
Tux does not have the standard Microsoft Windows menu bar in the user interface. Certain commands will mirror your strokes to reflect what you drew like kaleidoscope and pattern. Various styles are available like color shift, darken, distortion, negative, etc. You can draw a garden quickly with the flower and grass effects. Magic delivers accessories that make drawing a house more convenient like the blinds and bricks features. The effects make making a masterpiece easier. You can drag the cursor along the canvas to create special effects. The long list of features in the Magic tool is surprising. The Magic feature is available in the toolbox. While Tux is developed specifically for kids, adults use Tux to relax. Tux Paint is a simple solution to use instead of complicated software. Text lets you pick from a variety of fonts that you can see after you type. Tux makes learning the names of shapes easier since the children are drawing the shapes. Shapes include a circle, ellipse, octagon, pentagon, rectangle, rhombus, triangle, etc. You can drag and drop the shapes to determine the exact sizes. The Shapes accessory gives you blank and filled shapes to use. The Lines button will bring the brushes menu up since only straight lines can be made. You can download new stamps on the official site. The ascending bar beneath the stamps lets you choose the size you want to use. The stamps that are already included are of the mascot. The Stamp selection lets you use preloaded stamps. You can choose the size of the brush in addition to the opacity. The Paint choice lets you pick from brushes. A list will appear on the right that you can scroll through when you choose a tool. Additional options in the toolbox are Open, Save, Print, and Quit. The tools include Paint, Stamp, Lines, Shapes, Text, Label, Fill Magic, Undo, Redo, Eraser, and New. The main toolbox is on the left, while the items inside each tool are listed on the right. Two panels are on the sides of the canvas that let you use the tools. You can read tips that are written in large font that is easy to read from the penguin when you tap on commands.Ī blank canvas takes up the main portion of the user interface, while guidance from the mascot will be at the bottom of the screen. A penguin is the mascot in the lower left corner that guides the children. Tux Paint is used to give children an educational program to draw and paint. Families use the freeware at home to create and educate. Tux is a computer program that is specialized for preschool and elementary school classrooms to use to let students safely make art. The official website lets you know that the service is optimized for children from the ages of 3 and 12.

Tux delivers a secure environment for children and young adults to create art. You can view the source code to make sure the app is up to your standards. Since developers can modify the code to create new versions, Tux should be downloaded from a reputable source. Tux Paint is open source to let users look at and change the source code within the terms of the GNU General Public License agreements. Tux is a cross platform app that is available for the most recent operating system releases of Android, Apple Mac, Linux, and Microsoft Windows ( 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP) PC devices. Stamps have descriptive text and sound samples (names, facts, etc.Tux Paint is a safe tool to download and install.

Hundreds of photographic and cartoon stamps images are available

Alternate color palettes can be created and used Brushes can change shape depending on the direction they're drawn A cartoon version of Tux,appears at the bottom to give tips, hints and information. Fun sound effects are played when tools are selected and used. It is surprizingly powerful for its paradigm."- David Baron And thanks you! :)" - Patti M., Sacramento, California, USA She knows how to change the background, change stamps, go from one brush type to another and change colos - she learned how to use it so quickly! So, I thank you. I know I told you that, but it's freaking me out that she is only 3 and can operate it all on her own. "I just had to tell you that is absolutely in love with Tux Paint. "You've done it! You've created a functional, powerful, FUN piece of software my four-year-old can use! I probably looked like a big goofy chimp here for about 20 minutes as I took Tux Paint for a spin at my local coffee shop. I am very anxious for my grandchildren to try it, I am sure it will be a hit with them."- Mary Jean Jones "I just downloaded Tux Paint, I am extremely impressed with the program. ~~~Thousands of stamps and magics and they are free!~~~ ~~~Hundreds of school are using it for teaching!~~~ ~~~Hundreds of awards from many media/magazines!~~~ ~~~Top education app around the world! over 10,000,000 downloads since 2002!~~~
