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How to Use Colors for Homebrew on the DSI

̶0;Colors̶1; is an application for your Nintendo DSi with ̶0;Homebrew̶1; installed. ̶0;Homebrew̶1; is the third software used on your DSi via a cartridge. The cartridge is inserted into your DSi and allows you to play many games and applications on one cartridge. ̶0;Colors̶1; allows you to design graphics using the stylus as a brush on your Nintendo DSi.

Instructions

- 1
  Insert the cartridge with ̶0;Colors̶1; on it into your Nintendo DSi portable gaming console.
- 2
  Turn on your DSi and select ̶0;Applications,̶1; then ̶0;Colors.̶1; ̶0;Colors̶1; is divided into two sections. The top screen shows button functions and instructions. The bottom screen is where you will draw your pictures.
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  Press ̶0;Up̶1; on the directional pad to zoom in, press ̶0;Down̶1; on the directional pad to zoom out.
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  Press ̶0;Right̶1; on the directional pad to fill in an outlined area with color. Press and hold ̶0;Left̶1; on the directional pad, then press the stylus to the drawing screen. The image will move with your stylus as long as you have ̶0;Left̶1; held down.
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  Press and hold down the L2 trigger button. A color wheel will appear on the bottom screen. Press the stylus to the color wheel and slide it around. A circle will appear and move around the color wheel. This will determine the color hue when you draw with the stylus.
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  Move the slider on the right side both up and down. The slider determines the opacity of your colors and allows you to add subtle shading.
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  Press the stylus to one of the two circles located immediately to the left of the color wheel. The first circle is for a hard brush while the second circle is for a soft brush. The hard brush will create thinner lines while the soft brush will create wider ones.
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  Use the color wheel to create paintings and drawings on ̶0;Colors.̶1;

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