Introduction
The shape tool has been used for creating geometric shapes in MS paint. The shape tool provides us with different shapes such as rectangles, triangles, stars, etc. The shape tool consists of 29 predefined shapes, 8 Basic shapes, 8 Polygon or Star shapes, 4 Arrows, 4 Callout shapes and 5 Symbols.
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Shape Tool
Steps to Open the Shape Tool in MS Paint
Step 1: On the Window taskbar. Click on the magnifying glass icon and then in the text field at the top of the Search Window, write Paint.
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Windows Taskbar
Step 2: Click on Paint.
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Paint
Step 3: The Paint will open after clicking on the Paint Option.
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The Home page of Paint Brush.
Step 4: In the Home tab → select any shape from the Shapes box.
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The Shape Tool
Step 5: Select the required shape from the given shape tool. Here, we have selected a Rectangle shape.
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Drawing a Rectangle Shape
Types of Basic Drawing Tools Using Shape Tools
Basic Shapes
Rectangle & Rounded Rectangle
Ellipse
Diamond
Trapezoid & Parallelogram
Triangle & Right Angle Triangle
Polygons & Stars
Pentagon (5), Hexagon (6), Heptagon (7) & Octagon (8)
Three-point Star, Four-point Star, Five-point Star & Six-point Star
Arrows
Arrow & Notched Arrow
Pentagon Arrow & Chevron Arrow
Callouts
Rectangular Callout & Rounded Rectangle Callout
Ellipse Callout
Cloud Callout
Symbols
Lightning Bolt
Check Mark
Multiply
Gear
Heart
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Shape Tools
Drawing a Freeform Line
In order to draw a free-form line we use a pencil tool.
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Pencil tool in MS Paint Brush Toolbar.
Step 1: Select the Pencil tool.
Step 2: Click a colour in the Colour box.
Step 3: Drag the pointer in the picture to draw.
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Pencil Tool to draw free-form line
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Image of free-form line
Drawing a Straight Line
To draw a straight line we use the line tool from the shape tool.
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Line tool in MS Paint Brush Toolbar.
Steps to Draw a Straight Line
Step1. Select Line from the shape tool.
Step2. Select a line width to adjust the width of the line.
Step3. Select a colour depending on the need.
Step4. Drag the pointer in the picture to draw the line.
Step5. To draw a line using the background colour, right-click while you drag the pointer.
Step6. Different kinds of lines can be drawn such as horizontal line,vertical line,diagonal line by holding down shift while dragging.
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Selecting Line Tool
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Drawing the Straight Line using the Line Tool
Drawing an Ellipse or a Circle
In order to draw an ellipse or circle shape we select the ellipse shape from the shape tool. The Ellipse tool of Paint can be used to draw ellipses and circles.
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Ellipse tool in MS Paint Brush toolbar
Ellipse
Step1. Select the ellipse shape from the shape tool.
Step2. Draw the ellipse shape by simply dragging the pointer diagonally.
Step3. Click on fill colour in the Colour box to fill the required colour.
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Selecting Ellipse Tool
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Drawing an Ellipse using the Ellipse Tool
Circle
Step1. Select the circle shape from the shape tool.
Step2. Draw the circle shape by simply holding down the shift while dragging.
Step3. Click on fill colour in the Colour box to fill the required colour.
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Selecting Circle Tool
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Drawing a Circle using the Circle Tool.
Drawing a Polygon
In order to draw a polygon shape such as a rectangle, star, quadrilateral, square, or triangle. We have to select the polygon tool from the shape tool. Using the polygon tool one can draw any shape on any side.
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The Polygon Tool in MS Paint Brush
Steps to Draw a Polygon
Step 1. Select the polygon tool from the shape tool.
Step 2. To draw a polygon, drag the pointer.
Step 3. Double-click when you have finished.
Step 4. Click on fill colour in the Colour box to fill the required colour.
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Selecting Polygon Tool
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Drawing a Polygon using the Polygon Tool
Things to Remember
Pencil tool from ms paint is used to draw free-form lines.
Line tool is used to draw straight lines.
The Ellipse tool is used to draw an ellipse and a circle depending on one's need.
The Polygon tool is used to draw polygons of any shape, size and colour in MS Paint Brush.
Learning by Doing
Choose the correct answer.
1. Which tool is used to draw a Circle in Ms Paint?
Line tool
Ellipse tool
Draw
Oval
2. Which polygon cannot be drawn using a line tool in Ms Paint?
Circle
Rectangle
Square
Diamond
3. _________________ is used to draw straight lines.
Sample Questions
1. Which tool is used to draw polygons in MS paint ?
Line tool
Ellipse tool
Polygon tool
Pencil
Ans: C. Polygon tool
2. The _______________ tool is used to draw horizontal ,vertical and straight lines.
Ans: The line tool in Ms paint is used to draw horizontal, vertical, and straight lines.
3. Which of the following is used to fill colours in the polygon shapes?
Fill with colour.
Colour picker.
Pencil.
Ans: A. A polygon shape such as an ellipse is filled with color using the shape fill tool.
Summary
In this chapter, we got to know about different tools that exist in the paint tools which are used to draw basic drawings such as drawing boxes, drawing a free-form line, drawing a straight line, drawing an ellipse or circle, and drawing a polygon from class 3.
FAQs on Shape Tool in Ms Paint
1. Name the tool that is used to create freehand drawings.
The pencil tool is used to create freehand drawings.
2. What does the MS paint tool include?
MS tools consist of many features like pen, pencil, brush, color, magnifier, free form select, text, and various shapes like squares, polygons, rectangles, eclipses, etc.
3. What is the tool used to draw fine lines?
The tool used to draw fine lines is Natural Pencil.
