Using Kid Pix

Wacky Pencil

Hold down the mouse and draw as if you would a pencil. Change thickness and texture at the bottom of the screen.

Hold down the mouse button to draw a line. Release when you are done. For perfectly straight lines, hold down the shift key.

Hold the mouse button and drag it diagonally to make a rectangle. To make a perfect square, hold down the shift key while drawing

Hold the mouse button to draw an oval. To make a perfect circle, hold the shift key down while drawing.

The electric mixer mixes up a drawing on the screen to create an interesting effect. You have to have something drawn before using it.

Stamp letters and words on the screen by choosing a letter and clicking the mouse.

Click on the screen where you would like to start typing. NOTE: If you click the mouse while typing, you will not be able to backspace to fix any mistakes. You will have to use the eraser to erase the wrong letter, then type the correct letter in the space.

Click on one of the tools, hold the mouse button down and draw! Virtually every tool changes if you hold down the SHIFT key, CONTROL key or both! Have fun experimenting!

Stamp pictures by clicking on the stamp tool and then on the screen. Holding down the option, control and option+shift keys will enlarge the image.

To change the stamp set: click on GOODIES and select PICK A STAMP SET. Click on the stamp set you want and then OK.

To edit a stamp: Click on TOOLBOX and EDIT STAMP. You can change the stamp by using the tools. They work the same way as the tools in the main part of KidPix. KidPix saves a copy of the original, and you can get it back at any time by clicking on RESTORE ORIGINAL.

Fill up an area with a solid color or a design using the paint can. Make sure you aim the drip of the paint coming out of the can at the area you want to cover. Make sure the area you want to fill is closed up or it will leak over your whole screen(click the undo man if this happens!)

Click on the eraser tool to see all the erasers. Hold down the mouse button to erase with the small erasers. Click the mouse on the screen to do a full screen erase with the other erasers.

The question mark reveals a hidden picture as it erases. To erase a larger area, hold down the control key while erasing. To color a hidden picture translucently, choose the transparent icon in the WACKY PENCIL. To change the hidden pictures, click on GOODIES and PICK HIDDEN PICTURES.

You can move drawings around by selecting the moving van. Click on one of the moving tools, move it to one of the pictures, hold down the mouse button, and move the picture to another part of the screen.

To customize the size of the object to be moved, click on the magnet at the far right. Click the mouse above the corner of the picture and drag it over the picture. Hold down the mouse in the center of the shape, move the picture, release the mouse button.

To just move a copy of the object, hold down the control key while you move the object.

Marches a color previously used in your picture. Just click the eyedropper on the part of the picture you want to match and the current color of the color palette will change.

Click on the Undo Guy and the results of your last action will disappear. Click on him right away if you make a mistake.