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1. Brush Setting Window / Brush List
All these new functions are set in each Brush and Pen Nib window. The shape of pen would be set in Pen Nib window. Following items would be set in Brush Setting Window.
Brush List window could dock with Brush Setting or could be made an independent window. A present "Pen Nib" setting in addition to brush setting would be saved in one brush at the same time. Many brush settings could be used properly by reading "Brush collection" saved in the file. Please select the brush and press keys of Alt and one of A,S,D,F and G such as Alt and A to assign shortcut key. There should be focus in Brush Setting window at that time. The selection of Brush List could be moved the left side or right side by shortcut key E and R. Default setting of pen-tail is "Eraser", but it is switched to other brushes by just selecting. The functions are quite the same as oC3.
Please double-click the gray part to switch to pen of C3. 2.1 Defferences from oC3
In oC4, the setting of brush shape would be one independent window.
You can draw with the brush shape that has been selected in this Pen Nib window. 2.2 Pen Nib Setting Window
The shape of pen nib when drawing with the brush could be set in Pen Nib Setting window.
The drawing setting would be set in Brush window. Following items would be set in Pen Nib Setting Window.
2.3 Pen Nib List
An individual pen nib setting can be registered as Pen Nib List.
The first pen nib on the left is the special one always included in the present brush. Pen Nib List window could be together with Pen Nib Setting window, or could be an independent window. 2.4 Density Distribution
The density distribution from the center of the pen could be changed.
In addition to being able to choose six kinds of density distribution, a center part can be made flat by "flat", and the bottom raise the whole by "add". 2.5 Flatten / Angle
It is possible to change into the oval by changing Flatten. +
The pen shape could be rotated by changing the angle. The rotation is effective especially when the shape is oval and the pen nib is especially imported, 2.6 Draw with non Anti-alias
In C4, ON or OFF of Anti-alias could be chosen.
The pen which can draw the dot clearly could be used. It was not be able to do in oC3. 2.7 Import as Pen Nib (PLUS only)
It is now possible to import the luminosity of image that the user had prepared as pen nib shape.
Moreover, the flatten and rotation angle could be specified for the imported image. It is possible to have more variegated pen nib expression by these functions. 2.8 Save Pen Nib
A present setting is saved in an active pen nib by "Save" from pen nib menu.
Please understand the pen nib setting would also be saved in Brush setting. 2.9 Save "Pen Nib Collection"
"Pen Nib Collection" created for Pen Nib List could be saved in the file.
As "Pen Nib Collection" saved in the file is read, it is possible to use brush by changing variety of pen nib easily. 3. Group (PLUS only)
It would be easier to manage parts into which the layer is divided by making relationship on the layer hierarchy.
It operates more like Layer Set. 4.1 How to Use
A high performance material editor has been added.
It edits various material collections such as Tone Collection saved in the file.
The material collections that could be edited are the followings.
4.2 Operate
The following operations could be done in the material editor.
5. User Interface
When the paper color is set as transparent, it is possible to make the image transparent partially. It becomes easy to forecast the image after merging if it uses together with transparent paper color. However, please be careful that the displayed image might change greatly according to the combination of layer mode. There should be focus in the image window to use this function.
Please press ESC key (interruption) and Space key (confirmation) to end the cursor key moving mode. Moreover, these could be changed here. 6.1 Threshold
The image would be monochrome by specifying Threshold.
6.2 Gradient Map
The luminosity of image would be replaced with an arbitrary gradient.
6.3 Find Edge
The edge line would be found from the image.
6.4 Color Halftone
The image would be divided into channel(RGB)Aand had shading.
6.5 Luminosity > Transparency
The luminosity of image would be replaced on the transparency of layer (Layer Mask).
6.6 Polar Coordinates
The rectangular coordinates are exchanged to the polar coordinates,
and the polar coordinates are exchanged to the rectangular coordinates.
6.7 Custom
The matrix of 5 x 5 would be operated.
6.8 Diffuse
The pixel of the image would be diffused at random.
6.9 Solarize
The image would be solarized.
7. Stronger Filter
Moreover, each setting could be specified with numbers. The zoom function for filter to which the selection was invalid in oC3 has been moved to Layer menu. The rotate function for filter to which the selection was invalid in oC3 has been moved to Layer menu. The invert function for filter to which the selection was invalid in oC3 has been moved to Layer menu. 8.1 Not show scroll bar in image window
The scroll bar displayed in the image window could be hidden.
You can use more space on the screen when scroll bar is not used at all like that the keyboard could be used as the same operation as scroll bar. 8.2 Not pop up Sub-Tool automatically
It makes the window to select sub-tool not pop up automatically by Tool window.
It is possible to make it pop up by clicking if you would like to turn this off. 8.3 Not show Full Path in Title
It makes only the file name display when displaying it on Title bar.
8.4 Select Starting Brush Collection and Starting Pen Nib Collection
It specifies the starting brush and the starting pen nib collections automatically read when starting.
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