Tux Paint 0.9.27, this drawing application for children is updated

about Tux Paint 0.9.27

In the next article we are going to take a look at Tux Paint 0.9.27. This is the latest released update of this free, cross-platform, open source drawing app designed for kids. Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for kids ages 3-12. This application is used in schools around the world as a learning tool. This program combines a simple interface with fun sound effects.

Tux Paint 0.9.27 is here almost four months after the earlier version, and introduces new ways of drawing to the program. These include no less than six new tools, such as Panels for shrinking and duplicating drawings in a 2-by-2 grid like those used for comics.

General characteristics of Tux Paint 0.9.27

Tux Paint 0.9.27 working

  • Tux Paint paint and line tools now support brushes that rotate according to the angle of the stroke. This rotation feature, as well as the older animated and directional brush features, are now visually indicated by the brush shape picker. Additionally, the Fill tool offers a freehand painting mode for interactively coloring within an area.
  • Also new in Tux Paint 0.9.27 is the 'rotating dash' brush, the ability to display the rotation angle in the instructions at the bottom of the screen when drawing lines or rotating a shape, as well as support for more magic tools to update the progress bar when drawing.
  • Have been added six new magic tools to Tux Paint. The panels shrink and duplicate the drawing in a 2 by 2 grid, which is useful for making four panel comics. One of the new tools is going to produce complementary colors. Lightning interactively draws lightning. Reflection creates a lake reflection in the drawing. The tool will stretch, stretch, and flatten the image like a fun house mirror. Lastly, Smooth Rainbow provides a more gradual variation on the classic Rainbow tool.
  • As well several existing Magic tools have been updated. Improvements were made to Halftone, which simulates photos on newsprint. The Cartoon tool makes an image look like a cartoon drawing, and TV simulates a television screen.
  • Magic tools are now bundled in collections of similar effects.
  • This version also enhances Blocks, Cartoon, Chalk, Emboss, and Halftone Magic tools with the ability to alter the entire image at once, and update the TV Magic tool to divide the pixels into red / green / blue components.
  • La user documentation Tux Paint has also been updated, and the Tux Paint Config program has been updated to better support larger, higher-resolution displays.
  • Also sSome minor bugs have been fixeds.

These are just some of the features and improvements that have been added to this new version of the program. For more details on the changes included in Tux Paint 0.9.27, users who wish can visit the page where they have announced the Change Log complete.

Install Tux Paint 0.9.27

Ubuntu users, we will not find a .deb package for Download Tux Paint 0.9.27 from the official website. But no problem, if you have this technology enabled in your system, too this program is available at Flatub as Flatpak package. If you use Ubuntu 20.04, and you still do not have this technology enabled on your computer, you can continue The Guide a colleague wrote on this blog about it.

In Ubuntu, it is only necessary to open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and run in it the install command:

install Tux Paint 0.9.27

flatpak install flathub org.tuxpaint.Tuxpaint

Once the installation is finished, we can search for the launcher of this program on our system. In addition, we will have the possibility of start it by typing in terminal:

app launcher

flatpak run org.tuxpaint.Tuxpaint

uninstall

For remove this program, you just have to open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and run in it:

uninstall Tux Paint 0.9.27

flatpak uninstall org.tuxpaint.Tuxpaint

Tux Paint is used in schools around the world as a computer literacy drawing activity. This program combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and a cartoon mascot that guides children while using the program.. The program interface presents children with a blank canvas and a certain variety of drawing tools, so that they can unleash their creativity. For more information, users can consult the project website.


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