oma Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I often make my own little tools and find this one for finding and drawing angles a gem. i scanned mine and made a png file. drop it into a layer of my picture and I've a new tool to use. some of you might find using something like this works to get your angles correct when you draw. Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k.digennaro Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 ah, thats a really good idea oma, i never really thought of that, i might try that out, i have a tool i use while sketching on paper, thats basically a piece of lead and steel that bends and i can form it into just about any shape, not really sure why that reminded me of that but it did. Quote Support Our Troops, End The War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I noticed your protractor was not entirely straight, so it might be knocking your angles slightly out. I'm not sure if you've found a way around this (you are resourceful, to say the least), but if you haven't - or have - I would like to offer this protractor as an alternative. It's not mine, I found it on Wikipedia as a vector, which I then saved, resized to 400 pixels wide - approximately the size of your current one - then exported as a PNG. The image is also semi-transparent so you can overlay it on a layer without the need to adjust the opacity. But enough of the blabbing, here's the image (click for full size): And here's the link to the original vector: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Protractor1.svg Like I said, you may have found a work around for the misalignment, be it rotation or another image, but still, my offering for you to take as you choose. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 just a bad .jpg scann the one I keep on my working layout is in png. and I move it around as required. but I like your's much better although sometimes the half moon shape is easier to manage. and I like the fact mine has two grids each side. ie" 10 degree line one side I can see automaticaly the 10 mark the other side. actually .... I think I'll keep both in my OMA supplimentary tool box they both shall be well used. Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Well, that's good to hear; I didn't think you'd be using substandard tools. Overall, it's a good idea as well. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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