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Complete Guide to openCanvas
Published: 2005-07-28 20:32:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 56519; Favourites: 1031; Downloads: 12588
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Did this for a friend. ^_^If you use the sketch for practice, let me know.
I'd love to see your work. Please leave a comment and/or
if this helps you at all. 
You can download the latest freeware version of oC (oc11b72) at any of the following links:
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Or you can go to Google.com and search for “oc11b72.exe”.
The Event File for the second painting in the tutorial can be found here: [link]
*Crin for stock photo in header.
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press download on the right mate !
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Do you know anything about using Cintiq with a networked OC, can't draw when i'm connected with other people using that tablet but other tablet models work?
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This helped. Alot.
Also, (this may be old), but I have a question about layers.
When making a layer 2 to color on, how come layer 1 is covering the coloring? Like, I can't see the coloring so it looks as if it's not colored.
(I hope you get what I'm saying. 
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After seeing your tutorial, I have a question about OpenCanvas.
I downloaded the trial and there is this tool I can't seem to figure out. How do I select an area and move it? I use the selection tool like I would in Photoshop and SAI, and use the move tool to move my selection. Except in opencanvas, the entire layer moves around. How do I only move a specific area of a layer in OpenCanvas?
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I know that this is an old comment, but I have the exact same problem with the selections in SAI and it's starting to really irritate me now... =A= Just wondering if you ever solved this mystery?
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i found a solution, maybe not one you would like, but basically select and copy. i move that copy around and you can erase whatever was previously there then merge the two layers.
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Ah, thank you so much for replying! And that's actually a pretty good idea, I'll definitely try that.
I suppose OC just never meant us to move selections... hahah.
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wait which link do i click for the opencanvas?
my friends told me about this but i dont know wat to do
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Awesome, but now my Tablet doesn't agree with oC, or oC doesn't agree with my tabby D'8
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Thanks for this, it really helped~ (: But just a question, how do you make it so that the brush color isnt so bold? Like you know, make it sort of transparent like? Cause i had mine like that, you see i had it at black (darkest shade) but when i would draw it would be like a light transparent like gray, i'd use it a lot for sketching. but now i forgot how i did that~ v_v you wouldnt happen to know would you>\?
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Is there anyway that you can make the windows your drawing in have scroll bar tabs? I don't like the fact that you have to use the move button just to move the screen...?
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ok i feel like a total retard. Forgive me ive never used a color program in my life. Um..my open canvas doesnt have a page for me to even draw on. Or do i need a tamplet to actually do anything?
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Ok here's what you do: Click on "file" then click on "new" then you click on "ok". If you need any more help don't hesitate to ask.
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Wow. Tooooootally helped. I could never get the hang of it; never understood it. Now I'm slowly making progress with it. I still don't really undetstand layers though.
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I've been using this program for some time and I find this tutorial very useful
thanks for sharing
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wow, yours is so much more informative for not only beginners but more experienced users too; I'm glad you included a lot of this in this tutorial as I didn't know many of the shortcuts and stuff myself, and I've been using opencanvas 1.1 for yeeeaaars. Haha, amazing tut. (: thank you.
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Thanks for this tutorial!!! I`ve been looking for something like this for a really long time because i have no idea of how using the photoshop.
Thank you again for this awesome program and tutorial
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random question: to shade, do you change the opacity of a color (to darken is, example, having black at 15% over your desired color) or do you do something else? Everyone who has openCanvas makes really cool stuff, but I have photoshop and my art is... "okay"
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how do I change the pictures into JPEG mine keep on saving as WPB and the lines on my picture keep on changing to red when I put it on the SDL template. How do you fix these.
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how did u sketch it so smooth n thin like ur using pencil?
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You're my savior dude...that lead to my next step bfr my dreams...thank you master~
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How do you open a picture up to be an event file in Open Canvas4?
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I've always wanted to make a canvas, and needed a bit of a tutorial. Yours seems to really awesome and very useful
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Thanks for the helpful tips, but one still bugs my mind. When I make new layers and put... say blue on that layer, then go to a lower one and put red, it combines the colours instead of making the blue show up on top. How do I remedy the problem without erasing the red underneath?
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This is tremendously helpful, you deserve a medal. (Oh look! You got one! Congrats on the DD!)
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No, it is the last free version of oC. Assuming; I haven't clicked his links yet ^^
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lol I clicked them like 5 seconds after I said that, and downloaded it. They are free.. although I did try the v4 and it's awesome. I might buy it.
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Cool.
I especially like the last part, the tree girl tutorial.
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Thanks for the tutorial! ^^ I just downloaded it. I have a problem though. I did left click the color I wanted to use for the brush and saved it, but it just colors white. 
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I've tried uploading pics i made on oC to Deviantart and it wont let me...help?
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Thank you so much! I actually downloaded OC awhile back and didn't know how to use the program very well. This helps a lot.
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