DrawPlus ® Quick Start Guide Simple steps for getting started with your drawing.
In this guide, we will refer to specific tools, toolbars, tabs, or menus. Use this visual reference to help locate them on the DrawPlus workspace.
This Quick Start Guide will walk you through the key stages in getting started with drawing a loaf of bread in DrawPlus X6, and explain how to export or print your finished project. To install DrawPlus X6, insert the DrawPlus X6 Program disc into your disc drive. The AutoRun feature automatically starts the setup process. Simply answer the on-screen questions to install the program.
When you launch DrawPlus, a appears. To access the Startup Wizard from an open drawing, from the toolbar, click top left corner of your screen, on the . There are three main sections to the Startup Wizard: Ÿ The section lets you create a new image or animation from scratch. Ÿ The section lets you access recently opened drawings or browse previously saved drawings. Ÿ section is for exploring ways to use DrawPlus, The including a Quick Start video, and access to written and video tutorials.
To draw in DrawPlus you'll need to create a new empty page of your chosen size. To get started, simply use the Startup Wizard. 1. From the top left of the Startup Wizard, click . 2. From the Page Setup dialog, select the thumbnail of the type of page you want to start with. 3. Click . Your page is displayed.
Once added to the page, QuickShapes can be left as basic shape variants. They can also be resized and morphed into additional shape variants. 1. Click the down arrow on the button on the toolbar to the left of your page, then select a shape from the flyout. 2. At your chosen cursor position, click and drag on the page to draw out your QuickShape to a chosen size. 3.
1. Use the object. ( toolbar) to select your 2. From the right of the screen, on the tab, click on the Line swatch (squared outline) to change your object's line colour, or Fill swatch (solid square box) to change the fill colour. 3. Select a colour's hue by dragging the circle around the outer wheel. 4. Select the colour's saturation and lightness by clicking in the inner triangle. 5. (Optional) Adjust the Opacity slider to control the object's opaqueness.
1. At the left of your screen, from the . toolbar, click 2. (Optional) From the context toolbar above your page, select a Line Colour, Width, or Line Style. Increase the Smoothness to 60% for smoother lines. 3. Click and drag on the page to draw. 1. At the left of your screen, from the . toolbar, click 2. Click repeatedly across the page like a dot-to-dot drawing. You'll get a curved line that bends like wire. 3. Press to finish drawing the line.
1. To the left of your drawing, on the . 2. toolbar, click Click on the page where you want the text to start. 3. Above your drawing, on the context toolbar, set the font, size, and other attributes. 4. Start typing. It's easy to turn any object's line into a creative brush stroke. 1. Use the to select your object. 2. To the right of your screen, from the tab, click the drop-down arrow and select a brush category. 3. Click on a brush thumbnail to select it.
4. (Optional) To the left of your screen, on the toolbar, click . Then, above your drawing, on the context toolbar, change the Line Colour, Width, and Opacity of your object's line. You can also paint directly on the page. Simply select the and use the tab to select a brush stroke. Click and drag on the page to paint! 1. Select the object you want the style applied to. 2. To the right of your screen, tab, select a from the preset category from the drop-down list. 3.
1. To the left of your screen, on the . toolbar, click 2. From the dialog, locate and select your picture, then click . 3. Click and drag on the page to insert your picture. 1. Above your selected picture, on the context toolbar, click . 2. Paint over areas you would like discarded from your picture. To the left of Cutout Studio, on the toolbar, select the to paint over areas to keep if you've accidentally discarded too much. 3.
1. Above your selected picture, on the context toolbar, click . 2. On the left of PhotoLab, select the pane. 3. Scroll through the categories and select a thumbnail effect. 4. At the bottom-right of PhotoLab, on the Trial Zone pane, adjust the effect's settings and click . You may need to allow time for the preview to update and show the applied filters. A green bar on the bottom of the PhotoLab indicates progress. 5. Click . Key point! Up to now you've been working on a DrawPlus project (.dpp file).
2. At the bottom left of the Picture Export dialog, click for a side-by-side comparative preview of different graphic file formats and their exported file sizes (displayed above each image). 3. Click on a previewed picture to select it for export or to change its properties. 4. On the dialog's left, from drop-down the list, select the file format of your exported picture. 5. (Optional) Specify the image's size or resolution (dpi). Size will determine its quality and compression.
1. From the top left of the Startup Wizard, click . 2. From the Page Setup dialog, select a page layout thumbnail. 3. Click . Your page is displayed. 1. At the bottom-right of your screen, open the tab. 2. Click to expand the ClipArt folder, select the Animals category, then drag the Bumblebee onto the page. Resize from corner handles if needed. 3. To the bottom of your screen, from the . tab, click 4. In the Number of keyframes box, enter "10" and click 5.
Ÿ From the tab, click . Your bumblebee animates along a linear path. Ÿ From the tab, select every second keyframe and move the bee up or down to create a wavy path. Click again to see the bumblebee fly undulated. 1. At the top left corner of your screen, on the . bar, select 2. From the dialog, enter a , then select a , , and for your animation video. Click , then once the export is complete, click from the dialog to view your animation video.
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