Editing
Drawing tools, image operations, palettes, and keyboard shortcuts.
Drawing Tools
Miggy Draw provides essential pixel art tools, each optimized for Amiga graphics. Select tools with keyboard shortcuts 1 through 8.
Pencil
The default drawing tool. Click or drag to place pixels with the selected color.
- Shortcut: 1
- Use: Freehand drawing, detail work
Eraser
Sets pixels to color index 0 (transparent/background).
- Shortcut: 2
- Use: Removing pixels, creating transparency
Line
Draw straight lines between two points. Click to start, drag to preview, release to commit.
- Shortcut: 3
- Use: Straight edges, diagonal lines
Shapes
Draw rectangles and ellipses. Click and drag to define the bounding box.
- Rectangle: 4
- Ellipse: 5
- Modes: Filled or outline (toggle in toolbar)
Flood Fill
Fill connected regions of the same color with the selected color.
- Shortcut: 6
- Use: Filling large areas, recoloring
Flood fill respects the current image's color depth. On a 2-bitplane image, only 4 colors are available.
Eyedropper
Sample a color from the canvas to use as the current drawing color.
- Shortcut: 8
- Use: Picking existing colors, color matching
Image Operations
Transform your images with these operations, available from the Edit menu or toolbar:
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
| Flip Horizontal | Mirror the image left-to-right |
| Flip Vertical | Mirror the image top-to-bottom |
| Shift Up/Down/Left/Right | Scroll pixels with wrapping |
| Clear | Reset all pixels to color 0 |
| Resize | Change dimensions (may lose data) |
Palettes & Colors
The Amiga uses 12-bit color (4 bits per channel), giving 4096 possible colors. Palettes define which colors are available based on bitplane count:
| Bitplanes | Colors | Typical Use |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Masks, simple icons |
| 2 | 4 | Sprites |
| 3 | 8 | Small BOBs |
| 4 | 16 | Detailed graphics |
| 5 | 32 | Full-color artwork |
Create palettes with ⌘ + ⌥ + 1-5 (number = bitplanes). Edit colors by clicking swatches in the palette panel.
Mark frequently-used palettes as favorites for quick access across projects.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Tools
| Key | Tool |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pencil |
| 2 | Eraser |
| 3 | Line |
| 4 | Rectangle |
| 5 | Ellipse |
| 6 | Flood Fill |
| 7 | Mask Tool (BOBs only) |
| 8 | Eyedropper |
File Operations
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + ⇧ + N | New Project |
| ⌘ + N | New Image/Font |
| ⌘ + ⌥ + 1-5 | New Palette (1-5 bitplanes) |
Editing
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌘ + Z | Undo |
| ⌘ + ⇧ + Z | Redo |
| ⌘ + + | Zoom In |
| ⌘ + - | Zoom Out |
Continue to Export & Code Generation to learn about generating Amiga-ready code.