caroldail

I can't get it to do anything. Please help.

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Its purpose is to allow you to put the same piece in two or more times, without having to cycle through the rest of the pieces in that set.

Arw65

Repeat simply keeps the pieces from changing. It makes it so you don't have to cycle through the different apple pieces for example if you want to use the same piece over and over

Arw65

lol, guess i was to slow

Baldur

Hello caroldail, I just checked the repeat function here and it seens to be working properly. Let me explain what it should be doing and you can check it again.

When you are drawing something in the regular 'mode' without repeat being in use you will notice the pieces you get to choose from to make your picture advance advance automatically. For example if you pick up a yellow jelly bean, the empty spot is filled by a blue gumball. If you take the blue gumball the spot is filled with a green gumball etc etc.
The repeat function allows you to re-use the same piece as often as necesessary without having to scroll thru all the other pieces. When creating a picture that re-uses the same elements over and over this option is a godsend.
When in repeat mode you can still scroll through to other pieces, but the option is yours, not automatic.

I hope you found that helpful, and welcome to ThinkDraw.

Baldur

I was even slower.

Baldur

-seens +seems, I am notorious for going back and correcting my typos.

Baldur

-advance

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I haven't explained that well. Say, for example, you're working in 'animals' and you want to put in a lot of the 'zebra skin' pieces. If you don't click on 'repeat' you will have to cycle through all eight pies in that set, before picking up the zebra skin again. You can save yourself a lot of time and effort by clicking on 'repeat' and loading as many pieces of the same item into your picture as you wish.

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Wow! While I was typing that, you got a lot more help from others.

polenta

We should have a typing contest. LOL

Robindcr8l

Baldur, I always thought those yellow and green and orange things were peanut M+M's! Never saw the jelly beans and gumballs til now! LOL

Chinky

Lol, reading that was entertaining.

Baldur

I never thought they were m&ms because of the presence of the black piece. Though nonblack ones could very well be peanut m&ms.
I always attributed the uneveness of the curves to how they were extracted using a photoshop type program.
We all think too much.

Robindcr8l

I thought that black one was a dark brown peanut M+M, but makes more sense for it to be a black jelly bean. I don't like jelly beans much, and really can't stand the black ones, so I'm sure my mind just automatically went for my taste preference! LMAO

caroldail

Thanks to all who responded. I knew how it was supposed to work but couldn't make it work. Finally after all your responses I figured out that you have to click repeat before placing the object in order for it to remain the same and be able to use it repeatedly.

Login - Jane Mansfield is far fetched but I couldn't think of a better name at the time.
Still can't. Any suggestions?

ferretkiss

I figured there HAS to be a repeat functionality! Now seeing this, I know it exists! Next stop - locate it and try it.

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ferretkiss, to the left of the drawing palette there is a list :
Submit
Undo
Clear
Background
Repeat ............. (this is the one you are looking for)
Save Draft

ferretkiss

Thanks! I used it in my last two drawings, Candletop I, and the one of the veggie drink recipe.

It would be interesting to do a challenge among the good artists in which they are NOT allowed to use Repeat - must use the pieces they have at that moment available as they cycle.

Qsilv

lol... that's how I built my av pic way back when...

and also how I did the trees in this one... just grabbing each piece as it came along and sticking it somewhere that looked "right" to me at the moment

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=83463