Introduction
randompaint
is a free Macromedia Flash based vector graphic application which can
be extended very easily with your own paint / draw / edit / transform
functions etc. This is possible through the use of small *.swf plug-ins
which are loaded into randompaint automatically. The example plug-ins
contained in the randompaint standard version can be adjusted to
your needs very quickly and give a easy-to-understand example how
you can develope your own functions(); The randompaint interface
and programm architecture provides developers and designers with
different parameters and controls to work with.
Major Features
Handling the program is very easy! You will find the most important fuctions you would expect from a graphic programm.
- Zoomable drawing area
- RGB color palett and mixer:
- Import pre-defined color pallets
- Mix your onw color palette
- Export your colors
- Layer support
- Move and pan tools
- The possibility to print your whole
drawing area to export it as PDF, EPS or PS
What is it good for?
randompaint produces vector data
which can be processed by all major graphic software. Therefore randompaint
is useful for any kind of design work. You can easily create any kind
of patterns, color tests, move, scale rotate and duplicate existing
artworks randomly and automatically to create new compositions and
combine it with other paint functions. And all this is possible in seconds
with this powerful software!
Examples of use:
- Color compositions (to examine how colors look like next to each other)
- Test patterns / tiles in different colors
- Create Illustrations
- Play around with colors and shapes to get inspired
- Paint artworks for further processing in 2D animation software
- Make textures for 3D models and animations
- Design backgrounds for websites, flyers, book covers etc.
What is randompaint?
It is not the purpose of randompaint to become a substitute for software
programms like Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia Freehand, although the
powerfull Flash environment would make many of their tools possible.
Much more important is to use the unique advantages of the Macromedia
Flash Player.
randompaint is a highly creative software! Due to the fact that every
funtion coded is supposed to be based on a random parameter, the result
is not totally predictable. In this way you always create NEW stuff.
It is a very creative way to work with the program.
Supporting plug-ins is not only a feature of randompaint. It is one of
the main ideas that literally can build his or her own functions for
the software. And Flash is the perfect tool for that. It makes extension
so easy that randompaint lets you even add or change your plug-ins
during runtime. This is especially useful in development time. So if
you don't want to code several similar plug-ins - start painting, change
a line of code and go on painting.
Who is this software for?
Do you know someone who is able to code a plug-in for Illustrator in less than 10 minutes, for no money? No? But I'm sure you know someone who is familiar with Flash! Or even you may have Flash experience already. randompaint provides the possibility to develope customized plug-ins, not only by programmers! I really want to encourage designers to start developing for randompaint! There is so much creativity in code! And Flash Action Script is a easy to learn Script-Language. Moreover, there are already some examples of plug-ins which only need to be changed or extenden to create your first customized paint function.