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. THE CARTOON THEATER SERIES-1 (c)1994-Paul G. Huffman P.O.Box 202 - Exeter, NH. 03833 The Cartoon Theater is a library of PCX graphics containing cartoon character head positions, body positions, props, page layouts and the necessary drawing elements to enable anyone to use the full potential of any computer paint program that reads PCX files to produce professional quality cartoons. ------------------------------------------------------------- You can send this document directly to the printer with the DOS command: "type read-me>prn" READ-ME is a six page document explaning how to use this shareware program. ------------------------------------------------------------- This distribution disk contains both the CGA shareware ver 1.0 and VGA shareware ver 1.1 of The Cartoon Theater Series-1. "TCTS-CGA.EXE" is a self extracting archive file containing the CGA version and will expand to 26 FILES-168,410 bytes. "TCTS-VGA.EXE" is a self extracting archive file containing the VGA version and will expand to 24 files-704,164 bytes. ************************************************************ Due to the simple fact that the file names contained in each of these programs are identicle... ------------------------------------------------------------ DO NOT EXPAND THESE PROGRAM FILES INTO THE SAME DIRECTORY! ------------------------------------------------------------ ...........if you do, the program file expanded secondly will over-write some of the files you've previously expanded...... ...so be careful! ************************************************************ ...................it is entirely up to the user as to where to store this library of files. It is suggested that you make a subdirectory under the directory that contains the paint program you will use to manipulate these files. For example; If you have a paint program under a directory such as C:\PBRUSH. You may wish to store these files in that directory under a subdirectory called THEATER...to do this; 1. At the DOS prompt C:\> type md\pbrush\theater (enter). 2. At the DOS prompt C:\> type cd\pbrush\theater (enter). 3. Place your program disk in your floppy disk drive and close the floppy disk drive latch. 4. At the DOS prompt C:\PBRUSH\THEATER> type copy a:*.* (enter). 5. At the DOS prompt C:\PBRUSH\THEATER> type TCTS-CGA - OR - At the DOS prompt C:\PBRUSH\THEATER> type TCTS-VGA (depending on which version you are using). 6. At the CONTINUE EXTRACTION? prompt, type Y (enter) 7. After all the files have been extracted you can delete the READ-ME and TCTS-CGA or TCTS-VGA.EXE files to free up additional disk space. Page 1. . You may also copy these programs to a floppy disk if you wished to keep this library of files aside from your hard disk files or because you have no hard disk. TO DO THIS...USING THE CGA VERSION. 1. Put your shareware disk in your floppy a drive and close the drive latch. 2. Put a blank formatted 360k DS/DD in your floppy b drive and close the drive latch. 3. At the DOS prompt enter the command> copy a:tcts-cga.exe b: (enter) 4. Change to the B drive by entering the command> B: (enter) 5. At the B:\> prompt enter the command> tcts-cga (enter) 6. Under the self-promo for "THE CARTOON THEATER SERIES-1" you will see the question> Continue Extraction? 7. Type y (then push enter). 8. All of the programs 27 files will expand onto your floppy disk in drive b: 9. You can now use these files with any CGA pc paint program that reads and writes PCX files. ------------------------------------------------------------- TO DO THIS....USING THE VGA VERSION ....You must have one 5 1/4" 360k ds/dd floppy disk drive ....and... one 5 1/4" 1.2mb ds/hd floppy disk drive or a 3.5" 1.44mb mini disk drive. 1. Follow the exact proceedures as above by substituting the proper drive letters for the source and target disks. 2. In step 5 above type> tcts-vga (enter). 3. This file will expand into 24 files-704,164 bytes. 4. You can now use these files with any VGA pc paint program that reads and writes PCX files. ... Of coarse your drive letter and directory name may differ but the basic format remains the same. The basic idea is that it is best to store these files out of the way in their own subdirectory. Be sure to make backup copies of your original Cartoon Theater disk and set your original Cartoon Theater disk aside for safe keeping. If you are unfamiliar with how to make back up copies of your original disks, please refer to your Dos manual. ------------------------ The general idea behind the concept of The Cartoon Theater is that to draw with a computer paint program by using a mouse is about as comfortable as trying to draw on a piece of confetti with a crowbar. There are a million good PC paintbrush and drawing programs with very powerful features but they never seem to give you a library of files that the average person can use to have full control over putting together a good little drawing or cartoon on a greeting card, a calandar page or the like. We are not all professional artists and that is what the overall concept of the Cartoon Theater is all about. Page 2. . How the overall concept of THE CARTOON THEATER will unfold. Series-1 features a block style newspaper cartoon format. Series-2 will feature a more complicated, story book form of cartooning. Series-3 will feature a very complex library of files to enable the average person to construct a very detailed, fine-line work of illustration. The Cartoon Theater Series-1 is scheduled for release on 1/1/94. The Cartoon Theater Series-2 is scheduled for release on 6/1/94. The Cartoon Theater Series-3 is scheduled for release on 1/1/95. ---------------------------------------------------------------- On the shareware version of THE CARTOON THEATER SERIES-1 you can identify each of the files by their file names. For Example... BODY-F-1 to BODY-F-3..ARE FEMALE BODY FILES BODY-M-1 to BODY-M-3..ARE MALE BODY FILES HD-PG-1 to HD-PG-5 ..ARE CARTOON CHARACTER HEAD POSITIONS ORDER.PCX ............IS A CARTOON ORDER FORM PG-1-PNL .............IS A SINGLE PANEL LAYOUT PG-CAL ...............IS A CALENDAR PAGE LAYOUT (640X400 CGA) SAMPLE-1 .............IS A SAMPLE OF COMBINING ELEMENTS SAMPLE-2 .............IS A SAMPLE OF A SINGLE PANEL CARTOON SAMPLE-3 .............IS A SAMPLE CALENDAR PAGE LAYOUT LO-3X-A.PCX...........PAGE 1 OF A 3-PANEL NEWSPAPER COMIC LO-3X-B.PCX...........PAGE 2 OF A 3-PANEL NEWSPAPER COMIC LO-3X-C.PCX...........PAGE 3 OF A 3-PANEL NEWSPAPER COMIC SIGN-1 ...............IS A SIGN PAGE LAYOUT PROPS-1+2 ............ARE PROPS TO ADD TO YOUR CARTOONS (props-3 in CGA version) READ-ME...............IS THIS FILE YOU ARE READING NOW ORDER.................IS A TEXT ORDER FORM TOOLS-1 ..............TOOL FILE OF ACCESSORIES WORKPAGE .............IS A BLANK PAGE TO DRAW ON HOW TO USE THE CARTOON THEATER... A cartoonist is a producer, director and playwright all rolled into one. The cartoonist sets the stage, designs the costumes and scenery, chooses the cast of characters, writes the script and produces the finished work. The Cartoon Theater provides literally hundreds of separate drawing elements to help make this all possible. Only four head positions are shown for each character. You can flip the 3/4 and side views of the character's head positions to instantly achieve two more head positions for each of the characters. Be sure to pay close attention to the direction and size of the collar to match your chosen head position. You could use a collar pointing in the opposite direction to achieve a " looking over the shoulder" effect. Likewise, you can manipulate any of the separate drawing elements in this way, such as body positions, props, etc. The page layouts included with The Cartoon Theater offer the user with even more versatility. Page 3. . The file WORKPAGE.PCX is a blank page for you to draw on. This was included to avoid confusion as you construct your finished master piece...........................FOR EXAMPLE! Let's say you wanted to draw a single panel cartoon for a newspaper, or a magazine or just to pin-up on your wall or refrigerator. TO DO THIS... 1. Start your favorite pc paintbrush program you will be using THE CARTOON THEATER with. 2. Open a head or body or prop file and begin bringing seperate drawing elements together on the workpage. 3. every time you bring a new element onto the workpage keep resaving the workpage until you have completed a whole idea. 4. Using the cut and paste utilities of your paint program, cut the image from the workpage and paste it onto PG-1-PNL.PCX which is a layout for a single panel cartoon for a newspaper, magazine or just to hang on the wall. Give your new cartoon feature a title, a caption below and type in your initials behind the copywrite (c). 5. Now save this new cartoon with a new filename. 6. You can do the same thing with the calendar page layout, it is the file entitled PG-CAL.PCX or SIGN-1.PCX. 7. After you have saved your new creation go back to your WORKPAGE and erase any left over images (if any) and resave your WORKPAGE as a blank page. .................................THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT! In the registered version there are page layouts for 3-panel, 4-panel cartoons, a mock newspaper front page, a greeting card, and so much more. . Due to the many variations of printer configurations involved, it is the responsibility of the individual user to achieve the desired result when sending work to the printer. When using the page layouts take note of the following tips.... 1. All files created in CGA mode were originally created in 640 x 200 CGA screen size (except for the PG-CAL.PCX which is 640 x 400 ). ...All files created in VGA mode were originally created in 640 x 480 VGA screen size (except for PG-CAL.PCX which is 768 x 996 ). ....If using Windows 3.1 Paintbrush for printing these full page layouts, access the page setup menu and set your margins...TOP MAGIN=0.125" "ALL OTHER MARGINS=0.00" --------------------------------------------------------------- All my years as a free-lance commercial artist and cartoonist I have never found a program developed enough to fulfill these needs for the common amature, so I made one myself. I hope you will have as much fun playing with this program as I had creating it. Feel free to use it to develope your own style, technique and library of files of your own creations. Page 4. . WHAT THE REGISTERED USER GETS... The registered user's version of The Cartoon Theater Series-1 includes... 1. Over 100 files containing over 1,200 separate drawing elements scaled to three different sizes. 2. Two casts of characters with 24 distinct cartoon characters and head positions scaled to three different sizes. 3. 18 files of over 470 drawing elements of utilities to help create your own cartoon character head and body positions. 4. 12 files of props containing over 75 separate elements including dogs, cats, birds, trees, furniture, etc. 5. 50 files of body positions scaled to 3 different sizes for a total of over 500 body positions. 6. 12 page layouts include newspaper comic strips, greeting cards, signs and sample finished cartoons to be used as a reference on how to compile these separate elements into a finished work. 7. Registered user's will be notified with price break incentives of future series releases of The Cartoon Theater. 8. Registered user's are granted simultaneous all rights to the material contained in the Cartoon Theater. ...(the cga version is a slightly smaller program without any loss to quality in content.) Both shareware and registered user's of the Cartoon Theater are encouraged to have input on the further development of future series of The Cartoon Theater by writing directly to the author. Address your questions or comments to: Paul Huffman P.O.Box 202 Exeter, NH 03833 Thank you for your interest in The Cartoon Theater and I hope you find the overall concept of this feature a rewarding experience. Your registered support will help in the further development of this program. A shareware distribution disk containing both CGA and VGA shareware versions of the cartoon theater is available on a 5 1/4" 360k floppy from the author for a nominal fee of $3.00 (U.S. funds only). To order the Registered Users Version please see both the the ORDER file included with this disk and page 6 of this document. PC user's, user groups, clubs and BBS's are encouraged to copy and distribute the shareware version of the Cartoon Theater Series-1 with it's documentation intact freely. Page 5. . THE CARTOON THEATER SERIES-1 ORDER FORM PURCHASE ORDER #______________________ NAME _________________________________ TITLE ________________________________ COMPANY ______________________________ STREET _______________________________ CITY _________________________________ STATE OR PROVINCE ____________________ COUNTRY ______________________________ ZIPCODE ______________________________ CGA REGISTERED VERSION 1.3 (ON 360k DS/DD 5 1/4" DISK)----------- $12.00 VGA REGISTERED VERSION 1.4 (ON 1.44mb 3.5" MINI DISK)------------ $20.00 SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER (IN U.S. FUNDS ONLY) TO: PAUL HUFFMAN P.O. BOX 202 EXETER, NH 03833 10% DISCOUNT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, MEMBERS OF THE LABORER'S INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (L.I.U.N.A.) ANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE HUMANITIES, OR ANY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN. --------------------------------------------END OF DOCUMENT!