Willis, Phil

There is considerable scope for the application of computer techniques to help the graphicdesigner working with printed products, provided that pictures of high technical quality result.Described here is the product of the first stage of a research programme aimed at providingcomputer assisted drawing aids for high quality colour pictures. The product is an interactivepaint program. The paper first explains the nature of the application and the hardwareavailable to the author. It then claims that transcription is central to the task of high qualitypainting. Next there is a description of the facilities available to the interactive user. Finally, acase study of the implementation of one particular command is used to illustrate the generaldesign of the program and to illustrate why this results in a less rigid interaction than inconventional paint programs

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A paint program for the graphic arts in printing

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A paint program for the graphic arts in printing

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