Simple for young children: Just color fill in the pre-defined outlines
And simple for older children:
-Color palettes (Four defined: bright, light, dark and gray)
-Select any Mac color by OPTION click on a color button.
-Press SHIFT with the cursor over a color button will change the palette.
-Three tools: pen, paint-pot fill and brush.
Incidently, older children might like to lose the picture outline (which is drawn after a paint pot fill) - this can back stopped by unchecking the Menu/Draw/Always Outline option.
Picture Ideas
Macdoodle gives (hey, speaks) suggestions for pictures by clicking the "?" button. The suggestion level can be changed (Menu/Draw/Suggestion) and there is a different suggestion for each frame: 26 frames, ten suggestion levels = 260 suggestions! That should keep 'em busy - you too, I hope, since some suggestions may need Daddy's help :-)
Want to make your own outline drawings?
The default Line Drawings can be changed using Etchelon Tracer - just open the Default Outlines file, clear out one or more of the frames in the 1 to 26 range, draw your picture (tracing over an "Trace Image" perhaps?) use the Menu/File/Save-for-MacDoodle option and you're away. Just double click your new file to launch MacDoodle. And why not send the file to me at etchelon@kagi.com so that other people can share and enjoy?
New to Macdoodle 0.9.2
-Problem finding artwork file at start up fixed
-Bug with New Brush Tool removed
-Amendments to cursor handling over objects
-Close box removed
-Resize removed
-Revised Help diagram
System Requirements
Macdoodle has been tested on MacOS 8.6 and a G3 PPC but should easily on earlier system versions including 68040 Macs.
Bug reports are welcome. Please send them to etchelon@kagi.com
Licensing
Macdoodle is licensed for use for 30 days after which time you should be expected to pay the registration fee. The registration fee is inexpensive and easily paid through the Kagi payment system which includes on-line payment. Further registration information can be found in the file "Registration" in the "Macdoodle Stuff" folder.
Macdoodle can be freely distributed providing that this file and all other files are not changed and also included in the distribution. The correct operation of this program cannot be guaranteed.
New versions can be found at:
http://website.lineone.net/~andy.pritchard
Macdoodle program and all artwork (c) 2000 Andy Pritchard. All Rights Reserved.