The drawing tools are made available on the canvas and are easily accessible. To begin, children are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of tools to help them be creative.
It has an easy-to-use interface that is combined with fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot called Tux, who appears at the bottom of the screen to give tips, hints and information to guide children as they use the application. It is used in schools around the world as a computer literacy drawing activity.
Tux Paint for Mac is a free, award-winning drawing application aimed at children ages 3 to 12.