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Introduction
   Program Overview
   List of Features
   What's New

Creating software without scripting
   Getting Started Tutorials
   Some Techniques and Tips
   Creating puzzles without scripting

   Creating third person games
   Creating interactive 360-degree panoramas
   Creating software for
PSP
   Creating software for iPhone and iPod touch

Creating software with VBScript
(Full Edition only)

   Introduction to VBScript
   Language Reference
   Objects Reference
   VBScript Techniques and Tips

   Sample Source Code

Pictures, sounds and music
   => Creating Pictures
   Music Maker help
   Creative Painter quick help
   Sounds and Music
   Videos, Icons, Cursors

Plugins (Full Edition only)
   Overview of the Plugins System
   Downloading/Uploading Plugins
   The Plugin Properties window
   About the Flash Plugin

Tips
   User Interface Tips
   Reducing the project size
   End-User System Requirements

Advanced tutorials
(Full Edition only)

   Creating a custom startup menu
   Using ActiveX components (ocx)

Troubleshooting
   Common issues and solutions
   Known bugs and limitations

About us
   Credits
   Website
   Contacting us
   Helping out

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As of the release date of this version, Adventure Maker is NOT affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc., Sony Corporation, SCEI, or any Apple or Sony subsidiary.

   

 

CREATIVE PAINTER QUICK HELP

Creative Painter is a drawing tool that included in the Adventure Maker package. To launch it, run Adventure Maker, load a project, click "External Programs", and then click "Creative Painter". You can also launch it from the "Adventure Maker" group in the Start Menu.

There is also a comprehensive help document that is dedicated to Creative Painter. To open it, launch Creative Painter and click "Help" from the menu at the top.

 

  

How to use the Shapes Creator:
• Hold down the left mouse button to create smooth shapes.
• Click several times with the left mouse button to create polygons.
• Right-click to close the shape. The color selection window will pop up. Just choose a color, click Next to draw shadows, and then click OK.
  

  

How to use the Simple Fill:
• Click with the left mouse button on the area that you want to fill with a color.
• The color selection window will pop up. Just choose a color, click Next to draw shadows, and then click OK.
• When choosing a color, you can see the real-time preview of the final effect.

  

How to use the Selective Fill:
• Use the left mouse button to delimitate the area that you want to fill with a color.
• Use the right mouse button to proceed with the fill.

  

About the option "keep red lines until I select another brush":
• The "keep red lines until I select another brush" option is available only when the "Selective Fill" mode is selected.
• It prevents the red boundaries from immediately disappearing after filling once.

  

Tips:
• Holding down the SHIFT key while drawing with the "Shapes Creator" allows creating lines that are perfectly horizontal or vertical.
• Another good way to create horizontal and vertical lines is to enable the "Show Grid" and "Snap to grid" options from the Options window.
• You can cancel the red lines before closing a shape or filling an area by clicking once on the "undo" button.
• To make sure that you start your lines from the edges of the picture, you can draw on the 8-pixels margin that is around the picture area (it is invisible, but if you click on it you will notice that it works).
• While the "Texture Color" window is open, you can pick up a color from your drawing by clicking on it.

There is also a comprehensive help document that is dedicated to Creative Painter. To open it, launch Creative Painter and click "Help" from the menu at the top.

  

About "Lights Effects":

You can use the other tool included in the Adventure Maker package called "Lights Effects" to add nice effects to your pictures created with Creative Painter.

To launch Lights Effects, run Adventure Maker, load a project, click "External Programs", and then click "Lights Effects".

To use it, simply click on the location where you want to create a light. You can also specify the light color, and you can change the light parameters from the "Options" window. For example, the picture on the right was created by enabling the "Automatically adjust exposure to prevent over-exposure" option from the "Options" window.