Now that you have everything you need in paint, it is time to use the select feature to grab and re-position things as needed. I recommend that you start in the upper left hand corner and work out from there.

Here is how I positioned everything in my image:

I started with the logo first. Then one by one I selected the pieces of text and dragged them to where I wanted them to be. Once everything is in place, you can grab the little box in the bottom right corner of the white space and drag it up to frame out your image.

Notice all of the extra space I had to work with all of the different images and text.


Bonus Item!

As I was designing this site I had determined that I also wanted to create a textured background image to be tiled in. To do this all I needed to do was take a small box in Paint and used the Paint Bucket tool again to fill in the whole working area with the color I wanted.

Then in the Brushes drop down box I selected the Airbrush option as show here:

Then while still having the same color selected that I filled the space with, I clicked on the Edit Colors button:

Then all you have to do is grab the slider on the right and slide it down to make the color slightly darker.

Once you have done that, click the Add to Custom Colors button and then OK. Next is the fun part as you vigorously shake the Airbrush tool all over your image with your darker color selected. Make sure to go all over the place, up & down and left & right! Then you will have something that looks like this:

Now you can go to into Wordpress under Appearance > Customize > Background Image: select the image and the tiled option. This will give you nice textured background that is subtle and not distracting.



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runninstermz Premium
if you check out my website www.redmulesrunning.com my header image I did in pain. it was tedious though!
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Jaweda2k Premium
That looks great! I can see how it would have been a bit tedious, but now that it is done you are good to go! Thank you very much for sharing that with us here.
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ladyluck2013 Premium Plus
Thanks for sharing this. I have seen the paint feature before, but never really understood what it is used for. Now I know, and I will keep this idea in mind when I cannot find the exact photo or image I want for my posts.
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Jaweda2k Premium
It is a nice simple program that can be very helpful. I have used it on many occasion already and am learning more and more about different ways to use it.
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mlccombs Premium
OMG, I am so ignorant...I never even knew I had this program. I need to start learning. Thanks for sharing the KISS options out there. Marisa
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Jaweda2k Premium
I prefer to call is SKIS (Seriously, Keep It Simple) versus KISS as I do not like the stupid connotation. I ever have a post on my WA Site about that actually.

Otherwise, this is exactly one of the reason I did this training as it is simple and something that most of us have access to.
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mlccombs Premium
I like that better, SKIS, from now on
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mlccombs Premium
Hi James, just read your post, excellent thinking. Any chance you could take a quick look at my discussion I posted today? Wallowing in making new theme decision but after reading your post leaning toward the cleaner simpler Mocha from studiopress. Have only had a few responses. Only if you get a chance. Thanks and have a great day, marisa
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TJ7774 Premium
This is great! People always think that people my age should be super computer saavy, but really I am not. Programs like paint and word are familiar to me and I am excited to test out some images. Thanks for sharing this. This is a great place for me to start, and hopefully one day I can graduate to more advanced programs.
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Jaweda2k Premium
Glad to help shine some light into your life there for yah! Feel free to hit me up with any questions you may have along the way. Best thing I can tell you though is to just play around with it and try different things.
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Jackiex4 Premium Plus
Hello James. I've never used paint before but shall give it a go now. Thanks
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Jaweda2k Premium
Its a rather simple program, but that is it's greatest asset. It will not work miracles, but this is another nice tool to have handy on your journey here.
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