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openCanvas, popularly abbreviated as oC, is an art program popular among Japanese digital arists. [[Portalgraphics]], the company that created it, originally released it as [[freeware]], but moved to a demo/retail model starting with version 2. |
[[openCanvas]], popularly abbreviated as oC, is an art program popular among Japanese digital arists. [[Portalgraphics]], the company that created it, originally released it as [[freeware]], but moved to a demo/retail model starting with version 2. |
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openCanvas is known for its unique blending style, something of a cross between [[Adobe Photoshop]] and [[Corel Painter]]. Unlike many similar programs, openCanvas is specifically designed for use with pressure-sensitive drawing tablets, like the popular [[Wacom]]'s digitizing tablets. It is designed from the bottom up to be a sketch program rather than a graphic design program. |
openCanvas is known for its unique blending style, something of a cross between [[Adobe Photoshop]] and [[Corel Painter]]. Unlike many similar programs, openCanvas is specifically designed for use with pressure-sensitive drawing tablets, like the popular [[Wacom]]'s digitizing tablets. It is designed from the bottom up to be a sketch program rather than a graphic design program. |
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While it does not compete in larger markets and lacks many of the graphic design features of (much more expensive) programs like [[Adobe Photoshop]], it has quite a community following and is known for producing quite astounding work for its small footprint. |
While it does not compete in larger markets and lacks many of the graphic design features of (much more expensive) programs like [[Adobe Photoshop]], it has quite a community following and is known for producing quite astounding work for its small footprint. |
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Perhaps most important of all is one feature which makes it stand apart from its competition: the ability to save sketches as an event file, |
Perhaps most important of all is one feature which makes it stand apart from its competition: the ability to save sketches as an event file, a recording of the strokes of the artist, and replay them or export as a movie. |
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Up until the last free version, 1.72b, openCanvas also included network support, allowing artists to collaborate in real-time over the internet, using different layers of the same drawing. Unfortunately, this innovative feature was removed on the release of version 2. |
Up until the last free version, 1.72b, openCanvas also included network support, allowing artists to collaborate in real-time over the internet, using different layers of the same drawing. Unfortunately, this innovative feature was removed on the release of version 2. |
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openCanvas is currently in availabe in English (v3) and Japanese (v4). |
openCanvas is currently in availabe in English (v3) and Japanese (v4). |
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== Feature List, taken from website == |
== Feature List, taken from website == |
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*Elegant line and smooth drawing touch |
*Elegant line and smooth drawing touch |
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*Coloring as if the watercolor painting is used |
*Coloring as if the watercolor painting is used |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.portalgraphics.net/oc/index.asp?reqLang=en openCanvas User Community] |
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*[http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/index.asp Portalgraphics Web site, English] |
*[http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/index.asp Portalgraphics Web site, English] |
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*[http://www.portalgraphics.net/ja/index.asp Portalgraphics Web site, Japanese] |
*[http://www.portalgraphics.net/ja/index.asp Portalgraphics Web site, Japanese] |
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Revision as of 10:57, 7 February 2005
openCanvas, popularly abbreviated as oC, is an art program popular among Japanese digital arists. Portalgraphics, the company that created it, originally released it as freeware, but moved to a demo/retail model starting with version 2.
openCanvas is known for its unique blending style, something of a cross between Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. Unlike many similar programs, openCanvas is specifically designed for use with pressure-sensitive drawing tablets, like the popular Wacom's digitizing tablets. It is designed from the bottom up to be a sketch program rather than a graphic design program.
While it does not compete in larger markets and lacks many of the graphic design features of (much more expensive) programs like Adobe Photoshop, it has quite a community following and is known for producing quite astounding work for its small footprint.
Perhaps most important of all is one feature which makes it stand apart from its competition: the ability to save sketches as an event file, a recording of the strokes of the artist, and replay them or export as a movie.
Up until the last free version, 1.72b, openCanvas also included network support, allowing artists to collaborate in real-time over the internet, using different layers of the same drawing. Unfortunately, this innovative feature was removed on the release of version 2.
openCanvas is currently in availabe in English (v3) and Japanese (v4).
Feature List, taken from website
- Elegant line and smooth drawing touch
- Coloring as if the watercolor painting is used
- The event file, which replays the drawing procedure
- Gradient function in which advanced customize is possible
- Tone function which can create an original tone (Plus)
- 22 kinds of layer modes
- Filters which produce many colorful effects
- Saving and reading of PSD/PNG/JPG/BMP formats