PaintBrush

This is going to be a larger project where you will create a simple paintbrush application, not unlike the one you would find in windows (start-accessories-paint). You will have till Tuesday (11/29) beginning of class.

Things that are required: atleast 6 different colors or use ColorChooser at least 3 different painting tools - including a line tool a reset button that will clear the choice these choices above will appear in a different area from the canvas, which will be the drawing region. The more sophistication the better. Ideas to add: different size brushes (maybe using slider) more tools (spray paint, polygon, etc) color selected save/import image (see here) Grading rubric: 14 points: 1 points comments. 1 points good indenting 1 points variables named appropriately 3 point for tools (1 each) 1 point for choosing color 2 point for enough color options 1 point for tool drawing only in drawing panel 1 for reset button 1 point showing tool selected (either put it in a textfield or maybe highlight the tool button that is active) 1 point showing which color is selected (either fillRect with the selected color in the toolpanel or maybe highlight the tool button with the color) 1 for good placement of objects - looks nice extra credit for anything above this

Starter code.

The starter code has panels; The idea here is we are splitting up our applet into sections or panels. The 2 panels are drawingPanel and toolPanel. The toolPanel is where you will add each button and color and stuff. The drawing Panel is where the drawing will occur.

I would have a global variable selectedColor and selectedTool. 
At beginning I would say:

                Color selectedColor=Color.black;
                String selectedTool="line";
                

Then in wherever you want to paint you would say g.setColor(selectedColor);
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o use the tool, I would say:

if (selectedTool.equals("line"))
	g.drawLine(…..);

1. Before you draw, see if you are in the canvas.
2. If you want to use an image for a button, you could draw your buttons, harder? Or get an image and use the code below (the image needs to be in the same directory):

   JButton button = new JButton( new ImageIcon("redCircle.jpg"));

3. Colors
4. Colorchooser
5. Set thickness of line: .

• Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g;
  g2.setStroke(new BasicStroke(10));
• //now draw line as normal

1. Set background of button: paintButton.setBackground(Color.RED); [Mac User- paintButton.setOpaque(true);]
2. To clear the background of button: paintButton.setBackground(UIManager.getColor( "Button.background" ));
   

 

 

 

 

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1. you must have 5 tools
2. fix your line tool so there is no gap when the mouse moves quickly
3. more to come...