Brian's C++ Painting App

This is a painting application developed by Brian Poole. It's written in C++ and provides a simple and intuitive interface for creating digital art.

Features

• Drawing Tools: The application provides various drawing tools like Pencil, Eraser, and the ability to draw basic shapes like circles, rectangles, and lines.
• Color Selection: Users can choose from a wide range of colors for their drawings.
• Undo/Redo Functionality: The application supports undo and redo operations, allowing users to easily correct mistakes or make changes.
• Simple User Interface: The application has a user-friendly interface that is easy to navigate and use.
• Save/Load Functionality: Users can save their current drawing and load it later.
• Persistent Tool Selection: The application remembers the user's tool selection between application loads.
• Resizable Canvas: The painting area automatically resizes to match the size of the window.

Requirements

Before you proceed, ensure that you meet the following requirements:

• You have installed the latest version of Qt6.
• You have installed the latest version of CMake.
• You have a Windows/Linux/Mac machine.

Building the Application

To build the application:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . --config Release

(On some systems, you may need to specify the path to the Qt installation directory using the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH option. For example, on Windows, you might use -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:\Qt\6.6.1\mingw_64\lib\cmake.)

cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=C:\Qt\6.6.1\mingw_64\lib\cmake ..

Running the Application

After building the application, you can run it using the following command:

./cpp-paint

Contact Brian Poole - coding@bripi.com

Project Link: https://github.com/brianppoole/cpp-paint