Paint Sumo App

[Myra Krallman]

FeaturesLayers with undo support - 11 blending modes - Duplicate, merge and flatten layers - Rotate and flip - Zoom and panLayers with classic layer effects - Drop Shadow - Inner Shadow - Outer Glow - Inner Glow - Bevel - Color Overlay - Stroke - Gradient Bevel - Gradient Glow20 filters and effects in the following categories - Blur - Distort - Noise - Pixelate - Sharpen - Posterize - ThresholdProfessional painting tools - Over 300 brushes - Advanced options like gravity and auto orient - Real time bezier-curve smoothing - Animated brushes - Smudge, blur, sharpen, dodge, burn and saturation toolsSelection tools with full undo support - Lasso - Rectangular lasso - Magic wand - Rectangular and elliptical selections - Border, feather, expand and contract selectionImage enhancement tools including - Unsharp mask - Levels - Brightness / contrast - Hue / saturation - Color balance - Color temperatureGradient tool - 15 gradient types including linear, radial and angle modes - 170 preset color selections - Gradients are anti-aliasedClone stamp tool - Over 300 brushes - Diameter, opacity and flow - Advanced options like scattering and random rotation

About six months prior, I made a pathetic Robot Sumo ring.Still, every failure is just a way of learning how not to make something.By following the revised steps detailed below, the new rings turned out great -- competition quality!

Robot Sumo has two popular ring sizes.The mini-sumo ring is easier to build, less expensive, and small enough and light enough to transport in an ordinary car.See The Illustrated Guide To American Robot Sumo for complete ring dimensions.

Although I originally just wanted a single 3-ft x 3-ft board, the cost was the same whether I kept all the pieces or not.And since I was going through all the setup work anyway, I ended up making three rings at the same time.

Place the graphite pencil trammel (other metal tube thing) at the distance away that you want the circle radius to be.To make a mini-sumo board, with the pointy trammel set to 1 cm, set the pencil tramel to the 39.5 cm mark.

At the center of the board, push the pointed tip into the wood slightly.Then rotate the graphite end around.A precise and even circle is drawn on the board.MicroMark has a nice picture of this tool in action.

Hand sand the edge of the board with coarse grit sandpaper.This evens out small deviations in the ring roundness.It also creates a slightly-rounded edge, which is nice when carrying or positioning the ring.

Unless all edges of the paper are securely taped down, the force of the sprayfrom the paint propellant lifts the paper and spoils the board with droplets.If fact, during a second coat, the old white masking tape I had used lost its stick.The opening nearly provided an entrance for the white mist.

The blue tape and newspaper did their job well.The white border crisply transitions to black.In the above extreme close up, a bit of bleed-through can be seen.A prominent triangular bleed-through resulted from a failure to firmly rub an overlap between pieces of tape.

After marking the location for the lines, use tape to cover the board around the lines.The tape makes very straight lines.Be sure to rub down the edges of the tape to prevent paint from leaking under.

Spray the exposed area with brown paint.A single, light coat should be fine.After a minute of drying, I pulled the paper and mask off so that the painted lineswould be less likely to form a raised edge that could be scooped off.

The board stiffness allows the ring to be placed on scrap wood or bricks so that the ring is at the proper height.The paint is even, crisp, and distinct.The cost of raw materials was less than $10 a board.(However, labor was considerable.)

Saatchi & Saatchi was given a brief to create a memorable idea using Nippon Odourless Paint, to show that painting is fun. For authenticity, the team flew in a real ex-Sumo wrestler from Japan, and roped in award-winning Singaporean director Royston Tan to direct the spot.

Contrary to common misconceptions about sumo wrestlers, there are powerful, athletic bodies masked under the weighty appearances. With the aim of toppling an opponent by sheer strength, wrestlers rely on weight as an advantage. Unlike boxing and western forms of wrestling, there are no weight classes in sumo.

Overall, I wanted to work on showing the splendid curvy shapes of muscles straining to topple an opponent. I had a large, horizontally-oriented frame to fill and challenged myself to creating a series of vignettes of sumos that would look somewhat like a storyboard.

For the first vignette I considered sketching a sumo in the style of old Edo; subsequently he looked too out of place with the others, so I revisited a sketch previously done showing a sumo being assisted into his mawashi. I had discarded the image, thinking one fellow was too long in the torso. I pinched out some of the length and reconsidered it.

This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Darlene Antonelli, MA. Darlene Antonelli is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. Darlene has experience teaching college courses, writing technology-related articles, and working hands-on in the technology field. She earned an MA in Writing from Rowan University in 2012 and wrote her thesis on online communities and the personalities curated in such communities.

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If you're looking for a free place to make a digital drawing or edit images, Sumopaint is a great option! The web-based image editor is similar to Photoshop and Pixlr, and its free version gives users access to many advanced tools. This wikiHow article will teach you how to use Sumopaint from a web browser.

Sumopaint has web-based "paint" features similar in some respects to Pixlr.[4] It was originally created in 2008 by Sumo Limited.[5] Sumopaint has many of the same tools and features as Photoshop but is geared more towards illustration, whereas other software such as Photoshop is more suited for heavy image editing.[6][7] It has been used to teach students how to edit images.[8] Like Photoshop, it has layering capability, image adjustment tools such as changing the color balance, options for blending images, shadows and bevels, filters such as sharpening and blurring.[9]Reviewer Kris Fong of MacWorld magazine described some "quirkiness with certain tools and layers" and noted that it only works with certain file formats such as JPEG, PNG and GIF formats, and only allows users to save images in the JPEG and PNG formats,[9] as well as an internal file format called Sumo files.

There is a support community called sumo.app with community features, such as uploading, commenting on, and rating images, which are accessible to those with accounts. There is a paid professional version of the software called Sumo Pro which activates features such as a downloadable version of the software.

Model with the class how to navigate the Sumo Paint application. Note that depending on the device you might have to click on the open paint button or alternatively scroll down to find the canvas.

Explain that a paint program allows users to create original artwork. Point out the tool ribbon along the left side of the screen and explain that different tools will make different changes to the picture. Point out the color choices along the right side of the screen and explain that this is where they select a color or change a color they would like to work with.

Explain that the paintbrush tool has a blue background because the tool is selected or turned on. Explain that to make a line you must use a drag and drop motion. The ink will start once the mouse button is pushed down and stop when the button is released. Really emphasize with students that when using a mouse to go very, very slow or else it will be difficult to control the line being painted. Show a few examples of going fast versus slow.

Show students where the clear layer tool or garbage can tool is. Explain that when pushing this it will return the canvas back to all white and allow them to start over if they would like. Model this.

Show students where the eraser tool is. Draw a figure and make a mistake. Turn on the eraser tool being sure to point out that this is now active and that the background color is blue. Explain that they can use a drag and drop motion to erase only parts of their drawing. Compare this to the clear layer or garbage can tool and discuss what is the same and different between these two tools.

Explain to students that you are now ready to start drawing again. (Leave it on the eraser tool.) Show the class that it is not working, and ask if anyone might know what the problem is. The first time doing this, students may not realize that the paintbrush tool is not active, so lead them through changing it back to the paintbrush tool. Start drawing, make a mistake that needs erasing, and repeat asking them what the problem is after the erasing is done and you want to start painting again. It might take three or four repetitions for students to quickly identify which tool is active and that it needs to be switched.

The text tool can be taught after the basic tools above are reasonably proficient. The text tool is more challenging but highly useful for projects. Model how to use it and include explaining that they will use the keyboard to enter text. Have students type their names on the drawing.

As you use different apps and programs and notice that they use the same icons as the tools listed above, point them out to students so they will begin to understand that they can transfer their skills to new apps and predict how the tools will work and use them.

Creative Communicator

6a. Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.

6b. Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

6d. Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

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