RealWorld Paint help index

RealWorld Paint is a freeware image/photo/animation editor. It can be used to create or edit computer images or animations, convert images to animations and back. RealWorld Paint can also be used for photo retouching.

Note: other RealWorld applications are capable of editing image just like RW Paint. All information available in this section is directly applicable to RealWorld Icon Editor, RealWorld Cursor Editor and RealWorld Photos.

Getting started

If you have installed RealWorld Paint on your computer, you can start it by double-clicking the RealWorld Paint icon on your desktop or from the Windows start menu. If you are using the portable version, double-click the RWPaint(.exe) file after you have unzipped the archive.

Creating new images and animations

Clicking on the File->New menu command or switching to the Create tab in an empty window displays a list of available wizards:

• New raster image - activate this icon to create a new empty image. Width, height and background color of the create image can be specified in the right column.
• Image from clipboard - creates image from content of clipboard. If you find an image on the web, right-click on it in Firefox and select "Copy image", then use the "Image from clipboard" wizard.
• Capture desktop - the application window hides for a moment and the desktop without the Paint.COM window is captured and opened in the editor.

Opening files

RealWorld Paint is by default able to open (and save) images and animations in the following formats:

• .bmp - Windows bitmap.
• .jpg - JPEG photograph.
• .png - PNG image.
• .gif - GIF image or animation
• .webp - WebP photograph.
• .jp2/.jpc - JPEG2000 image.
• .psd - Photoshop image with layers are some layer styles.
• .xcf - GIMP image with layers
• .pdn - Paint.net image with layers.
• .rli - RealWorld image or animation with layers and styles. This is the native format of RealWorld applications. RLI specification.

Additional formats may be available if plug-ins are installed.

To open an image, click on the Open tab in an empty window or click on the Open command in the File menu. Alternatively, drag and drop an image from a file manage on the RealWorld Paint window. If you frequently open image with RealWorld Paint, consider associating selected file types with RealWorld Paint and open image by simply double-clicking them in Windows Explorer.

Using drawing tools

Paint offers several drawing tools and fill styles. Drawing tools may use the active color or fill style to fill interior of shapes.

• Drawing tools - overview of available tools.
• Drawing modes - tools are affected by current modes.
• Fill styles - ways of filling drawn shapes.

Tutorials

• Creating a simple blue button with glassy look
• Adding reflections and shadows to images
• How to make scripted noise generator

Core concepts

Reading the following sections will help you understand how things work inside the RealWorld Designer framework. It is recommended for users wanting to customize the look and functionality of the application and for plug-in developers.

• Window Layout - this corner-stone of the application controls the content of the entire window and the main menu.
• View State - communication medium between individual parts of the application. A need-to-know topic for people wanting to customize the user interface and functionality.
• Localized Strings - how use text in multiple languages in items configurable by the end users.
• Scripting - introduction to creation of scripted filters or other operations.
• Plug-ins - technical information for plug-in developers.
• Stateless GUI - RealWorld application use strictly stateless user interface methods. Learn why and what are the consequences.

Getting more help

The crucial pieces of information are available directly in RWPaint's user interface:

• Read the tooltips and/or descriptions in application status bar (the line at the bottom of each window) to learn about individual menu commands or dialog controls.
• Click the lightbulb toolbar button or the "What now?" menu command to display list of frequently used actions.
• Search this web using the search box in the upper right corner.
• Ask a question on a public discussion board

Recent comments

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MateraL registered user on November 3rd 2013

I saved it as JPG. Ugh! Thank you for your help. Now I know for next time.

Anonymous on November 16th 2013

how do i draw an animation?

Ludwig registered user on February 2nd

Draw an image. Then click on "Create" -> "Create Animation". Then you can add some frames, set the speed and save it as animation.
I hope that this was helpful!

Anonymous on February 14th

Hey, I am crating a PNG image in order to use it as a timeline cover on facebook.
However when I upload it areas around text on the image lose their quality..
What am I doing wrong?
By the way I have tried exporting it in JPEG too.

Win 7/64Bit/RWImg v.2013.1

Regards

Anonymous on February 14th

I scanned a piece of vinyl cloth in as a jpeg. For some reason everything with a purple hue in the original comes in as a shade of blue in the jpg. How can I select a color with the dropper then replace all pixels of that color with another color?

Vlasta site administrator on February 14th

GIF does not support semi-transparency and so you may seem jagged edges instead of smooth ones when using that file format. Unfortunately, there is universally accepted image format that supports both animations and smooth transparency. While RWPaint can save you work as either animated WebP or animated PNG, it is unlikely that Facebook will recognize and accept them. WebP works in Chrome, animated PNG works in Firefox.

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If you need to change color of the whole image, try the Adjust->Colorize or Adjust->More effects->Shift hue in the main menu

Anonymous on February 15th

I want to try removing object a per the tiger lesson.
also is it possible get the video lesson large so I can see it better.

Boko

gianfranca registered user on March 1st

i primi passi per fare un foto montaggio ??

Anonymous on March 4th

im interested in making my cursor a specific image that performs an animation when i click certain buttons say for instance i click my mouse. how would i do this? i know its possible as ive seen cursors like this before. and it would be pretty neat if i could create one.

Vlasta site administrator on March 4th

not possible with standard windows cursor - search the forum for more info

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