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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center" id="chaptername">3.┬áBrush Tools</th>
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  21.         <tr>
  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s03s03.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
  23.           <th width="60%" align="center" id="sectionname">3.4.┬áPaintbrush Tool</th>
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  32.           <div>
  33.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-paintbrush"></a>3.4.┬áPaintbrush Tool</h3>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.       </div>
  37.       <a id="id3436549" class="indexterm"></a>
  38.       <div class="mediaobject">
  39.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-brush.png" />
  40.       </div>
  41.       <p>
  42.     The paintbrush tool paints fuzzy brush strokes. All strokes are
  43.     rendered using the current brush.
  44.   </p>
  45.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  46.         <div class="titlepage">
  47.           <div>
  48.             <div>
  49.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3436582"></a>Activate Tool</h4>
  50.             </div>
  51.           </div>
  52.         </div>
  53.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  54.           <ul type="disc">
  55.             <li>
  56.               <p>
  57.           The Paintbrush Tool can be called in the following
  58.           order, from the image-menu:
  59.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  60.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aint
  61.             Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aintbrush
  62.             .</span> 
  63.         </p>
  64.             </li>
  65.             <li>
  66.               <p>
  67.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  68.           <span class="guiicon">
  69.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/brush.png" /></span>
  70.           </span>
  71.         </p>
  72.             </li>
  73.           </ul>
  74.         </div>
  75.       </div>
  76.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  77.         <div class="titlepage">
  78.           <div>
  79.             <div>
  80.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3436647"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h4>
  81.             </div>
  82.           </div>
  83.         </div>
  84.         <div class="variablelist">
  85.           <dl>
  86.             <dt>
  87.               <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
  88.             </dt>
  89.             <dd>
  90.               <p>
  91.             The <span><b class="keycap">P</b></span>
  92.             key will change the active tool to Paintbrush Tool.
  93.           </p>
  94.             </dd>
  95.             <dt>
  96.               <span class="term">
  97.           <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>
  98.         </span>
  99.             </dt>
  100.             <dd>
  101.               <p>
  102.             <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> changes the paintbrush to a <a href="ch03s06s04.html" title="6.4.┬áColor Picker Tool">Color Picker</a>.
  103.           </p>
  104.             </dd>
  105.             <dt>
  106.               <span class="term">
  107.                 <span>
  108.                   <b class="keycap">Shift</b>
  109.                 </span>
  110.               </span>
  111.             </dt>
  112.             <dd>
  113.               <p>
  114.             <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> places the paintbrush into straight
  115.             line mode. Holding <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> while clicking
  116.             <span class="mousebutton">Button 1</span> will generate a straight
  117.             line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing straight lines
  118.             that originate from the end of the last line.
  119.           </p>
  120.             </dd>
  121.           </dl>
  122.         </div>
  123.       </div>
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  126.           <div>
  127.             <div>
  128.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3436751"></a>Options</h4>
  129.             </div>
  130.           </div>
  131.         </div>
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  136.                 <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  137.               </td>
  138.               <th align="left">Note</th>
  139.             </tr>
  140.             <tr>
  141.               <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  142.                 <p>
  143.         See the <a href="ch03s03.html#gimp-tool-brush" title="3.1.┬áCommon Features">Brush Tools
  144.         Overview</a> for a description of tool options that apply to
  145.         many or all brush tools.
  146.       </p>
  147.               </td>
  148.             </tr>
  149.           </table>
  150.         </div>
  151.         <div class="variablelist">
  152.           <dl>
  153.             <dt>
  154.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  155.             </dt>
  156.             <dd>
  157.               <p>
  158.           The available tool options can be accessed by double clicking the 
  159.           Paintbrush Tool icon.
  160.           <span class="guiicon">
  161.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/brush.png" /></span>
  162.           </span>
  163.         </p>
  164.             </dd>
  165.             <dt>
  166.               <span class="term">Opacity</span>
  167.             </dt>
  168.             <dd>
  169.               <p>                         
  170.           The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the paint.
  171.           A higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a
  172.           lower setting results in a more transparent fill. The
  173.           resulting opacity is the percentage of the original color
  174.           opacity: if the foreground color opacity is 50% and if you set
  175.           paintbrush opacity to 50% the paintbrush color opacity will be
  176.           25%.
  177.         </p>
  178.             </dd>
  179.             <dt>
  180.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  181.             </dt>
  182.             <dd>
  183.               <p>
  184.           The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of paint
  185.           application modes. A list of these modes can be found in the
  186.           <a href="go01.html#glossary-modes">Glossary</a>.
  187.         </p>
  188.             </dd>
  189.             <dt>
  190.               <span class="term">Brush</span>
  191.             </dt>
  192.             <dd>
  193.               <p>
  194.           Indicates the active brush.  Clicking on the brush icon
  195.           opens the brush selection dialog.
  196.         </p>
  197.             </dd>
  198.             <dt>
  199.               <span class="term">Gradient</span>
  200.             </dt>
  201.             <dd>
  202.               <p>                           
  203.           The dropdown list allows to select a gradient that will be
  204.           used if the "Use Color from Gradient" option is checked. This
  205.           gradient can be reversed by checking the
  206.           <span class="guilabel">Reverse</span> option.
  207.         </p>
  208.             </dd>
  209.             <dt>
  210.               <span class="term">Incremental</span>
  211.             </dt>
  212.             <dd>
  213.               <p>
  214.           The Incremental checkbox activates incremental paint mode for
  215.           the tool so that color opacity increases each time the brush
  216.           passes over the same place but cann't excede the original
  217.           color opacity.  More information about incremental mode can be
  218.           found in the
  219.           <a href="go01.html#glossary-incremental">glossary</a>.
  220.         </p>
  221.             </dd>
  222.             <dt>
  223.               <span class="term">Pressure Sensitivity</span>
  224.             </dt>
  225.             <dd>
  226.               <p>
  227.           The Pressure Sensitivity section sets the sensitivity levels for
  228.           input devices that support this option. 
  229.         </p>
  230.               <div class="itemizedlist">
  231.                 <ul type="disc">
  232.                   <li>
  233.                     <p>
  234.               <span class="guilabel">Opacity</span>: Drawing opacity increases with 
  235.               stylus pen pressure.
  236.             </p>
  237.                   </li>
  238.                   <li>
  239.                     <p>
  240.               <span class="guilabel">Hardness</span>: Drawing sharpness increases with 
  241.               stylus pressure.
  242.             </p>
  243.                   </li>
  244.                   <li>
  245.                     <p>
  246.               <span class="guilabel">Size</span>: Drawing width increases with stylus 
  247.               pressure.
  248.             </p>
  249.                   </li>
  250.                   <li>
  251.                     <p>
  252.               <span class="guilabel">Color</span>: Gimp uses the active gradient 
  253.               colors in order as stylus pressure increases.
  254.             </p>
  255.                   </li>
  256.                 </ul>
  257.               </div>
  258.             </dd>
  259.             <dt>
  260.               <span class="term">Fade Out</span>
  261.             </dt>
  262.             <dd>
  263.               <p>
  264.           This option sets the stroke to fade out after the specified
  265.           distance. The stroke will fade to transparency at the completion
  266.           of the set distance. 
  267.         </p>
  268.             </dd>
  269.             <dt>
  270.               <span class="term">Use Color from Gradient</span>
  271.             </dt>
  272.             <dd>
  273.               <p>
  274.             Instead of using the Foreground or Background color, the
  275.             color is based on the active gradient selection.
  276.           </p>
  277.               <p>
  278.             <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-normal.png" /></span>
  279.                 <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-none.png" /></span>
  280.           </p>
  281.               <p>
  282.             The gradient is painted in a forward direction. The entire
  283.             color sequence of the gradient will be rendered within the
  284.             distance set.
  285.           </p>
  286.             </dd>
  287.             <dt>
  288.               <span class="term">Repeat</span>
  289.             </dt>
  290.             <dd>
  291.               <p>
  292.           <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-normal.png" /></span>
  293.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-sawtooth.png" /></span>
  294.       </p>
  295.               <p>
  296.         <span class="guilabel">Sawtooth Wave</span>: Renders the gradient
  297.         repeatedly. At each expiry of the distance that has been
  298.         set, the gradient will begin rerendering from the
  299.         beginning.
  300.       </p>
  301.               <p>
  302.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-normal.png" /></span>
  303.          <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-triangular.png" /></span>
  304.        </p>
  305.               <p>
  306.          <span class="guilabel">Triangular Wave</span>: Renders the gradient
  307.          repeatedly. At each expiry of the distance that has been
  308.          set, the gradient will reverse direction and render in that
  309.          direction until the expiry of the distance once more. At
  310.          this point, it will begin again until the stroke is
  311.          complete. 
  312.        </p>
  313.             </dd>
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