{"id":5935,"date":"2016-02-02T23:21:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T07:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=5935"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:56:44","slug":"web-update-new-paint-editor-drawing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/web-update-new-paint-editor-drawing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Update: New Paint Editor Drawing Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6ce9260eb71\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #206be5;color:#206be5\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6ce9260eb71\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/web-update-new-paint-editor-drawing-tool\/#Web_Update_New_Paint_Editor_Drawing_Tool\" >Web Update: New Paint Editor Drawing Tool<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/web-update-new-paint-editor-drawing-tool\/#Paint_Editor_left_and_Vector_Drawing_Tool_right\" >Paint Editor (left) and Vector Drawing Tool (right)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/web-update-new-paint-editor-drawing-tool\/#Using_the_Paint_Editor\" >Using the Paint Editor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/web-update-new-paint-editor-drawing-tool\/#Accessing_the_Vector_Drawing_Tool\" >Accessing the Vector Drawing Tool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/web-update-new-paint-editor-drawing-tool\/#Teaching_the_Vector_Drawing_Tool_Lesson\" >Teaching the Vector Drawing Tool Lesson<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Web_Update_New_Paint_Editor_Drawing_Tool\"><\/span>Web Update: New Paint Editor Drawing Tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Tynker Workshop on Web has a new drawing tool that will make it even easier for students to draw assets for their projects. This new tool is called the paint editor, and it\u2019s more intuitive for kids to learn and use. Our old vector drawing tool is still available and is still a valuable skill for students to learn.<br \/>\n<div class=\"one_half\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5955\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.55-PM-1024x622.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-02 at 3.12.55 PM\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.55-PM-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.55-PM-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.55-PM-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.55-PM.png 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"one_half last\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5956\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.05-PM-1024x623.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-02 at 3.12.05 PM\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.05-PM-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.05-PM-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.05-PM-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-02-at-3.12.05-PM.png 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paint_Editor_left_and_Vector_Drawing_Tool_right\"><\/span>Paint Editor (left) and Vector Drawing Tool (right)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_the_Paint_Editor\"><\/span>Using the Paint Editor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To get to the paint editor, just click \u201cAdd Actor\u201d and choose the \u201cDraw Your Own\u201d option. It\u2019s super simple to use the paint editor. From top to bottom, the tools available are the pen, paint brush, eraser, paint bucket, stamping tool, shape tool, text, selection tool, and alignment tool.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accessing_the_Vector_Drawing_Tool\"><\/span>Accessing the Vector Drawing Tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you click \u201cAdd Actor,\u201d choose the small icon on the far left below the main row of options. The vector drawing tool will work exactly the same as it always has and you can continue to use it for Tynker lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Although the paint editor is easier to learn, vector drawing has a lot of advantages. If your students already know how to use the vector drawing tool, they can continue to use it to create images that would be challenging to make with the paint editor.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Teaching_the_Vector_Drawing_Tool_Lesson\"><\/span>Teaching the Vector Drawing Tool Lesson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Note to Educators<\/strong>: Programming 101 Lesson 2 is about how to use the vector drawing tool. While you are in this lesson, the \u201cDraw Your Own\u201d option will open the vector drawing tool. This means that you can still follow the same instructions that are in the lesson for using the vector drawing tool. While outside the lesson, though, the \u201cDraw Your Own\u201d option will launch the new paint editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web Update: New Paint Editor Drawing Tool The Tynker Workshop on Web has a new drawing tool that will make it even easier for students to draw assets for their projects. This new tool is called the paint editor, and it\u2019s more intuitive for kids to learn and use. 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