DPaint Room Background

Elliott Hird · Wed 12/10/2005 18:49:28

Quote from: Helm on Wed 12/10/2005 18:46:40
naw, stick with Dpaint.

\o/ yesyesyesyesyes

Photoshop and all that just make me draw crap, really...
And paint just doesn't cut it with backgrounds that look like... anything, really. Microsoft would do good making a cross between dpaint/photoshop/gimp/paint in some future version. Now THAT would rock.

Squinky · Wed 12/10/2005 22:06:08

Is there any way to emulate this style of dithered gradients in photoshop? I've tried a bit, and the closest I could get was setting the gradient to dissolve and posturizing, but it still looks different....

Elliott Hird · Wed 12/10/2005 22:07:45

Quote from: Squinky on Wed 12/10/2005 22:06:08
Is there any way to emulate this style of dithered gradients in photoshop? I've tried a bit, and the closest I could get was setting the gradient to dissolve and posturizing, but it still looks different....

Well, DPaint works in 256 colours. and btw, I used different levels of "gradient splatter" which looks a bit like dithering.

MrColossal · Wed 12/10/2005 22:55:00

Squinky:

http://kafkaskoffee.com/tutorials/gradients.shtml

Darth Mandarb · Wed 12/10/2005 22:58:10

Quote from: Squinky on Wed 12/10/2005 22:06:08Is there any way to emulate this style of dithered gradients in photoshop? I've tried a bit, and the closest I could get was setting the gradient to dissolve and posturizing, but it still looks different....

I made that paint-over in Photoshop

Eric's link is exactly how I do it.

Squinky · Wed 12/10/2005 23:31:19

I figured you did, but wasn't sure. But now I'll be rocking it thanks to that tutorial so good times... Thanks again guys.

Gilbert · Thu 13/10/2005 02:17:44

Quote from: Elliott Hird on Wed 12/10/2005 18:26:27

That's a really good paintover btw, my only problem is dpaint can't do vertical gradients...

How the heck did lucasarts manage without a vertical gradient tool?

DP can't do vertical gradient? I didn't know that until now.

try right-clicking on tool icons for more options...

Elliott Hird · Thu 13/10/2005 10:07:52

Quote from: Gilbot V7000a on Thu 13/10/2005 02:17:44
Quote from: Elliott Hird on Wed 12/10/2005 18:26:27

That's a really good paintover btw, my only problem is dpaint can't do vertical gradients...

How the heck did lucasarts manage without a vertical gradient tool?
DP can't do vertical gradient? I didn't know that until now.

try right-clicking on tool icons for more options...

How could I forget that right-click-for-more-tools global in alot of old dos programmes? Darn. lemme try.

Edit: Nope. just brings up the "new gradient" menu.

Gilbert · Thu 13/10/2005 12:31:12

Actually I don't understand what did you mean by "vertical gradient", DP gradient function is very good and very powerful.

Elliott Hird · Thu 13/10/2005 17:39:22

Quote from: Gilbot V7000a on Thu 13/10/2005 12:31:12
Actually I don't understand what did you mean by "vertical gradient", DP gradient function is very good and very powerful.

gradient going from top to bottom, vise-versa. it can only do horizontal.

Gilbert · Fri 14/10/2005 01:41:24

It can do nearly all form of gradients, even diagonal, just choose straight gradient and drag the line...

Elliott Hird · Fri 14/10/2005 11:19:03

Quote from: Gilbot V7000a on Fri 14/10/2005 01:41:24
It can do nearly all form of gradients, even diagonal, just choose straight gradient and drag the line...

Not on DPaint Enhanced II you can't.

Gilbert · Fri 14/10/2005 12:21:36

You can, had you tried that yet?

I use DP2e also.

Andail · Fri 14/10/2005 14:40:02

If it takes this much time and debating to work out one simple function with DPaint, I must recommend using something else.

Helm · Fri 14/10/2005 18:27:49

no, andail. Because at his level, going from a semi-functional understanding of dpaint to a severily underequipped usage of photoshop solves nothing. You need to learn your first program inside out. And it just so happens that dpaint is perfect for the resolutions he's working on. If he had started with photoshop, he'd be getting help on how to use the gradient tool in that program.

Elliott Hird · Fri 14/10/2005 18:43:32

Quote from: Helm on Fri 14/10/2005 18:27:49
no, andail. Because at his level, going from a semi-functional understanding of dpaint to a severily underequipped usage of photoshop solves nothing. You need to learn your first program inside out. And it just so happens that dpaint is perfect for the resolutions he's working on. If he had started with photoshop, he'd be getting help on how to use the gradient tool in that program.

Thanks. I'm just not good at drawing, digital or otherwise, tho I have these awesome ideas and images that I can see in my head... but meh.

Edit: someone rename this to dpaint discussion

Snarky · Sat 15/10/2005 01:47:56

After playing around with Dpaint 2 Enhanced for a while, I figured out how to set the direction of the gradients. It's not exactly obvious. By default it just goes left-right, and you can flip it from the gradient menu, but not change it in any other way.

Right-click on the shape you want to fill with a gradient, and set the gradient type to "linear". After to draw a shape now, you'll get a line from the center of the shape, and you can orient this line in the direction you want the gradient to go. Voila! Experiment with other types of gradients for cool effects.

Really happy I finally managed to track down this cool tool. I've looked for it several times in the past, but only now was I successful. I almost feel like I have to make some LucasArtsy backgrounds now.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Sat 15/10/2005 02:41:04

If you really are serious about using DPaint I'd recommend getting winUAE (an amiga emulator) and DPaint IV. It had so many improvements over 2 I couldn't possibly list them all. If you are really strapped to locate it I could make a zip of the hd install version I've got and throw it in your direction.

As for the actual use of gradients on a background, I'm not a big fan of the effect myself- I find that hand pixelled shading looks nicer since you have far more control. Obviously it's not very practical for large backgrounds, but it's very reasonable to pixel your own wall texture in 320x200.

Snarky · Sat 15/10/2005 16:02:56

Setting up a functioning Amiga environment has got to be the most painful process I've ever attempted on my computer. Lots of different packages that have to be set up together (and of course they don't list their dependencies. That would be too easy). Several required files that are still under copyright and therefore not distributed with the main packages. "Workbench" distributions that don't make it clear whether they're different operating systems, different versions of the same OS, or just handy packages of settings and applications.

Besides, I absolutely could not find DPaint IV or V except as part of the ClassicWB distribution, which seems less ideal than AIAB. Currently looking on eMule, which to me is a last resort; the absolute lowest and most degrading way to get hold of anything on the Internets.

Elliott Hird · Sat 15/10/2005 19:37:14

Quote from: Snarky on Sat 15/10/2005 01:47:56
After playing around with Dpaint 2 Enhanced for a while, I figured out how to set the direction of the gradients.Ã,Â It's not exactly obvious. By default it just goes left-right, and you can flip it from the gradient menu, but not change it in any other way.

Right-click on the shape you want to fill with a gradient, and set the gradient type to "linear". After to draw a shape now, you'll get a line from the center of the shape, and you can orient this line in the direction you want the gradient to go. Voila! Experiment with other types of gradients for cool effects.

Really happy I finally managed to track down this cool tool. I've looked for it several times in the past, but only now was I successful. I almost feel like I have to make some LucasArtsy backgrounds now.Ã,Â

DPaint is too holy for me to use it's superior features. *bows*