Click on "New" with your digital pen or your mouse. Tablets come with an acetate tablet overlay attached, so if you are using a digital pen you can trace something.
Choose document size on the screen you are presented with. Seven inches wide by 5 inches high could be used. Resolution could be 72 pixels per inch. This has to do with print quality. The color of your background is usually chosen on this same screen.
Take note of the three most important areas. The Toolbox usually is on the left side of the screen; the Property Bar is usually on the top; and the Brushes Bar is usually, but not always, on the top right side.
Hit "File" and "Save" at the top of the screen. Name your document, such as "Seascape.jpg. The jpg stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group and is a common designation for photos. Another popular file format is "psd," which means Photoshop document.
Look in the Toolbar for the brush icon and click on it . All painting programs will have one.
Look at the Property Bar at the top of the screen. Whenever you choose anything in the Toolbar, the Property Bar will change to accommodate your new choice. You can change the size of the brush. If there is a Brush category, you can choose Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic or others.
Choose a color to paint with by clicking on the foremost colored square, if there is one, in the Toolbox. Click on it and you will be able to adjust brightness, contrast and intensity. If you see a grid of colors instead, it works in a similar way. Click on a color and you will be able to make adjustments. You may have to make them on the Property Bar.
Paint in a sea with some aquamarine paint. Vary the colors here and there in intensity. Paint in some land with some brown or tan paint; paint in a sky with some blue and white.
Hit "File" and "Save As" when you have completed your painting. After the initial Save when you first named the document, use Save As and number the versions sequentially to avoid erasing your work.
Print.