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Pixopedia 24 concept
Before we go to topics explaining various Pixopedia 24 possibilities and actions, we need to say a few words
of Pixopedia 24 concept. By accepting and understanding the general concept, you will be able to
perform and explore various actions and their combinations in quick and easy manner.
As Pixopedia 24 concept deffers from standard image editor and painter approach, this topics
is of crucial importance and should be read carefully.
Everything under the brush - everything under the mask
Pixopedia 24 works with "brush and mask" technique and allows the user to perform almost every action
through brush movement. Under brush movement we consider any shape drawn.
Among various shapes there is also free hand movement (strokes), so we will explain our concept
through free hand movement.
When you select some brush type and set its size, select some action (let's say Draw->Normal action)
and draw something on previously loaded or newly created image, beside drawing that appeared
on the canvas there is also one hidden, masked drawing that is not visible to user.
This mask is used to perform pixels rendering onto original image/canvas depending on action choosen.
Now, we can select some other action (let's say IPL filters->Blur) and apply this action on previously drawn shape
by pressing Mask button. We can also return to Draw action, change foreground color
and by pressing Mask button again, the color of shape is changed.
The mask is not destroyed even when undo is performed.
When the mask is destroyed?
Old mask is destroyed every time a new shape is applied on the image. The new mask is created
containing a newly created shape. Mask is also destroyed when some action is applied to whole image by
pressing Image button.
How to draw multiple shapes/strokes and keep their masks?
Mask addition (merging) is performed by holiding Shift key while performing shape drawing.
Now internal mask contains old drawing merged with a new one. Pressing Mask button
will apply selected action on both drawings (shapes).
Example of Pixopedia 24 concept
The best way to understand the general idea is to perform a step by step example.
So, here we go:
- Start Pixopedia 24 and create a new image with black background.
- Click on the brush icon to invoke brush settings.
- Select the first brush: neon-brush and set parameters:
- Linear fall-off 100%
- Click on the basic parameters tab and set:
- Size = 40
- Capacity = 100
- Step = 1
- Set all other basic parameters to 0
- Clik on brush effects tab
- Check blur kernel and set value to 3
- Check bump scale and set value to 4
- By clicking red arrows, set bump offset to (-1, 1)
- Press OK button to close brush settings form
- Set foreground color to red.
- Select Draw action, select normal method and set color scheme to Foreground
- Move mouse cursor on image and right click the mouse button. Select
Free hand shape.
- Draw a shape on canvas holding the lef mouse button down.
Release the mouse button, the shape is drawn.
- Now, to see how the masking works, click on textures button, select some texture and press OK button
to close textures form.
- Change Color choice to Texture aligned
- Press Mask button, red color in our bumped drawing is replaced by texture.
- Now select some other texture.
- Change method toEqualize
- Press Mask button. Previous texture is equalized with new texture.
- Invoke brush settings, uncheck bump scale and press OK
- Now try to apply some filter, noise, pixels shifting or any other effect on the same shape,
again by pressing Mask button.
Why to uncheck bumpining in step number 14 ?
This is because all actions except drawing would bump again already bumped shape.
However, you can try to apply some filter with bumping on, as also nice effects can be obtained.
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