Editing RoboPaint
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<img src="http://shop.emscdn.com/wiki/watercolor/robopaint/editmode0.png" alt="robopaint screen shot"> | <img src="http://shop.emscdn.com/wiki/watercolor/robopaint/editmode0.png" alt="robopaint screen shot"> | ||
− | Here is what it looks like when you first enter Create mode: A blank canvas, with a | + | Here is what it looks like when you first enter Create mode: A blank canvas, with a set of tools and commands. |
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From the File menu, you can create a new document to paint, or open an existing SVG drawing. | From the File menu, you can create a new document to paint, or open an existing SVG drawing. | ||
− | ''Aside:'' We generally recommend http://inkscape.org Inkscape] as a great place to create SVG documents for use with the WaterColorBot. Inkscape | + | ''Aside:'' We generally recommend http://inkscape.org Inkscape] as a great place to create SVG documents for use with the WaterColorBot. Inkscape can import artwork in many vector graphics formats including PDF, and is excellent for creating new artwork as well. The WaterColorBot does not (directly) paint bitmap pictures (e.g., JPG, PNG, BMP files), but the tracing functions in Inkscape are one approach towards converting pictures into paintings. |
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* Pick fill colors and line colors ("stroke" colors) from the paint palette | * Pick fill colors and line colors ("stroke" colors) from the paint palette | ||
* Arrange objects in front of and behind other objects (from the Object menu) | * Arrange objects in front of and behind other objects (from the Object menu) | ||
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<img src="http://shop.emscdn.com/wiki/watercolor/robopaint/edit-to-print.jpg" alt="robopaint screen shot"> | <img src="http://shop.emscdn.com/wiki/watercolor/robopaint/edit-to-print.jpg" alt="robopaint screen shot"> | ||
− | When you are ready, switch over to Print mode to paint your drawing. | + | When you are ready, switch over to Print mode to paint your drawing. |
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=== Print Mode === | === Print Mode === |