Posted September 04, 2019 by alienmelon
This edition is not finished, and I didn't add all the line tools that I wanted to, BUT the features in this are exciting enough!
It's worth downloading! Do it!!
There are lots of fun new tools specifically built for drawing.
Most of these new tools are for drawing interesting and cool lines. Most of them are very customizable to give you control over what you draw with. (more are still coming! I'm just not sure about life-stability right now so I'm putting this out there now).
If you feel so inclined to Tweet about this Zine Maker edition, and share it, I would appreciate it tremendously.
I can't really be on social media right now, or promote this the way I normally do, so I won't really be able to talk about this release. It kind of bums me out because the tools here are really cool and designed well.
Anything you can do to get the word out would help a lot.
Unfortunately the mess that I'm in is overshadowing my work.
* Feature: The Pen tool (default drawing tool) now has transparency option! You can set the transparency of the lines you draw. This option is available for most lines.
Most basic drawing that involves the pen tool supports alpha. The Pattern Spray tool also supports alpha.
You can layer your colors! Yay!
* New Tool: Low Ink
Low ink is one of my favorites! This is basically an animated line. Like the name suggests, you can draw and ink will eventually deplete making the line size smaller and smaller. There are a number of settings...
Default: Line size depletes as you draw
Random: Random sized lines (very splotchy!)
Pulse: Like a heartbeat!
Wave: Line size depletes and then goes up again so it's like a wave.
Settings for all these are the same. You adjust the minimum and maximum size for setting the range. The fade rate sets how long it takes to animate.
This release is VERY beta. I'm sorry that I couldn't give it all the attention that it deserves. I am confident, however, that it is stable enough and all the tools are usable (outside of perfectionism).
I don't expect there to be massive bugs. If you find one, be patient and please do let me know.
Thank you for your support! Happy zine making!!