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Charcoal Writing, Ink Drawing/Planning, and Painting

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First off, I know that everything here has probably been suggested before, but I didn't see anything like what I was suggesting. (You'll probably all yell at me for there being a thread on the first page or something but oh well)

My idea is to add a tiered system of writing and marking, which, besides being interesting, also maintains the value of black ink, while also adding new uses for feathers, charcoal, leather, all the dye colors, and paper.

The simplest form of writing would be charcoal on paper, which first requires you to break the charcoal chunk into smaller sticks. Simply placing the charcoal into the crafting grid allows you to get 4 charcoal sticks. These are simply crafted with a piece of paper to make a 'Note', which can be typed onto by right-clicking on it.

However, these charcoal sticks write rather large font on the paper's limited space, and there is a more efficient way to make and use them. Crafting a chunk of charcoal with a chisel will allow you to get 8 sticks out of it, and crafting a charcoal stick with a chisel allows you to sharpen it, gradually decreasing the font of its crafted note.

Later on, once you get a scribing table, you'll find that the interface is different. (The recipe would also probably change too, if not removed entirely and replaced by simply right-clicking a piece of paper or parchment on top of any solid surface) The writing area is now much bigger, as well as having new slots along the sides, one for the tool being used, one for inserting either paper or parchment, one for the output, and at least 16 optional slots used for storing inks, paints, and maybe charcoal sticks.

Using paper with a charcoal stick in the tool slot will create a 'Drawing', which can be viewed in a way similar to a map in-game, and can be colored, but cannot be used to make Plans.

Using paper with a feather or, if added, a quill will create a 'Plan', which would probably cause the drawing area to become similar to how it is now, with pen strokes creating a 'Marking' item at the cost of black ink.

Using parchment with anything in the tool slot will create a 'Painting', which can be colored like a Drawing. Although these cannot be viewed like Drawings, they can be placed in the world, and possibly have a way to be resized, allowing one to decorate to their heart's content.

To draw on the interface, all you have to do is have the appropriate tool in the tool slot, and clicking/dragging on the interface will add markings depending on what tool you use. Charcoal sticks act as dark grey or black brushes of various sizes, depending on sharpness, and might also have some other effect which makes them different from using black ink, maybe have an effect similar to MS Paint's spray-paint tool?

Using feathers/quills allows one to select from the various colored paints as well as black ink, with a fine, one-pixel brush ideal for detailed work and calligraphy.

And, perhaps, paintbrushes could be added somehow? I have no idea how one would go about making these in minecraft, though...

As for how to make colored paints, you could simply combine a unit of any type of oil (once it's added) with any type of dye, and it will make a bottle/bucket/whatever of paint of the appropriate color. This is then simply placed into the interface, and it will fill an internal storage tank with color, or using it will decrease its durability, ending with an empty bucket, or something like that. (I don't know which would be easier to code)

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I think I'll dabble in this direction a LITTLE bit, but no where near the extent you've outlined.

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I like the charcoal writing. Maybe you get like one page. It doesn't seem worth the space for anything further.

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Kudos on a topic that actually got Dunk's attention before all the trolls got here. I would love to see some more development in the drawing/planning region too.

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