About the Program

Lightbox is an experiment on a binary interpretation of process. It serves as a platform for users to play with the notion of drawing as erasing and vice versa. In this way form cannot be concieved, but arrived at.

Switching Between Modes

Lightbox contains two modes, light and dark, that elicit different actions from its drawing tools. By clicking the switch on the left-hand menu, the user can easily toggle in between the two.

Drawing and Erasing

Clicking on the draw square tool allows the user to draw concrete blocks of form by clicking and dragging on the drawing surface. On light mode, the user can create form. On dark mode, the user can erase form.

Copying and Pasting

Clicking on the paste square tool allows the user to take selected parts of the drawing surface and redraw them in different parts of drawing surface. Using the same process of clicking and dragging the user can select a specific part of the drawing. The user can then choose to move this selection around the drawing surface. When satisfied with the selection's placement, clicking on the save selection button will paste the selection onto the drawing.

Orienting the Canvas

To create more interesting form, the user can also flip the canvas vertically and horizontally. In this way, the user can experiment with any accidental forms made throughout the drawing process.

Starting Over

Selecting the clear button allows the user to clear the canvas completely to reset the drawing process.

Saving A Drawing

Selecting the save button allows the user to save the canvas as is into a separate png file.