The Oriental Institute was founded in 1919 by James Henry Breasted and was originally envisaged as a research laboratory for the investigation of the early human career that would trace humankind’s progress from the most ancient days of the Middle East. The mission of the Survey since 1924, in partnership with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, includes the facsimile documentation of reliefs and hieroglyphic inscriptions on ancient Egyptian monuments through photography and precise recording techniques (line drawings, digital imaging, etc.), as well as appropriate conservation and restoration work, in an effort to preserve the cultural heritage of Pharaonic civilization.

Raymond Johnson, Research Associate Professor of the University of Chicago and the Oriental Institute. The Epigraphic Survey, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, based at Chicago House in Luxor, Egypt, is directed by Dr. Using the Magnetic Pen for Snapping Paths The artist can ﬁnish drawing a freehand path in 3 ways: by hitting Return (Enter on PC) to end an open path, by double-clicking, which closes the path with a magnetic segment while holding down Option (Alt on PC), or by double-clicking without Option, which closes the path with a straight segment. If a mistake is made, the last fastening point can be removed by pressing Delete on the keyboard. If the border doesn’t snap to the desired edge, the artist can add a fastening point manually by clicking once, in order to keep the border from moving. Only the most recent segment of the border remains active. As the tracing proceeds, the active segment snaps to the edge of the inked line connecting the segments to the last fastening point. Periodically, the Magnetic Pen adds fastening points to the border to anchor previous sections. When drawing a freehand segment, the cursor has to be moved along the edge the artist wants to trace. A higher value anchors the path in place more quickly.

Lower contrast requires higher values (1-100 percent).įrequency - speciﬁes the rate at which the Pen sets anchor points (0-100). Width - the Magnetic Pen detects edges only within this speciﬁed distance (1-256 pixels) from the cursor’s center point.Ĭontrast - the percentage value to specify the contrast required between pixels for a certain area to be considered an edge. Once the artist sets up the Magnetic Pen tool (see the gallery), he/she needs to modify its settings on the Options Bar, so it can be used for adjusting inked lines on the drawing.Ĭurve Fit - controls the stylus movement sensitivity when drawing the path (0.5-10 pixels). Although this tool is not particularly useful when deﬁning edges on photo enlargements (it works best on high-contrast areas), it proves extremely convenient when modifying inked lines. We can set up the range and sensitivity of its behavior as well as the complexity of our path (i.e., the number of anchor points).

The Magnetic Pen Tool is an option of the Freeform Pen tool that lets the artist draw a path that snaps to the edges of deﬁned areas on the drawing.

Artstudio pro quickly disable snapping