How to Make a Gradient in MS Paint

Think only fancy programs like GIMP and Photoshop can make gradient? Well, think again! With a bit of messing around, Paint can give gradient just as good! Using the line tool, draw a diagonal line across the page

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Using "Resize and Skew"
Editing Colors Manually

Method 1 of 2:

Using "Resize and Skew"

Using the line tool, draw a diagonal line across the page
Fill one side in with the paint bucket. The color can be any that you want, but in this case, black is used.
Click on "Resize" and change the "Horizontal" value to "1"
When you have finished that, go to resize skew again, and this time switch horizontal to 500
Repeat steps 3&4 one more time and execute step 4 for a couple of times to have a better result
Now you have your gradient!

Method 2 of 2:

Editing Colors Manually

You can also manually edit colors to create gradients. To do this, start with one color.
With that color selected, go to "Edit Colors" and change the color slightly. Make sure it's different enough that you can see it, but not so different that it will look choppy.
Add that new color next to the original color.
Repeat the process multiple times. If you are making a blue-purple gradient, for example, start with blue and make it gradually more purple.
Have patience! This method takes a really long time, but it also allows you to blend the gradient in any direction. It will be worth it.

Marvin Fry

Update 05 March 2020

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