Don't forget to look at DigiDaub on Flickr for examples of DigiDaub 9 in use.
DigiDaub
Computer generated abstract art
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
DigiDaub 9 now available
Version 9 of DigiDaub is now available. If you would like it please email me and I will email it to you. My email address is available from the "About" menu in DigiDaub8. Please put a mention of DD9 in the subject of you email, otherwise it may be overlooked.
Here is some information about version 9:
Here is some information about version 9:
Colour:ColourPick: Click the right mouse over a colour
on the Canvas. The palette will change to the single colour under the mouse.
Text:Single:
You can use the
Right Mouse Button to place the text in a position down the Canvas determined
by the click of the button. Please note that due to the vagaries of fonts, the
position of the text is somewhat approximate.
Text:Vertical: You can use the Right Mouse Button
to place the text in a position across
the Canvas determined by the click of the button. Please note that due to the
vagaries of fonts, the position of the text is somewhat approximate.
Textures:Lïttle
Daubs: Now randomly
placed on the Canvas rather than in columns as before.
Effects:Random
Fills: This new
section gathers together all the 'Fills' which cover the canvas with ellements
whose colours depend on the colour on the Canvas at the position occupied by
the fill element.
Effects:Ragged
Straight: Now
includes the horizontal direction (Ragged Straight H) as well as the old
Ragged Straight, now with the letter V appended.
Effects:Jumble: Randomly adds a thin black border
to each element.
Effects:Frames: Improved Torn Edge frame
reinstated.
Colour
Effects: Adjust Hue:
With this you can change the amount of red, green or blue in an image on the
Canvas.
Colour
Effects:Margins:
Fills the appropriate margin of the Canvas with the first colour of the
Palette. If you right click the mouse, the margin will start at the point where
you clicked. Bear in mind that only the x position (across the Canvas) of the
mouse click effects the Left and Right margins, whereas it is the y (up/down)
position which effects the Top and Bottom margins. All Margins draws all
four margins at once. This effect is intended to provide a plain area for
adding text (perhaps after importing the DigiDaub image into another graphic
program).
Colours: The amount of red, greenn or blue in
the current palette can be adjusted.
New
design elements:
Textures:Little
Scribbles
Background:Deco
Angles/Deco Circles/DecoFans/DecoSquares
Organic
Shapes:Torn Pieces in three sizes
Effects:HighLight
and Effects: LowLight
A
selection of bugs have been corrected and other small improvements have been
made.
Thursday 12 April 2012
Subtle Textures
You can use DigiDaub to add some subtle textures to an image, for example:
1. Import the image you wish to add texture to.
2. Select Colours:Grey only.
3. Cover image using Background:Plain.
4. Select Colours: Black only.
5. Now add shapes or a texture to the background. Here I have used Regular Textures:Fine Textures:Weave. I actually applied this texture three times in order to make it a strong image.
6. Edit:Copy this image.
7. Revert to the original image - File:Revert to last opened.
8. Now choose Edit:Blend copied image:Weak.
9. I then repeated step 8 to provide a stronger texture. I could have used Edit:Blend copied image:Medium in the first place.
Using the same method I have added some text...
to this image.
1. Import the image you wish to add texture to.
2. Select Colours:Grey only.
3. Cover image using Background:Plain.
4. Select Colours: Black only.
5. Now add shapes or a texture to the background. Here I have used Regular Textures:Fine Textures:Weave. I actually applied this texture three times in order to make it a strong image.
6. Edit:Copy this image.
7. Revert to the original image - File:Revert to last opened.
8. Now choose Edit:Blend copied image:Weak.
9. I then repeated step 8 to provide a stronger texture. I could have used Edit:Blend copied image:Medium in the first place.
Using the same method I have added some text...
to this image.
Sunday 8 April 2012
Transparancy
If you intend opening an image to be used as an Overlay Image (found under the File menu) or as a Showthrough image after copying the image (found under Edit), please use an uncompressed image file (such as .bmp). A compressed image file( such as .jpg) will most likely add some artifacts in the black or white areas, which, whilst showing as black or white on the Canvas are not pure black or white. Using a compressed file will probably result in 'spots' around the edges of the Overlay or Showthrough part of the image..
Of course, you can use this 'feature' as part of your image if you want a random spotty effect.
Of course, you can use this 'feature' as part of your image if you want a random spotty effect.
Friday 6 April 2012
DigiDaub 8 now launched
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