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  6.     <title>3.7.┬áInk Tool</title>
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  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center" id="chaptername">3.┬áBrush Tools</th>
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  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s03s06.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
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  31.         <div>
  32.           <div>
  33.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-ink"></a>3.7.┬áInk Tool</h3>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.       </div>
  37.       <a id="id3438104" class="indexterm"></a>
  38.       <div class="mediaobject">
  39.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-pen.png" />
  40.       </div>
  41.       <p>
  42.     The Ink tool uses a simulation of an ink pen with a controllable nib to
  43.     paint solid brush strokes with an antialiased edge.  The
  44.     size, shape and angle of the nib can be set to determine how the
  45.     strokes will be rendered.
  46.   </p>
  47.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  48.         <div class="titlepage">
  49.           <div>
  50.             <div>
  51.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3438139"></a>Activate Tool</h4>
  52.             </div>
  53.           </div>
  54.         </div>
  55.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  56.           <ul type="disc">
  57.             <li>
  58.               <p>
  59.           The Ink Tool can be called in the following
  60.           order, from the image-menu:
  61.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  62.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aint
  63.             Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem">In<span class="accel">k</span>
  64.             .</span> 
  65.         </p>
  66.             </li>
  67.             <li>
  68.               <p>
  69.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  70.           <span class="guiicon">
  71.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/pen.png" /></span>
  72.           </span>
  73.         </p>
  74.             </li>
  75.           </ul>
  76.         </div>
  77.       </div>
  78.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  79.         <div class="titlepage">
  80.           <div>
  81.             <div>
  82.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3438205"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h4>
  83.             </div>
  84.           </div>
  85.         </div>
  86.         <div class="variablelist">
  87.           <dl>
  88.             <dt>
  89.               <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
  90.             </dt>
  91.             <dd>
  92.               <p>
  93.               The <span><b class="keycap">k</b></span>
  94.               key will change the active tool to Ink Tool.
  95.             </p>
  96.             </dd>
  97.           </dl>
  98.         </div>
  99.       </div>
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  102.           <div>
  103.             <div>
  104.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id3438234"></a>Options</h4>
  105.             </div>
  106.           </div>
  107.         </div>
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  112.                 <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  113.               </td>
  114.               <th align="left">Note</th>
  115.             </tr>
  116.             <tr>
  117.               <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">
  118.                 <p>
  119.         See the <a href="ch03s03.html#gimp-tool-brush" title="3.1.┬áCommon Features">Brush Tools
  120.         Overview</a> for a description of tool options that apply to
  121.         many or all brush tools.
  122.       </p>
  123.               </td>
  124.             </tr>
  125.           </table>
  126.         </div>
  127.         <div class="variablelist">
  128.           <dl>
  129.             <dt>
  130.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  131.             </dt>
  132.             <dd>
  133.               <p>
  134.           The available tool options can be accessed by double clicking the
  135.           ink tool icon.
  136.           <span class="guiicon">
  137.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/pen.png" /></span>
  138.           </span>
  139.         </p>
  140.             </dd>
  141.             <dt>
  142.               <span class="term">Opacity</span>
  143.             </dt>
  144.             <dd>
  145.               <p>
  146.           The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the ink.  A
  147.           higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a lower
  148.           setting results in a more transparent fill.
  149.         </p>
  150.             </dd>
  151.             <dt>
  152.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  153.             </dt>
  154.             <dd>
  155.               <p>
  156.           The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of ink application
  157.           modes. A list of these modes can be found in the glossary. 
  158.         </p>
  159.             </dd>
  160.             <dt>
  161.               <span class="term">Adjustment</span>
  162.             </dt>
  163.             <dd>
  164.               <div class="variablelist">
  165.                 <dl>
  166.                   <dt>
  167.                     <span class="term">Size</span>
  168.                   </dt>
  169.                   <dd>
  170.                     <p>
  171.                 Controls the apparent width of the pen's nib.
  172.               </p>
  173.                   </dd>
  174.                   <dt>
  175.                     <span class="term">Angle</span>
  176.                   </dt>
  177.                   <dd>
  178.                     <p>
  179.                 This controls the apparent angle of the pen's nib
  180.                 relative to horizontal. 
  181.               </p>
  182.                   </dd>
  183.                 </dl>
  184.               </div>
  185.             </dd>
  186.             <dt>
  187.               <span class="term">Sensitivity</span>
  188.             </dt>
  189.             <dd>
  190.               <div class="variablelist">
  191.                 <dl>
  192.                   <dt>
  193.                     <span class="term">Size</span>
  194.                   </dt>
  195.                   <dd>
  196.                     <p>
  197.                 This controls the size of the nib, from minimum to
  198.                 maximum.  Note that a size of 0 does not result in a
  199.                 nib of size zero, but rather a nib of minimum size. 
  200.               </p>
  201.                   </dd>
  202.                   <dt>
  203.                     <span class="term">Tilt</span>
  204.                   </dt>
  205.                   <dd>
  206.                     <p>
  207.                 Controls the apparent tilt of the nib relative to
  208.                 horizontal.  This control and the Angle control
  209.                 described above are interrelated.  Experimentation is
  210.                 the best means of learning how to use them.
  211.               </p>
  212.                   </dd>
  213.                   <dt>
  214.                     <span class="term">Speed</span>
  215.                   </dt>
  216.                   <dd>
  217.                     <p>
  218.                 This controls the effective size of the nib as a
  219.                 function of drawing speed.  That is, as with a
  220.                 physical pen, the faster you draw, the narrower the
  221.                 line.
  222.               </p>
  223.                   </dd>
  224.                 </dl>
  225.               </div>
  226.             </dd>
  227.             <dt>
  228.               <span class="term">Type and Shape</span>
  229.             </dt>
  230.             <dd>
  231.               <div class="variablelist">
  232.                 <dl>
  233.                   <dt>
  234.                     <span class="term">Type</span>
  235.                   </dt>
  236.                   <dd>
  237.                     <p>
  238.                   There are three nib shapes to choose from: circle,
  239.                   diamond, and square.
  240.                 </p>
  241.                   </dd>
  242.                   <dt>
  243.                     <span class="term">Shape</span>
  244.                   </dt>
  245.                   <dd>
  246.                     <p>
  247.                   The geometry of the nib type can be adjusted by
  248.                   holding button 1 of the mouse on the small square at
  249.                   the center of the Shape icon and moving it around.
  250.                 </p>
  251.                     <p>
  252.                   <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/ink-type-circle.png" /></span>
  253.                 </p>
  254.                   </dd>
  255.                 </dl>
  256.               </div>
  257.             </dd>
  258.           </dl>
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