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Figure 6. 7. The line
OPEN SHAPES
Five open s hape options are available to M ac Paint. Th ey
a
ppear as the last five selec tion s in the l ef t column of th e t oo ls
box es. They repre se nt :
• The rectangle
• The rounded rectangle
• The ellipse
• The irregular cur ved shape
• The irregular straight-sided shape
To
illustrate th ese s hap es, we will draw some of th e ob jects in
the sce ne. It d oes no t matter where th ey appear on the s urf ace.
We will
mo ve them in to prop er p os ition later.
Select th e rectangle block and m ove the cross ha irs to th e
dr a wing s urf ace . Now , ex perim e nt with th e r ec tangle. A rec-
tangle will appear ex tending f ro m the s tartin g point to the