Art Rage 2.5 Manual

Introduction.! 2 The Basics.! 3 Creating and Saving Paintings.! 8 The Tool Picker.! 13 The Tools.! 14 The Color Picker.! 35 The Color Samples Panel.! 40 The Toolbox.! 42 The Menu Bar.! 43 Resizing & Rescaling Your Work.! 48 All About Layers.! 50 The Layers Panel.! 56 Moving, Scaling, and Rotating Layers.! 62 Paper Settings Panel.! 63 Tracing Images.! 65 Reference Images.! 67 All About Stencils and Rulers.! 69 Using Stencils and Rulers.! 74 Shortcut Keys.! 80 Introduction. Welcome to ArtRage 2.5. This manual covers all of the features of the application and tells you what you need to know to get painting. The section titled ‘The Basics’ tells you how to use the interface and go about creating your paintings. The rest of the manual covers all of the settings and features in detail. This manual is for the full version of ArtRage. We've also included some extras in the installer. You'll find some sample tracing images, extra paper grains, and custom color pickers that show you the kind of thing you can do with them. You will also find a set of Stencils and Rulers for use with the Stencils system. This version of ArtRage includes the ArtRage Auto Updater, which allows you to easily update your product online with a few simple button clicks. If you want to learn more about using ArtRage, visit the ArtRage Forums online and join in the discussion. Once you've registered, you can find tutorials, galleries, and support if you need it. Thanks for purchasing ArtRage 2, we hope you have a great time painting! The Basics. This chapter tells you everything you need to know about getting started with ArtRage 2 including where you can find things in the interface, and how to create your own paintings. The Interface. When you open ArtRage 2, you’ll get a window that looks something like this. While you’re working in ArtRage, that window is both your easel and your tool box. It has number of handy controls that can be used while painting, and a canvas that fills the entire window. At the top of the window is the menu bar. Here, you’ll find options for your painting, printing, sav- ing, loading, and settings for your canvas. You’ll also find Undo and Redo, and controls for setting the size of the window. At the bottom left of the window is the tool picker. Here, you’ll be able to select which tool you’re using to paint with, and control how big it is. At the bottom right of the window is the color picker. Here, you’ll be able to select which color you’re painting with, and load in custom color pickers when you need them. If the tool you have selected can get dirty (…