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Draw Shamrocks and Four Leaf Clover in Windows Paint 7

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Learn to Use the Curve and Flip Tools to Draw Shamrocks
Shamrocks and Four-Leaf Clover

These simple shamrocks and four-leaf clover were all drawn in Windows Paint 7.

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Windows Paint 7 is not a very fancy image program, but it comes free with Windows 7. If you have more time and patience than money it's an option for creating some simple graphics. For this tutorial we will:
  • draw curves
  • duplicate drawings with transparent backgrounds
  • flip parts of drawing
  • fine-tune and fill
I'll not spend a lot of time on the curve tool although it is essential to drawing these shamrocks and four-leaf clover. Instead, refer to this Windows Paint 7 tutorial on drawing hearts. You may notice that the individual leaves on clover are very heart-like.
  1. this page
  2. Introduction: Draw Half of Leaf
  3. Use Transparent Selection
  4. Paste a Copy
  5. Flip and Rotate
  6. Position Second Half of Leaf
  7. Copy and Position More Leaves
  8. Add a Stem and Fine-tune
  9. Color Your Shamrocks and Four-Leaf Clover

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