Microsoft paint was one of the very first innovative outlets for lots of kids when they very first laid hands on a computer in the 1990s. Now, [Volos Projects] has brought the happiness of this basic application to a a lot more compact style on the ESP32!
The GUI is a fair bit easier than even the Windows 3.1 version of MS Paint, looking a bit a lot more like something from the extremely early GUI era. Regardless, one can draw basic shapes in block colors just like the old days, with a pair of potentiometers to step the cursor as well as twin tactile buttons for choosing tools as well as committing modifications to the canvas.
The develop shows that even a 1.3″ 240×240 TFT screen can screen some charming, vibrant graphics, as well as realistically it’s not far off the resolution a lot of computers had in the late 80s anyway. We’d like to see the software application get some a lot more tools too, like the spray can as well as brushes that were such a crucial part of the MS paint experience. Code is offered for those excited to play with ES paint 32 for themselves.
It bears noting that in spite of some declares to the contrary, MS paint isn’t dead. Incidentally, if you’re a masochist, you can even program in everybody’s preferred Windows-bundled art program. video after the break.