Patternshop
Patternshop: layered drawing (compositing) for Decker
what is decker? see here: https://internet-janitor.itch.io/decker/community and here: http://beyondloom.com/decker
for my other decker things see: https://codeberg.org/woodring/
It's a module and several contraptions that emulate layered drawing in other drawing tools. Or, it can be thought of as "Decker mega-underpaint mode."
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make at least three cards
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put the
patternshopcontraption on each of those cards. -
switch to interactive mode.
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press
0(zero) on each of the cards to activate the contraption. -
draw on the first card in interactive mode.
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switch to the second card. what was drawn on the first card appears there.
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draw on the second card.
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switch to the third card. what was drawn on the second will be under the first.
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et voila, layered drawing!
Why is this important? Imagine:
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card1 has a rough sketch.
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card2 shows card1, to trace over card1's sketch.
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card1 is deactivated, automatically removing the sketch, without having to manually erase it from card2.
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card3 shows the outline of card2, to add shading without worrying about staying exactly in the lines.
For a more detailed README, see: https://codeberg.org/woodring/decker.patternshop
| Status | Released |
| Category | Tool |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings) |
| Author | woodring |
| Tags | Creative, Decker, Drawing, No AI, Open Source, sourcecode |
| Code license | Unlicense |
| Asset license | Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal |
| Average session | About a half-hour |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen |
| Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast, Interactive tutorial |
| Content | No generative AI was used |






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I've been playing with this a little and I think I still haven't got the hang of it, but it's really interesting!
Cool. If you have any suggestions on how to improve it, I’m all ears.
For instance, I had it set up to work with my tablet, but I set the keys to match what I defined. There’s probably a more logical setting for Photoshop/Krita, but I don’t use them enough to know what they are off the top of my head.
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