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Re:Any chance of "grown up" version? - 2008/09/26 14:49I think "Vector Paint" places it in Illustrator territory (or some other vector app). Doozla allows you to draw a vector stroke, but doesn't allow editing of the points afterwards. While this makes it powerful AND easy, it's also limiting as well.
Re:Any chance of "grown up" version? - 2008/09/26 22:22I would think that "vector paint" takes it decidedly out of Illustrator territory.
Maybe I'm not being clear, I don't want to edit points or do any of the normal vector things you'd use Illustrator for. I've tried Illustrator and I don't like it.
I want to be able to "paint" with a brush, fill, use an erasor, and otherwise interact with it like you do with a paint program. For anyone who's familiar with Flash, I always used the brush tool, not the pen tool, for exactly this reason. This is how Doozla works already, which is why I brought this up here.
The only "vectory" thing I liked doing with Flash was the smooth and simplify commands (used on scanned artwork that had been converted to vector "fills"). I really liked what they did to my line work, most of the time.
I created things out of vectors for the sharp look of it, and the ability to scale it indefinately. The ability to be artistic, but with precision, plays nicely to my strengths (or at least interests).Life in Idle
Re:Any chance of "grown up" version? - 2008/09/27 06:55I think the "smooth or otherwise manipulate" part is where I'd say you'd want something more Adobe-y.
I haven't used Flash, but I'm interested in divining if Doozla could become this sort of tool as well.
Currently, when you draw a line in Doozla
It doesn't become a series of points that run down it's center, it's more like an oval that has been distorted. The points that make up that stroke are all along the edge. When you erase across it, a new edge (with new points) is created. Does it work this way in Flash or are flash lines made up of a single set of points (that would run down the middle of the image of the curve shown above)?
Re:Any chance of "grown up" version? - 2008/09/27 07:05This is an interesting Discussion
JClark, it sounds like you're after something more like Skitch, but with a full-screen view?
Skitch can do everything Doozla can and more.. our engine underneath is actually very powerful and the simple things like erasing though a series of vector lines is technically very complex
KeynoteKen is correct, as usual
Doozla and Skitch draw the line as a shape with filled inside. Whereas Illustrator usually draws the original actual path of the pen, then uses a 'brush' to fatten the line. Although Illustrator can certainly convert the result into a filled shape as well, it's not quite as simple to work with.
I'm not sure what CS4 brings.. I believe there is a new blob tool in Photoshop which works similarly, however I've not used it myself.
Remember, that you also don't need to use the one tool. Great artists are pragmatic and will use the tools for each task which best suits. Skitch can save files as SVG, which lets you load, and edit the points in another application like Illustrator.
We're adding some more support into Doozla for exporting as well which will help.
Also, Skitch and Doozla support Wacom tablets, so if you want a little more control (pressure sensitivity) then I strongly recommend using a tablet for drawing.
Re:Any chance of - 2008/09/27 14:09KeynoteKen wrote: Currently, when you draw a line in Doozla [...] It doesn't become a series of points that run down it's center, it's more like an oval that has been distorted. The points that make up that stroke are all along the edge. When you erase across it, a new edge (with new points) is created. Does it work this way in Flash or are flash lines made up of a single set of points (that would run down the middle of the image of the curve shown above)?
Flash actually can do both. The brush tool works like Doozla (as in your image above). The pen tool works the other way (a single set of points). I never used the pen tool.
I have used Skitch for certain things, I just really want the engine in Skitch and Doozla wrapped up into a real drawing program. I targeted Doozla for this request since it's already a drawing program, just a limited one.Life in Idle
and I see how Doozlish the brush appears. I think it'd be good now to know what "smooth and otherwise manipulate" would be. Is smooth essentially a function of how much curvature from point to point? Also, I saw the manipulations in that video, is that what you mean? Being able to cut a vector out of another vector, alter the points that make up the sides of a stroke, that kind of thing?
What else does Flash do outside of what I've seen in the video (and if you spot another, please post!) that you would want to do?
