Once you have your project shape, it's time to think about adornments/decorations; what we call the feature ring. And segment painting is a good way for you to see what your project will really look like when it's finished. What can you paint a segment with?

 

You can paint a segment with almost anything, specifically:

How do you paint a segment? It's really easy. Just pick what you want to paint with and right-click, with the mouse, on the segment you want to paint. Right-click on that same segment again, and the color/paint goes away. If you already have some segments painted in a project, a Left-click on a painted segment will retrieve its paint so you can use it to paint other segments. For people with 1-button mice, use Shift-click instead of Right-click. There are also shortcuts that allow you to paint a whole ring and other actions with just one click.