Wish list - flip, move, layer, mirror slider, undo, layer ++

[daviblight]

Flip Canvas/visible Horizontal
Flip Canvas/visible Vertical.
Move Canvas/visible
Mirror slider( that lets me change where i want the mirroring to begging on the canvas )
undo
second layer
using external shapes similar to the font tool but from small images/patterns.
repeat tool only shows when marking not when hovering.
color pick for foreground and background.

[Donna]

I think the lack of most of those tools is what makes Alchemy so special, but I wouldn't mind an undo button when something too large appears on the screen - that really screwed up my experiments a few times

[Karl DD]

Thanks for your wishlist.

Things like undo/layers have been intentionally left out.
Alchemy is a bit odd in this sense because the focus is on the process as opposed to making a final artwork.
Therefore rather that make functionality that allows you to 'perfect' a single work, it is more about expanding the options for artists at the start of the process. Ideally you should be able to generate a range of 'starting point' shapes/images which can then be polished up in photoshop or your weapon of choice.

Keep in mind this is the general concept/stance and we are trying to make this a community process, so nothing is fixed in stone. Originally in Alpha 01 everything was black & white, with colour introduced later on!

Mirror slider( that lets me change where i want the mirroring to begging on the canvas )

If I understand correctly, this is already there - the Move button in the Mirror module.

using external shapes similar to the font tool but from small images/patterns.

This is on the cards, we have already started coding it up... but it does not yet work

color pick for foreground and background.

Good idea!

[kollatt]

undo to me is a big no no. that's the one crucial thing left out that ( to me ) seems to separate alchemy from anything else. color picker i agree with, though the color switcher set with a low range you can keep a pretty coherent color scheme. i'm a bit torn on copy abilities.. it could be useful, but i don't know if it would detract from the unpredictability.. hmm. more options for the mirror module might be cool. i think layers would be out as well, as that's a strong form of control over your sketching, which is against the point. it's such a hard balance. it seems like it's more up to the artist and how willing they are to let go of conventions and allow the void to swallow them and spit them back out >:D