Milton is a free Open Source Paint software for Windows with basic paint tools. The main highlight of this paint tool is that it lets you paint using Layers. The presence of layers gives you freedom to create detailed digital painting on canvas with the help of simple brush tool available.
Milton stands as a unique software to let you create art works with the number of tools less than MS Paint. Its totally free hand based paint software and has no options to insert shapes or text. You can use your mouse to paint on Milton; however, it can be utilized in a better way, when used with a graphics tablet.
Tools available in Milton Free Paint Software:
- Color Selection Tool: A color selection tool is available on the interface which lets you select a color to use for painting. You can select from a wide range of colors. Recently used colors are displayed right below the selection panel.
- Brushes: There are not many options available in the brush tool of this free paint software. The tool lets you change the Opacity and Size of brush. The percentage for size and opacity can be chosen from 1-100%. The Brushes panel also features an eraser tool. The size of eraser can be increased or decreased. You can use [ key to decrease and ] key to increase the size of brush or eraser.
- Layers: The Layer tool lets you add different layers to your painting. You can move the layers up/down and can also hide/unhide them. You can also rename layers if you want.
If your mouse is stable enough, you can make awesome art works with this open source paint software on your computer. With very little effort I was able to make a sphere with a shadow using layers on this Free paint tool.
Brush and Eraser tools works pretty nicely on this paint program. If you have made a mistake, or if you want to make changes to your painting, you can get rid of a layer without erasing other part of drawings. All of it is possible because of the Layer tool.
Verdict..
As final words for this free paint tool for Windows, I would like to say that it a simple and basic tool to make digital art, but can do magic if utilized properly. It is a good alternative to MS Paint if you do not want to add text or shapes to your digital painting. The main USP of this software definitely is layers.
