MS Paint - Stroke/Outline Tutorial

In this video, I demonstrate how easy it is to make a simple yet effective stroke or outline effect around text or a shape using only MS Paint. In later videos, I will use this same technique to make other effects such as a drop shadow and bevel/emboss.

Please watch in 480p for best quality.

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[Dac719]

I tried doing the "hold shift and drag" thing to bold my text, but it didn't work for me. All it did was move the thin text in the direction I was dragging it...and partially erased other areas the selected text came in contact with. Why won't it work for me?

[stupidgenius107]

@Dac719 If the entire box erases what you drag it over, then Paint does not see the box as transparent. To fix this, first make sure that your selected background color (next to the color palate) is the same as the background color in the selection box. Second, make sure that you are "drawing transparent". To do this, you can either click the second picture under the tool box (seen only when select tool is used) or you can uncheck "Draw Opaque" in the Image menu. Hope this helps.

[Dac719]

@stupidgenius107 After I posted my comment, I figured out how to correct my mistake. See, I was using a colored background before and didn't realize it made a difference. When I used the white background with black text, as you did in the video, I got it to work. Thanks, smartgenius (you are not stupid). :)

[stupidgenius107]

@Dac719 Thank you very much. I'm glad you figured it out.

[likes2laff30]

that was very simple.

i do it differently but your way is easier.

[Dac719]

@stupidgenius107 You're welcome.

[8BigBubba13]

Ignore my previous comment. I'm a moron.

[stupidgenius107]

@gaaraandnaruto1 No problem. It's really a pretty simple program, but it can be used to do some pretty cool stuff.

[gaaraandnaruto1]

@stupidgenius107 okay thanks! sorry, this is my first time working on paint.