Anyone know how to zoom in with MS Paint?

[Mahz]

I need some help making pixel robots. http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/9318/posts/ooc

[Mahz]

Guys, look how cute.




(Cyberman by Jorick )

[Kaga]

I know that in my version of Paint at least, there's a little bar on the bottom-right corner of the screen that you can zoom in and out with.

For some reason, though, it only zooms at increments of 50%. So 200%, 150%... it might not be the most reliable method and I don't know of any other one.

[Dervish]

[idlehands]

You should have Cyberman patrol the 1x1 forum.

[Queen Raidne]

ctrl + mousewheel (scroll, not click)
ctrl + PgUp / ctrl + PgDn

I used to be an MS Paint maestro.

[genghismike]

That R2 looks badass.

[Mahz]

Oh, the title was supposed to be a fun-loving title suggesting "if you know how to zoom in MS Paint, you have enough skills to contribute", not a literal question.

My bad, you little helpers you.

Here's the full set so far. (Note: most of these are compressed)

Glados by Heinsenberg



Eve by BlueRose



D2 by Mahz







Droid by Mahz (missing arms and legs)




Bender by Awson



Cyberman by Jorick







SimpleBot by BlueRose

[PrimezTime]

Those look lovely, gang.

[Card]

Make the Iron Giant.

gogogo

[Queen Raidne]

Oh. OH! Okay. Extra tiny edition:






343 Guilty Spark, Cortana, Red Alert 2 Terror Drone, HAL 9000 unit.

Edit: Now individual images!

[Jorick]

idlehands said
You should have Cyberman patrol the 1x1 forum.

I can imagine it now. "Cybering? What is thi-- DELETE THE HUMAN SCUM!"

[Halo]

I have a feeling the Cyberman would just act as inspiration for more Doctor Who fanfic erotica, and there is already far too much of that in existence. Slitheen x Cybermen, plz no.

On a more relevant note, these are pretty awesome - someone should try doing Iron Man. I'd contribute if I had any artistic ability whatsoever, but I know I don't, considering my attempts to lrn2art have generally resulted in mannish tears of frustration and many a broken pencil.

[Jorick]

Halo said
I have a feeling the Cyberman would just act as inspiration for more Doctor Who fanfic erotica, and there is already far too much of that in existence. Slitheen x Cybermen, plz no.On a more relevant note, these are pretty awesome - someone should try doing Iron Man. I'd contribute if I had any artistic ability whatsoever, but I know I don't, considering my attempts to lrn2art have generally resulted in mannish tears of frustrated and many a broken pencil.

That first part is disturbing but true.

The sucking at art thing doesn't really apply to pixel art (despite the name) as much as you might think. I'm garbage at art, can't even draw a stick figure properly unless I put an embarrassing amount of effort into it, but I was able to make the Cyberman without much trouble. I found a pixel art Cyberman head that I recreated by altering the dimensions, but for everything else I only had normal pictures of Cybermen as a reference. Actually formulating the appearance in pixels was much easier than I expected, though tweaking the dimensions to make it look right when it was all put together gave me some issues. It turned out well enough that anyone familiar with Doctor Who would probably recognize it without any trouble, and if I can do it then anyone with enough motivation to try it and actually take the time necessary for it can definitely make something decent.

Seriously, I'm so atrocious at art that the last time I attempted to draw something more complicated than basic geometric shapes and scribbles was in 7th grade when I had some assignment that required me to do so. I felt so embarrassed by my shitty drawing that in 8th grade and onward I simply refused to do the art stuff asked of me in school and willingly took point deductions on assignments for not doing the drawing portions of things. I could be the poster child for being shit at art, and I still managed to make a passable pixel Cyberman. It's super simple when you reduce it to the pixel level, so simple that even I can do it.

[Halo]

Jorick said
That first part is disturbing but true. The sucking at art thing doesn't really apply to pixel art (despite the name) as much as you might think. I'm garbage at art, can't even draw a stick figure properly unless I put an embarrassing amount of effort into it, but I was able to make the Cyberman without much trouble. I found a pixel art Cyberman head that I recreated by altering the dimensions, but for everything else I only had normal pictures of Cybermen as a reference. Actually formulating the appearance in pixels was much easier than I expected, though tweaking the dimensions to make it look right when it was all put together gave me some issues. It turned out well enough that anyone familiar with Doctor Who would probably recognize it without any trouble, and if I can do it then anyone with enough motivation to try it and actually take the time necessary for it can definitely make something decent.Seriously, I'm so atrocious at art that the last time I attempted to draw something more complicated than basic geometric shapes and scribbles was in 7th grade when I had some assignment that required me to do so. I felt so embarrassed by my shitty drawing that in 8th grade and onward I simply refused to do the art stuff asked of me in school and willingly took point deductions on assignments for not doing the drawing portions of things. I could be the poster child for being shit at art, and I still managed to make a passable pixel Cyberman. It's super simple when you reduce it to the pixel level, so simple that even I can do it.

"Disturbing" pretty much sums up 1×1. All that is sweet and innocent must die there.

Well, I appreciate your faith in me/everyone! Maybe I'll give it a shot, seems we're rather similar in terms of aversion to and experiences of embarrassment after attempting to venture into the art world. But, as simple as pixel art might be, don't downplay yourself - sounds like art is very much the opposite of your comfort zone, but the cyberman you made is freaking awesome. I'm not gonna go on a pep talk, but yknow, take some pride and whatever. :)
Iron Man, here I come.

[BrobyDDark]

Halo said
I have a feeling the Cyberman would just act as inspiration for more Doctor Who fanfic erotica, and there is already far too much of that in existence. Slitheen x Cybermen, plz no.On a more relevant note, these are pretty awesome - someone should try doing Iron Man. I'd contribute if I had any artistic ability whatsoever, but I know I don't, considering my attempts to lrn2art have generally resulted in mannish tears of frustration and many a broken pencil.

Iron man technically isn't a robot.

[Halo]

BrobyDDark said
Iron man technically isn't a robot.

Spiderman has betrayed you.
I'll do Iron Man, and if Mahz doesn't want to use it, oh well. I'll do another to help out with the project afterwards.

[BrobyDDark]

Halo said
Spiderman has betrayed you.I'll do Iron Man, and if Mahz doesn't want to use it, oh well. I'll do another to help out with the project afterwards.

imnotfuckingspidermanwhydoeseveryoneimmediatelyassumeitookthatrole...

Ok, your life do what you want with it. Just saying, Iron Man is not technically a robot.

[Heisenberg]

BrobyDDark said
Iron man technically isn't a robot.

Iron Man isn't a robot at all.

[BrobyDDark]

Heisenberg said
Iron Man isn't a robot at all.

Iron Man is a person. BUT, if you remember, the suits can be automated and therefore become robots AND Iron Man.