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 seehttps://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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  1. make at least three cards

  2. put the patternshop contraption on each of those cards.

  3. switch to interactive mode.

  4. press 0 (zero) on each of the cards to activate the contraption.

  5. draw on the first card in interactive mode.

  6. switch to the second card. what was drawn on the first card appears there.

  7. draw on the second card.

  8. switch to the third card. what was drawn on the second will be under the first.

  9. et voila, layered drawing!

Why is this important? Imagine:

  • card1 has a rough sketch.

  • card2 shows card1, to trace over card1's sketch.

  • card1 is deactivated, automatically removing the sketch, without having to manually erase it from card2.

  • 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

StatusReleased
CategoryTool
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Authorwoodring
TagsCreative, Decker, Drawing, No AI, Open Source, sourcecode
Code licenseUnlicense
Asset licenseCreative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen
AccessibilityColor-blind friendly, High-contrast, Interactive tutorial
ContentNo 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.

(4 edits) (+1)

Updated 20260429

  • Added a button to start from scratch on first and last card

Updated 20260430

  • Added a note on card navigation with Left and Right arrow keys (<- and ->)
  • Added links

Updated 20260501

  • Updated Decker to v1.66
  • Expanded viewport
  • Go to “card2” on wipe