Unleashing Atariartist Graphics - Atari Touch Tablet Owner's Manual

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DRAW [D]
Lets you draw free-hand-
write your name, doodle, or draw a
face - on the Touch Tablet surface.
What you sketch is displayed as you
draw on the TV screen in the brush
and color style you've selected.
POINT [P]
Lets you draw one dot
(called a pixel, for picture element) or
one brush design at a time on your
screen.
LINE [L] Lets you draw a straight line
from one point on the screen to
another-touch the stylus to the tablet
surface, press a control button, then
touch the tablet surface at a second
point and press a control button again.
K-LINE [K] Lets you draw a series of
connected straight lines-touch the
stylus to several separate points on
H the Touch Tablet surface, press a con-
trol button, and AtariArtist will draw
lines from point to point, using the end
point of one line as the starting point
for another.
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Unleashing AtariArtist Graphics
RAYS [R]
Lets you draw a fan-like
burst of lines from any point on the
screen.
FILL [F] Lets you fill an enclosed
area-a face in the middle of your TV
screen , for instance-with a splash of
color.
FRAME
[V]
Lets you create a rec-
tangle by touching the stylus or pen to
the Touch Tablet s urface, then sliding
the stylus to a point diagonally oppo-
site the starting position. The "rubber
banded" rectangle expands outward
on your TV screen as you move the
stylus away from the point of initial
contact.
BOX [Xl
Like FRAME, this lets you
draw a rectangle , but the rectangle
comes filled with whatever color or
pattern you've selected.
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