Nintendo DS / Colors! – Setup Tutorial

**zhuzhu** · April 29th, 2008, 10:40 PM

i just know DS and Colors! damn it~! i got DS and M3DSR yesterday,it's awesome~!

**RosemaryDarling** · May 7th, 2008, 06:10 AM

I bought an R4 card and all the kit today, can't wait for it to get here. Digital Painting on the move sounds like a good way to improve.

**GeistDel** · May 9th, 2008, 11:54 AM

Is there anyway to export your colors files to file that would be compatible in either photoshop or painter. I would love to be able to work on some quick sketchs on the train and then work on them further at home on my computer.

**ascent** · May 9th, 2008, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by GeistDel

Is there anyway to export your colors files to file that would be compatible in either photoshop or painter. I would love to be able to work on some quick sketchs on the train and then work on them further at home on my computer.

Well, if you have wifi, you can email yourself a png or you can also copy files over from your memory card via a card reader. You can also copy the .drw file over to your computer and load them up in the java applet and watch the redraw process (just like on the colors.bromba.net site) and/or save them out from there as well. There aren't any applications that'll currently open up the .drw files (aside from the aforementioned java app) but since it's basically a flat file with no layers or anything else besides the final image that would need to be saved, a png does just fine if you want to continue on in photoshop (or whatnot).

**[void]** · May 11th, 2008, 10:27 AM

Zhuzhu those are gorgeous!

Bought mine the other day, just waiting for it to arrive now.

**GeistDel** · May 13th, 2008, 02:56 PM

Where can I get the operating system for the M3? Does anybody know?

**Savante** · May 13th, 2008, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by GeistDel

Where can I get the operating system for the M3? Does anybody know?

For which, the M3 DS Real? Try GBATemp, here.

**GeistDel** · May 13th, 2008, 04:51 PM

Thanks for the tip. I actually managed to find what I was looking for. one Google search later. Bust thanks anyway.

**Nixon** · May 22nd, 2008, 10:22 PM

You are my hero, zhuzhu!

I just ordered all my stuff, I can't wait to get crackin'...!!!

Man I love homebrew!

Can you play music and use Colors! at the same time? I got a 4gb card, just wondering...I'm a DS noobie.

**skvv** · May 26th, 2008, 06:30 PM

had colors for a while now, wanted to share some stuff... crossing genres but doodles are doodles.

**Omi-kun** · May 27th, 2008, 02:50 PM

Grabbed my girlfriend's DS the other day and played with it for a bit.

**uglydude** · May 27th, 2008, 03:48 PM

I don't play much game and already got a PSP for media stuffs, I want to do more draw, and would most likely use the DS for Colors only. Looking around, it would cost me about $220 to get all the things need for Colors. Can I just check with everybody that have try it. Is it worth it?

Many thanks

Edit: - Never mind I couldn't help but go and brought one from ebay (it is a Crimson though, figures cross I don't get any trouble with it). I check on a game forum and it mentions the CycloDS is the best Flashcard for the DS, was wondering if anybody got one of those and if it Colors work on it.

Many thanks

**Sheff** · May 31st, 2008, 02:06 PM

I wish the screen was bigger, but if it was, it wouldn't fit in my pocket.

Once the baby is asleep, I can balance him on my shoulder while I paint. Couldn't do that so much with the wacom.

**shinobitoshi** · May 31st, 2008, 06:58 PM

Uglydude

I have a DS running a cycloDS flash cart and colors works fine

**zhuzhu** · June 5th, 2008, 01:26 AM

GeistDel: you can use " colordraw" to export bigger file.

[void] :thanks~!

Nixon :thank you, it seems can't play music and run colors! same time.

more colors! sketches, most from life. it's fun to do lifedrawing in digital.

**Nightblue** · June 5th, 2008, 02:48 AM

holy cow, zhuzhu, those are amazing. Great colors in all of these, especially love the one of the couple at night,

**JtJ** · July 20th, 2008, 09:23 PM

Man my DS's pen calibration went BONKERS after a week of using Colors

Now my DS is a glorified GBA ugh.

Perhaps it was karma for the nes games I also threw on there > <

**PeggyChung** · July 20th, 2008, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by JtJ

Man my DS's pen calibration went BONKERS after a week of using Colors

Now my DS is a glorified GBA ugh.

Perhaps it was karma for the nes games I also threw on there > <

call up nintendo and tell them about the touch pad being wacky.

**ForScience** · July 28th, 2008, 01:07 PM

I just barely got Colors set up on my DS this is my first attempt. I didnt feel comfortable drawing from my head that small so I just did a study from some photo reference I found online (the photo is by Jiri Bohdal and is used without permission).

this is the link to the .drw if you want to see the process

http://colors.brombra.net/details/58...forscience.php

**Sinix** · September 3rd, 2008, 03:12 AM

Finally got around to getting Colors on my DS, this is an awesome portable sketchbook.

Also, got this amazing animation program on there. It's very well done, works like most gif animation makers for the PC.. complete with onion skin, undo, colors, fill, speed control, saving, loading, etc. Best of all, it plays the animation on the top screen, adding in each new frame as you draw it.

Animanatee: http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=14116

**lifegreek** · September 9th, 2008, 03:35 PM

Hi All,
I can't make it work!! I've got a MacBook and newly arrived R4 with microSD and USB stick. I've downloaded English 1.18.rar and unzipped with UnRarX, tranferred files to card and when I put into the DS it just says "Loading".
I'm a bit concerned as I've read in another forum that this means a dud R4!!!
Please help I wanted to take over my 9 year olds DS while he was at school

I was thinking of getting my own if I can make colours work!

**lifegreek** · September 9th, 2008, 04:23 PM

Well thanks to a guy on youtube I've discovered I bought the wrong microSD card. I bought a MicroSDHC which it didn't like. Fortunately my husbands phone has a MicroSD card which I've now pinched, so I'm happy!!!!!!

Great thread BTW. Will enjoy looking round here now I've stumbled in!!!

**Yekuza** · September 25th, 2008, 10:19 PM

Soo, was just wondering where everyone got their R4 or their M3's at, please reply.

**tex tin star** · September 25th, 2008, 11:30 PM

http://www.stuffs4kids.com/Default.asp

thats where i ordered mine from and i ordered it like 4 days ago and i already have it.

also i got an r4 you can order everything together from there the r4 the microsd card and the usb

my microsd card actually came preloaded with the r4 software

**S!R** · September 25th, 2008, 11:41 PM

Yekuza GOOGLE them, or read the previous pages on this thread all your answers are contained within.

**madwurmz** · September 29th, 2008, 02:33 PM

dudes and dudettes,
Here is a colorful announcement for all who love digital arts:
The very same creator of Colors for Nintendo DS, now brings us: 'Colors!' for iPhone and iPod Touch
Check out you local AppStore, or click here (iTunes link)

It's got the familiar tools from the DS version, like just enough to paint amazingly, and better yet this version of 'Colors!' will very soon be expanded with the ability to connect with the online gallery for instant uploading and downloading of images to your devise.
Share feedback and thoughts here, or join the Colors! forum

And don't hesitate to post your DS paintings in the Colors! gallery, the stuff that has been posted here is too amazing!

**zweiDee** · October 2nd, 2008, 06:09 AM

colors sketch, hope you like.
click here for the replay.

**K-bot** · October 4th, 2008, 02:45 AM

Anyone use the iphone version? I am on the fence about an iphone, but if this works good, it'll put me over.

**retter** · October 4th, 2008, 02:55 AM

I've got a DS Linker, I've tried messing around with Colors but I couldn't get it to work, anyone know if it's even compatible with a DS Linker?

**Kfeeras** · October 5th, 2008, 06:36 PM

Bout the Iphone version: I think its not so exact since you will have to paint with your finger(s?).

I'm getting my DS on tuesday, just ordered the R4 from Amazon, should Arrive till then.

Its amazing how much other great software there is for homebrew. GlichDS for example is something like the Kaossilator for the DS. Well not exactly but there is so much music sequencer, sampler and whatnot software. Even whole organizer programs..

I see I'm gonna spend a lot of time with this thing. In early 2009 the new DSi will come out but I cant wait that long...

Oh and did I mention the NES and ScummVM emulators? All NES games on DS? How awesome is that?