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FVBonura
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A Massive Change of Color
OK you made this huge ship and don't like the color, now what?
You use the flood fill tool?
And what about all those little pixels that need to change. No good!
You try the Eraser tool and use the right mouse button as a color changer?
That takes too long and you might miss something.
So how do you change every pixel of any given color to another color on a big image without any hassle? Try this. See below:
First you select the target color, the color you want to change, and select it with the "Eye Dropper Tool" or "Select Color Tool", from the tool bar. Select it with your right mouse button, so it is in the background field of your color selection box in the lower left corner.
Then you select the new color you want and select it with your left mouse button or so it is in the foreground field of your color selection box in the lower left corner.
Now you must "Select All", or hit hot key "Ctrl+A", and then "Cut" or hot key "Ctrl+X". This will clear the image, and leave the canvas a field of the old color.
Now using the left mouse button, "Flood Fill", or "Fill with Color"", from the tool bar, and change the color of the blank screen to the new color you want.
Now hit "Paste" or hot key "Ctrl+V", and select the "Paste Transparent" button on the lower left tool bar.
Presto! All the old color is gone, and all that is left is your new color in its place. With practice, this technique, can save hours of time, and prevent many little pixel errors that may occur with other color changing methods.
Last edited by the VOID, 10/25/2006, 4:15 pm
--- Frank V Bonura - SWDA Founder - http://deckplans.00sf.com “For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. ” - Psalm 18:39
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10/22/2005, 8:54 am
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Treveli
Registered: 10-2005
Location: The chop shop, fixing my ships
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Re: The wild and wonderful world of Microsoft Paint
Bah! Wish ya'd posted that one yesterday, before I repainted an entire Action VI one hull plate at a time.
Thank ya for the tips, Deck Master.
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10/22/2005, 9:44 am
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FVBonura
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Re: The wild and wonderful world of Microsoft Paint
Treveli, keep in mind the Action 6 is scheduled for a major overhaul in November Lord willing) prior to it completion, and the begining of the Wild Karde project. You may want to wait a bit longer or the hull color may not be the only problem.
Last edited by the VOID, 10/25/2006, 4:15 pm
--- Frank V Bonura - SWDA Founder - http://deckplans.00sf.com “For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. ” - Psalm 18:39
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10/23/2005, 7:50 pm
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Grtak
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Re: The wild and wonderful world of Microsoft Paint
No tip this week frank?
we are hungry to learn, feed our hunger
--- "You can call me GR" -GRtak
If people read this, they would not use more than two letters when addressing me.
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11/2/2005, 1:40 pm
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FVBonura
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Instant Undo
OK tip of the week. I have been busy so I will do an easy one.
DID you know you can instantly undo anything in paint while drawing it?
As long as you still have the mouse button depressed, you can undo what you are doing by hitting the other mouse button and holding both down at the same time. This trick works with either button.
For example you are erasing with the right button (Color changer), and you mess up. Do not pick up your finger from the right button, just hit the left button at the same time, and presto, its gone. It works left to right and right to left instantly.
As a bonus this technique allows you an extra Undo step. Normaly Undo can only be used 3 times in MS Paint, but if you use the double mouse button trick, its like having 4 undos instead of 3.
With practice, this trick can save on time, and gives you one extra step of undo protection. Enjoy.
Last edited by the VOID, 10/25/2006, 4:15 pm
--- Frank V Bonura - SWDA Founder - http://deckplans.00sf.com “For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. ” - Psalm 18:39
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11/3/2005, 8:32 am
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FVBonura
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5 more to play with
OK here are few more small MS Paint tricks, Im' sure most of know these but in the off chance you don't, lets review.
1. Holding down the "^Shift" key while dragging out a rectangle, rounded rectangle, or circle, will make the object perfectly square or circular.
2. Holding down the "^Shift" key while dragging out a line will allow a ortho snap function for horizontal, vertical or 45 degree lines.
3. You can crop an image by hitting Ctrl+A, and sliding the image into the upper left corner of the canvas. You can then trim the lower right hand of the image by clicking on the size tabs at the corners of the image. The sizing tabs are invisible as long as a selection window is active. click on any tool button to make sure the select window is inactive.
4. Use the select window as a ruler. it can be used to measure distances both vetical and horizontal, by watching the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
5. Both the color pallet and tool bar can detach from the bottom and side of the window if needed. simply grab the color pallet or tool bar from a point along its frame, while holding the mouse button down drag it to where you want it. Sometimes you need a bit more room to see your project, and this helps free up some window space.
OK that’s all for now, more to come.
Last edited by the VOID, 10/25/2006, 4:15 pm
--- Frank V Bonura - SWDA Founder - http://deckplans.00sf.com “For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. ” - Psalm 18:39
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11/15/2005, 10:27 am
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Boomer Tiro
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Re: The wild and wonderful world of Microsoft Paint
Thank's frank. That shift key tip helps out a lot. It will make all drawings much more precise.
I am going to try it out on the spline/curve tool as well.
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11/17/2005, 8:26 am
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AG123
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Re: The wild and wonderful world of Microsoft Paint
I've been reading this thread with awe ... I didn't know any of these tricks. I wish I had known when I did the Nightling.
--- I am a Clone Trooper, therefor I can think creatively.
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11/17/2005, 12:35 pm
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psCargile
Registered: 09-2005
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Re: The wild and wonderful world of Microsoft Paint
What about making a palette that people can download and copy and paste into the bottom of their deckplans while they are tinkering around?
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11/26/2005, 2:25 pm
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