blog > How to Make Blinkies in Paint

This is a tutorial on how to make blinkies. To keep it concise & accessible, this article only covers simple two-frame blinkies. I may write guides/tips on more advanced techniques in the future!

Note: In this tutorial I use Kolourpaint, but MS paint has all the same tools!

1. Start with a blank blinkie template like this one:
   


2. Let's say you wanna make a green blinkie. In your fav paint app, floodfill the border and inside background with different shades of green:
   


3. Then use the floodfill tool to recolour the pips around the border:
   
   This can be pretty tedious, so you can save time by copy/pasting a section of recoloured pips:
   
   
   


4. Repeat until all your pips are the colours you want! Your first frame background is complete, so save it!
   
   


5. Make a copy of your first frame. This copy will be your second frame. Flip it both horizontally and vertically:
   Your second frame background is complete, so save it!
   
   


6. Next, go back to your first frame and write/draw whatever you want:
   
   Your finished first frame is complete, so save it!
   
   


7. Copy/paste everything inside the border:
   
   Paste it to the second frame. Your finished second frame is complete, so save it!
   
   


8. Finally, combine your frames into a gif. The Ezgif gif maker is easy to use -- just upload your finished frames, click "Make a GIF!", and download your blinkie!