There are different tools to edit photos, useful in many ways but very complicated to use, but since 1985 Microsoft’s “Paint” application has been the companion of many people, even outside of windows, either to simply draw pictures in their time free during classes or for simple photo editing.
Although Paint can be officially replaced by a more up-to-date version, Paint 3D, it is still useful for simple and quick jobs without having to learn for months, although if you prefer to go back or download the classic version of Paint on Windows it is possible for the greatest comfort in the works.
One of those jobs that some people are looking for is how to distort faces, which although it sounds tedious and requires professional applications, is super simple.
Why would anyone want to pixelate a face?
There are several reasons why a person would want someone to hide their face or distort it, and although it is not something very necessary in family photos, for more professional reasons a pixelation of an errant face could save a lawsuit.
A child may need privacy
In some documents, especially in journalism or documentaries, it is recommended and even required to alter the faces of children, to prevent potential crimes against the child from being committed or simply because their legal guardian or parent does not want their identity to be discovered. .
Sometimes there are memories that you don’t have to remember
But not everyone is a journalist who can face lawsuits or prevent crimes, it may simply be that an old photo has someone who is not wanted to appear in it.
Quick editing for social media
In the world of social networks, a good photo can be taken with many techniques, and sometimes creating expectations by covering the face or altering it can give interesting results, even in horror or mystery photomontages, the possibilities are endless.
How does Paint fit into the equation?
It is true that the application does not have the most complex tools or the most professional results, that is why it is a pre-installed application in Windows and simple to use; but that should not be an impediment to expect interesting results.
In addition, there are people who do not have the time to use the professional applications that are on the market, since the ways that other applications have can take minutes to do, and in the worst case completely alter the original image, but with Paint pixelation is very simple.
Now yes, how to blur or pixelate a face in Paint?
Paint has simple and fast tools for everything. When it comes to pixelating an image, it is necessary to have the image in question in a file cabinet accessible on the computer, when you have it, you just have to open it in the application.
There are two ways in which an image can be selected to open in the program, simply by copying and pasting the image or by opening it from your computer.
Copy and paste without errors
You may want to pixelate an image seen online, possibly in the images tab of a particular search engine.
If so, you just have to copy the image, either by selecting the image from the page or search engine with the Ctrl+C command and pasting it into the program with the Ctrl+V command, or by using the “Paste” tool that has as paperweight icon.
Opening the file cabinet and the image
If there is an image that is saved on the computer, it is only necessary to search in which folder or file cabinet it is located, when searching for it, select it with the right click, then select “Open with” and search for the Paint application to edit it.
When you open the image you have to use the “Select” tool on the portion of the face that needs to be pixelated, then you just have to take one of the corners and alter its size, reducing and increasing it repeatedly until it has been pixelated in a way satisfactory.
Selecting the image with the grid tool may not be enough sometimes, as the face may be on its side, so the Freeform Select tool can make the process easier.
