School Paint Help Centre

Click on any tool to learn how to use it!

Drawing Tools

Pencil Tool

Draw freehand lines with smooth, flowing strokes

Brush Tool

Paint with a soft, wider brush for expressive strokes

Spray Paint

Spray a fine mist of colour onto your canvas

Line Tool

Draw straight lines between two points

Rectangle Tool

Draw rectangles and squares on the canvas

Circle & Ellipse Tool

Create perfect circles and smooth ellipses

Polygon Tool

Draw multi-sided shapes from triangles upwards

Eraser Tool

Erase pixels to reveal the white background

Colour Tools

Fill Tool

Flood fill enclosed areas with a chosen colour

Gradient Tool

Apply smooth two-colour gradients to shapes

Eye Dropper Tool

Pick any colour from the canvas or your screen

Colour Selection

Choose colours using the colour picker

Editing Tools

Select Tool

Select areas of your painting to move, copy, or delete

Text Tool

Add text labels and captions to your paintings

View & Navigation

Zoom Tool

Zoom in for fine detail or out for the full picture

Grid Settings

Show a grid to help align and position your artwork

History

Undo & Redo

Fix mistakes or restore what you undid

File & Cloud

Save Your Painting

Save your artwork to your device or the cloud

Open Tool

Load your saved paintings from your device or cloud

Import Tool

Import photos from Pexels, your device, or the cloud

Print Tool

Print your paintings directly from School Paint

Login & Cloud Storage

Sign in to save and access your paintings anywhere