Table of Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Section I: Overview
Chapter 1: Overview of Mental Canvas
Requirements
Licensing
A Closer Look at Mental Canvas
Launching Mental Canvas
Orientation
The Views’ Common Elements
Summary
Bibliography
Mental Canvas: The Origin Story
Section II: Your First Scene and Managing Its Files
Chapter 2: The Scene and File Management
File Management Overview
Creating New Scenes
Saving Your Scene
Closing the Application
Opening Your Scene
Additional File Management Functions
Summary
Bibliography
Chapter 3: The Drawing Mode: The Basics
Getting Started
The Drawing Mode Tools: The Basics
Making Selections
Choosing a Brush
Summary
Bibliography
Chapter 4: The Canvas
The Canvas
Adding Depth to Your 2D Image
Adding New Canvases
Adding Hinges
Working with Existing Canvases
Summary
Section III: Layers, Bookmarks, and Beyond
Chapter 5: Layers and Importing Images
Working with Layers
Importing Images into Your Project
Importing Images onto Your Layers
Editing Images
Importing Layers from External Sources
Exporting Layers from Adobe Photoshop
Exporting Layers from Adobe Fresco®
Exporting Layers from Procreate®
Moving Files to Your iOS Photo Album
Step 1: Moving Files from iCloud Drive®
Step 2: Moving Files on the iPad Pro®
Step 3: Importing the Files into Mental Canvas
Summary
Chapter 6: Bookmarks, Timings, and Animation
A Word About Working in 3D Space
Bookmarking to the Rescue!
Using Bookmarks to Create Animations
Timeline Tab
Visibility Tab
Sharing Your Scene
Two Options
Export
Showing Aspect Ratio Boundaries
Publish to Web
Summary
Section IV: Projects
Chapter 7: Project 1: Office Fire Safety Part 1
Accessing the Files
Lesson 1: Creating the Scene
Lesson 2: Adding the Files
Adding Your First Canvas
Lesson 3: Repositioning Canvases (1st Rabbit Trail)
Lesson 4: Keeping Your Canvases and Layers Organized (2nd Rabbit Trail)
Renaming Layers
Renaming Canvases
Reorganizing Layers and Canvases
Layers
Canvases
Lesson 5: Adding More Canvases
Importing Images to Layers
Projecting Layer Images onto New Canvases
Projecting a Hinged Canvas
Projecting More Layer Images onto New Canvases
Importing Multiple Images Simultaneously As Layer Stacks
Lesson 6: Merging Layers and Projecting Merged Layers onto New Canvases
My Recommendation
Onion Skinning for Image Placement
Lesson 7: Canvas Panel Tools Review (3rd Rabbit Trail)
Lesson 8: Duplicating Layers
Summary
Chapter 8: Project 1: Office Fire Safety Part 2
Lesson 9: Importing Images to Canvas Stacks
Lesson 10: Building the Presentation
A Quick Review
Adding the Story
Import the Text Image Files
Refreshing the Bookmarks
Building the Presentation (Continued)
Adjusting the Bookmark Timing
Exporting Your Video Presentation
Showing Aspect Ratio Boundaries
Exporting Your Web Player Presentation
Summary
Chapter 9: Project 2: Office Safety
Recommendations
Lesson 1: Creating the Scene
Lesson 2: Building the Project
Lesson 3: Exporting the Project
For Video Export
For Publishing to the Mental Canvas Web Player
Enhancing Your Exported Video
A Word About Artificial Intelligence
AI and Copyright
AI Prompting
Summary
Section V: And Finally…
Chapter 10: Summary of Our Mental Canvas Journey of Discovery
Final Discussion
From the Author
Index