Useful features

Let us introduce other useful tools.

The basic configuration of the screen

The configuration of the screen when you launch MediBang Paint and open a canvas is as follows.

Color window

A window for making brush colors.

(1)

Shows the foreground and background color of the brush. You can tap the foreground and background color section to switch them. Regular brushes draw using the foreground color. The background color is used by tools such as the Edge Pen.

(2)

By tapping here, the brush color becomes transparent, and you can erase the color.

(3)

The current color code is displayed. Tap to enter a color code.

(4)

Here, you can adjust the RGB elements and set the shade.

(5)

The color of the area you tap becomes the foreground color. The more you go up, the higher the lightness (the brightness of the color), and the more you go to the right, the higher the saturation (the intensity of the color) become. The hue, lightness, and saturation can also be adjusted from the HSV bar.

Palette

There is a palette inside the color window.

You can save the colors you use frequently in the «Palette». By pressing the + button, you can add your favorite colors.

The pen tool

This is an introduction to editing the pen tool.

Tap the pen tool selection button to select the pen type. Press «Edit» to make detailed settings.

Undo/Redo

When you make a mistake, «Undo» cancels the last operation, and «Redo» cancels the last «Undo».

Most operations can be undone with Undo, so try making use of it.

Various rotation methods

MediBang Paint has three types of rotation and flipping. Let’s learn about their differences.

Based on this drawing, we will explain how each rotation works.

Rotate and flip only the display

You can flip only the display horizontally by tapping the «Flip horizontally» icon in the display menu.
You can also rotate only the display by tapping the «Rotate left» and «Rotate right» in the display menu.
When you want to undo the flip or rotation, press «Revert the rotation» to return the canvas to its regular position.

Rotating and flipping the canvas

You can choose «Rotate canvas to the left», «Rotate canvas to the right», «Flip horizontally», and «Flip vertically» from the selection menu.

The entire canvas (all layers) will be rotated or flipped. (The text layers are not affected.)

With this operation, you can save not only the display in a rotated state but the data as well.

Rotating and flipping layers

By pressing the menu button (the red frame in the image below) in the layer window, options such as «Flip horizontally» and «Flip vertically» appear, so press the option you want to execute. The currently selected layer will be flipped.

Select the layer you want to rotate, and use the «Transform tool» to rotate each layer.

Ruler tool

You can use the ruler with the ruler tool icon in the lower part of the screen.

(1) Off:

The ruler is turned off (hidden). The state of the ruler is preserved.

(2) Parallel:

A ruler which can draw parallel lines at any angle. You can change the angle by pressing the «Change the ruler position» and moving the auxiliary line with your finger in a rotating movement.

(3) Cross:

A ruler that can draw vertical and horizontal lines.

(4) Vanishing point:

Vanishing point: A vanishing point ruler. First, tap and select any four points to set the vanishing point.
Press «Change the ruler position» in the upper part of the screen if you want to re-specify the vanishing point.

(5) Concentrated lines:

A ruler which can draw concentrated lines. Press «Change the ruler position» in the upper part of the screen if you want to change the center of the concentrated lines.

(6) Concentric circles:

A ruler which can draw concentric circles. Press «Change the ruler position» in the upper part of the screen if you want to change the center of the concentric circles.

(7) Curve:

Press along the points where you want to draw a curve to create a ruler which fits the curve. You can draw a line which follows the ruler by pressing «Confirm the curve» in the upper part of the screen. Press «Set the curve» in the upper part of the screen if you want to change the shape of the ruler.

(8) Ellipse:

A ruler which can draw an ellipse. Slide it with your finger to create an elliptical ruler.

We will now explain what the tools at the top left are.

Figure drawing tools

You can draw figures with ease by using figure drawing tools. Unlike fill tools, you can draw figures using the current brush.

Move tool

The move tool allows you to move the picture drawn on the selected layer freely. You can move only the picture in the selected layer.

By moving the upper toolbar to the side, the «On» and «Off» options for “Auto selects the Layer clicked on” and “Horizontal・Perpendicular” will appear, so try to make use of them.

“Auto selects the Layer clicked on”

Useful for when you want to move a picture but don’t know on which layer it is.

“Horizontal・Perpendicular”

Useful for when you want to move it directly horizontally or vertically.

Transform tool

You can use the transform tool to transform a picture you drew at a later time.
Select the layer you want to transform and then press the transform tool.

Transformation is done by dragging the handle (1) shown around the image.
To rotate, slide the outer side of the handle with your finger.
When you’re satisfied with the transformation, press the «Done» button in the upper right corner.
When you’re not satisfied with the transformation and want to return it to the previous state, press the «✕» button in the upper left corner.

Fill tool

The fill tool lets you easily fill in rectangles, ellipses, and polygons.

You can draw a figure by selecting the one you want from the upper bar and sliding it with your finger on the canvas.

By sliding the upper bar to the side…

You can set the rounding percentage of the figure corners, the opacity, and the «On» and «Off» options for antialiasing, fixed aspect ratio, and selection from the center.

Bucket tool

Using the bucket tool, you can color the entire area surrounded by a line at once.

The upper bar

Close Gaps:

By clicking «+», only the inside of the line will be filled even if the lines are not connected.

Target:

If the target is a layer, it fills along the selected layer. If the target is the canvas, it fills inside the lines of all layers.

Expand (px):

When filling in, there may be a gap between the line and the fill, so press «+» to eliminate the gap.

Anti-Aliasing:

You can decide whether to apply antialiasing or not when filling.

Gradient tool

The gradient tool can be used to create gradients easily.
The width and direction of the gradient is determined by pressing a point inside the canvas and sliding.

The upper bar

Linear:

Allows for a basic gradation.

Radial:

Creates a circular gradation from the sliding position.

Fore～Back:

Creates a gradient from the current foreground color to the background color.

Foreground:

Creates a gradient from the current foreground color to a transparent shade.

Horizontal・Perpendicular:

Direct vertical and horizontal gradients can be created

Let’s use the selection tool to its fullest

You can use the selection tool to select a part of the drawing.
The selected area is called the «selection range».
By making a selection range and using tools such as the transformation tool, you can transform only the drawing inside the selection range.
There are several ways of specifying a selection range in MediBang Paint, so each will be explained.

Select Tool

You can select the shape of the selection tool when picking it from the upper bar.
The lasso tool lets you make a selection range by tracing it on the canvas yourself.

When you want to select multiple places, slide the bar and the «Add / Delete» option will appear. Press the «Add» button to select.

By sliding the bar further, you can change the “Roundcorner”, “Anti-Aliasing”, “Constrain proportions”, and “Select from the center”.

Magic Wand Tool

The «Magic Wand Tool» automatically creates a selection range along an area surrounded by a line or the shape of a colored area.

By sliding the upper bar, you can change the «Close Gaps», «Target», «Normal / Add / Delete», «Expand (px)», and «Anti-Aliasing» settings.

Select Pen Tool・Select Erase Tool

Select Pen Tool:

The selection pen tool allows you to specify the selection range by hand.
Colored areas become selection ranges in their entirety, so it’s useful when selecting small parts that are difficult to specify using figures or automatic selection.

Select Erase Tool:

You can erase the selection range created by tools such as the selection tool.
You can erase it in the same way as drawing a line, so it’s useful when fixing details.

Other tools

Pen pressure sensitivity

You can set the pen pressure sensitivity settings when using a stylus.

Connect using the appropriate connection method for your stylus.
Click here to see the connection method for Wacom and Adonit.

Eyedropper

You can use the color picker to select the color you want from the canvas as the foreground color. The color picker is located in the shortcut bar at the bottom of the screen.

Press the icon and tap the place of the color you want to take.

Hand tool

You can use the hand tool to move the display position of the canvas.
With the default settings, you can do the same thing as with the hand tool by moving the canvas with two fingers. You can also set it in the shortcut bar.

Shortcut bar

A place where you can show the shortcut buttons of various tools at the bottom of the screen.

You can customize the tools you want to display from the icon on the far right.

Let’s change the canvas size

We will explain how to change only the canvas size without changing the size of the drawn picture.

You can change the canvas size by pressing «Canvas Size» from the selection range menu at the lower left of the screen.