How to Control the Mouse Draw Graffiti in Facebook
- 1). Open the Graffiti application and become familiar with the tools available. The width, color and opacity of the drawing tool can be changed and mistakes can always be undone by hitting the "Undo" button.
- 2). Hit the expand button (with the four outward pointing arrows) to make the screen larger. This gives a zoomed in view of the artwork which is handy when creating fine lines and details.
- 3). Create the background first. For a monotone background, slide the Width toggle to the far right side for the largest setting, choose a color and use your mouse to create broad strokes until the entire background is covered. For a wash of colors, slide the Opacity toggle to 50 percent or 60 percent and start layering small patches of two or three different colors.
- 4). Create straight lines by holding down the left button of the mouse and then clicking the right button. This creates a starting point for the line. Left-click where you want the line to end and Graffiti will automatically create a perfectly straight line.
- 5). Slide the width toggle to the left to make the brush tool thinner and change the color to something that will show up against the background. Use the mouse to draw the outline of the main elements in the image. This doesn't need to be perfect, it's just a guide and will be covered later by layers of color.
- 6). Render the characters or objects in the image using a technique called stippling. Stippling uses a series of dots and short strokes to make up the image, similar to the works of the Impressionist painter, Monet. This is done by first choosing the brush size and color, then clicking the left button on the mouse to add a dot; shapes will start to look like a bunch of grapes, but by layering different colors together the image will begin to show itself.
- 7). Layer different shades of the same color to create light and shadow. For rendering the leaves of a tree, stipple a slightly darker shade of green near the lower leaves of the tree to indicate shadow, and use a lighter shade (even one with a touch of yellow) near the top of the upper leaves to indicate a light source.
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