From kde-kimageshop Mon Mar 17 13:03:33 2008 From: Boudewijn Rempt Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:03:33 +0000 To: kde-kimageshop Subject: Re: Summer of Code Message-Id: X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-kimageshop&m=120575905030471 On Mon, 17 Mar 2008, Valerie wrote: > Between the photo editor based on Krita and the quick sketch > interface based on Krita, don't both of these sound like > options that would do well with the workscape proposal I had > made? Maybe people see now why I had proposed it in the first > place? Yeah, we arrived at that conclusion, too. But a good workspace project is a really big undertaking, not something a new student could do. And I really need that sketchpad for my own use :-) > I'd actually not be pro- a stand-alone sketching program, the > simple reason being that people have Many different ways of > sketching in a picture: > - some like to go freehand > - some like to use path tools for smoother lines > - I'm wishing for the option of using a tablet, while lines > are constrained along a path, so that I can get both smooth > and line variations > - some wish to go for a "rough" sketch effect, and would thus > probably want to use Krita's future painting tools (Chinese > brush etc) > - and while some scan in lineart, others prefer to sketch > digitally First, then trace That (or sketch digitally, print > out, trace in pencil then ink then scan it back in) > - did I mention that some people don't just sketch lineart? This project has been defined by me as being the thing that I need most :-) If someone would take it up, there would be tangible benefits for Krita: we would have experience with experimental user interfaces, we would have a good pencil simulation paintop engine and we would know how well our libraries would work for different kinds of applications. But the sketchpad app is for me and my X61t -- whenever I want to doodle with pencils on my tablet. (This isn't just being egotistical: it's about focussing on something simple and direct, instead of generic and flexible, somethign with which we, as a Krita team, don't have that much experience. _______________________________________________ kimageshop mailing list kimageshop@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kimageshop