Studio Artist historically has provided a number of different hot key commands that can be used when editing to temporarily drop into some specific interactive modal operation. To use a hot key you hold down the appropriate key and then mouse down into the object you will be editing. Your mouse interaction will bypass the…
The Studio Artist 4 paint synthesizer contains all of the features available in previous versions of Studio Artist plus many additional editable options. However, the mechanics of editing the version 4 paint synthesizer is somewhat different than in previous versions of Studio Artist. This tip will discuss how to work with the new version 4…
Studio Artist has 5 different Bezier Path Memories. Four of them are global memories and one is internal to the paint synthesizer. The bezier path memories can be used to record, store, and playback sets of bezier paths. You can use the path memories as working storage when editing a bezier sketch or animation. You…
Studio Artist version 5 has a similar workspace to version 4 with some changes. The main canvas is located in the center of the main workspace window. Control palettes can be flexibly docked at the borders of the main workspace. You have a lot of flexibility to custom organize the workspace based on your personal…
Studio Artist 4 is a complete rewrite from the ground up of the old Studio Artist code base. By doing so, we were able to modernize the underlying code, which will serve as a solid foundation for future development. The new code runs native on both Apple Intel and PPC architectures. The new code is…