This is the transcript of the 'Introduction to Paint 3D' video.
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In this tutorial, we're going to have a look at Paint 3D, which is available on all W indows 10 devices. In Paint 3D, you can change and convert your two-dimensional images into three-dimensional projects that allow you to get involved in the scene. By using the 3D library, you can import different objects and different animals into your scenes to give them a lifelike existence. So, come along and have a look at how to turn a two-dimensional image into a 3D project.
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You'll find Paint 3D in your Windows menu. By clicking on the little window in the bottom right-hand corner, this brings up the menu and you'll need to scroll down to Paint 3D. When you open Paint 3D, you have the option to start a new project, open an existing file or paste something that you've copied. We're going to open up a new image. From here, I can use the different tools that are available. For instance, a simple marker and a blue color and I can start drawing much like what you know, with our Paint. However, I'm going to use the undo key and we are going to import an image that we want to manipulate and turn into three dimensions.
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By clicking the menu button up the top, I can open and browse a file. I've chosen Uluru as I'd like to make a project looking at Uluru and importing different animals into the scene. Here, we have a picture of Uluru. Now this is only two dimensions. As you can see, there's a flat image, but what we are about to do is convert it into a three-dimensional image. I'd like to take the shape of Uluru and cut that from my scene. By using the magic select toolbar, I can do this. All we need to do is select the magic select tool, change and take out the background image by dropping out the top part of my scene and I click 'next'.
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What you'll notice is the top part has now gone gray and there's a blue line that outlines Uluru. We're going to then click 'done' and what you'll notice is that Uluru has popped out. I can move this away and you'll see the background has been colored in blue, similar to the scene above. Now this doesn't look like two dimensions, but when I click my 3D view, all is revealed. Let's just zoom out. By right-clicking on my mouse or on my touch pad, I can move the mouse around and you'll be able to see that this has become a separate part of my background. On each of the corners, you'll see the ability to move and to manipulate your image so I can bring it forwards and backwards. What I would like to do is to move my image just a little bit backwards, because I'm going to add some three-dimensional characters.
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If we have a look at our menu up the top, you'll notice two-dimensional shapes and on the right hand side, you'll see the options for two-dimensional shapes. But we want to have a look at the three-dimensional shapes and it's here that I can add in three-dimensional models. Let's bring a man in. By clicking and dragging, I've now brought in a man. I can do the same with a woman. And now I have a small family that is visiting Uluru. I can then add paint colors from here, and this will give them the overall color. Now, I have a small scene with two people involved, but as you know, in the center of Australia, we have more than two people. We have many different animals. So what we can do, is we can use the three-dimensional library. By clicking on the 3D library and searching for different animals, we can import these into our scene.
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By clicking on the image that comes up. This will now load a kangaroo and place it in our new scene. Now here's my kangaroo and look, he's sitting right on top of the grass and he is a little big. So, what we are going to do, is we are going to resize him. By taking the corner bars and dragging them down, I can bring them down to a size that fits the scene we are in. Now, you'll also notice the position of our kangaroo. So, I can slide him backwards and forwards so that he can be located correctly in the scene. Here we go. We now have our two individuals and a kangaroo near the center of Australia. Let's add some more animals.
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When it comes to coloring your people, what you'll need to do is use the brushes. Select the type of brush you would like to paint with and then start painting. I'm going to take an oil brush and I want to give some blue pants to these guys. You'll notice that the oil brush just covers the three-dimensional image in front of me. Be careful, you don't want to paint too much on our people. I'm going to give them a red top. Remembering that a three-dimensional image is double sided. So, don't forget to paint the back of them. Paint the boots. You can give your objects different hair color too. Once you're happy with your painted people and your added animals, you can also add text to the scene so that you can label your diagram to make a diorama.
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By clicking the three-dimensional text that sits on the right hand side, choosing a font style that works for your scene. All you'll need to do is click in the scene and start typing. Once you've done that, click on the outside and have a look at your three-dimensional text. I'm just going to zoom out. What we've done is create a three-dimensional project with people and animals in a two-dimensional image. We can also have a look at this image using Mixed Reality and place it on a desktop. Let's have a look at Mixed Reality. By clicking the Mixed Reality button, Windows will load up the Mixed Reality viewer. And using the camera that's on the back of a laptop or a webcam, you can bring the scene that you've just created into your desktop. By clicking on it and rotating it around, you can place it anywhere you'd like.
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You can also scroll with your mouse to increase the size. And here, you've placed your three-dimensional objects into your reality. Just like you would if you created a diorama of a story. This is what you can do with Mixed Reality and Paint 3D. Once you have finished your project and you've had a look in Mixed Reality of how it will view, you'll just need to save the image for future viewing. The top in the menu button, you have the option to save your image. And that will save it over the top of the picture you started with. You can also save as and export it as a 3D model. This will allow you to view it in a 3D viewer - even print with a 3D printer the objects that you've created. Now, it's your turn. Go and grab your photos or your images that you want to manipulate and turn into three-dimensional projects. Don't forget to add images and objects from the 3D library and create the scene that comes to life using 3D.
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