Draw A Curved Line In MSPaint

An example of how to teach little children how to use the Curved Line Tool in MSPaint. In our underwater project these lines make attractive seaweed.

• In MS Paint select the for curvy line.
• For little children it is better to select a thick line for ease of manipulation.
• Click, and hold down the right side of the mouse. Draw a straight line by dragging the pointer.
• Drag the pointer to adjust the line making it bendy.
• This article shows seaweed drawings constructed this way.
• Repeat - making two bends in the line. (All the tool will allow) Seaweed does not bend much more than this so it will look right
• Talk with the kids about not getting hung up about being perfect.
• Ask students to come back and draw parallel or loosely parallel lines to match
• Using the Brush Tool on maximum thickness to join the two lines with an arc at the top.
• Close off the lines at the bottom so that when you fill the seaweed with green the paint does not overflow from the shapes. Encourage the students to use a variety of greens and show them how to locate the Edit Colour Palette by double clicking on a colour in the colour palette. (It moves about on the drawing stage. ) Tell them to create at least 6 green hues.
• Lightly spray a different green over the top so that it starts to look variegated and motley. This could be shadows. Conversations might come about if you talk about colour in this manner.
• Post your examples on the discussion boards or ask any questions that might be of interest.