paste tools.
5. Save your file on your computer drive (your name) with the filename Tile Design.
6. View the sample completed project (bulletin board) to review the grading checklist.
7. Show your design to your teacher on your computer to earn credit for your work.