The site also says the connection is more secure than a standard OpenCanvas connection between two remote users. Helpful if setting up a network session becomes too troublesome. A copy of OpenCanvas 1.1 is included in the download. Two users can log into the server and then carry out an OpenCanvas session from there. Some DSL routers configured to block all incoming internet traffic (as opposed to requests made by the user) must use the firewall-based utility Hamachi in order to create a secure virtual network, through which sessions can be easily hosted.Ĭlick here to try OpenCanvas, if you don't already have it: Īdditionally, there is a dedicated project to OpenCanvas networking called WarPaint, please give it a look here: (This is basically an internet client for OpenCanvas. This is done simply enough by supplying one's IP address, server name, and if applicable, a password (so that not just anyone can join). It makes for great collaboration work, or a way to have fun. A chat window accompanies the drawing so that the correspondents may talk to each other as they draw. It is possible for two or more people on different computers to draw on the same OpenCanvas, at the same time. What makes OpenCanvas stand out from other programs, aside from the color behavior adjustability of the watercolor brush, is networkability. Tools consist of a flat-color pencil/pen, smooth watercolor, blurring tool, and eraser. Layer support is just OK, as there are only multiply, subtract, and add modes, and pixels cannot be moved individually inside a layer. OpenCanvas has very good tablet support, like most other Japanese programs. This is the last free version of OpenCanvas before it became quite like Photoshop.

Switch to the Evolve window, and write down the IP address listed under the Host of the party. In the NetworkWindow, below the ChatWindow, click from the Server tab to the Client tab. In the OpenCanvas window, click the Network(N) tab. This is a very popular freeware, so I'm not sure I need to introduce it. Using Evolve (or another VPN) to connect in OpenCanvas.

How to host opencanvas 1.1