3.6.  Paintbrush Tool

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Revision $Revision: 2183 $ 2006-02-10 j.h

Figure 12.41.  Paintbrush

Paintbrush

The paintbrush tool paints fuzzy brush strokes. All strokes are rendered using the current brush.

3.6.1.  Activating the Tool

  • You can call the Paintbrush Tool in the following order, from the image-menu: ToolsPaint ToolsPaintbrush.

  • The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:

  • or by using the P keyboard shortcut.

3.6.2.  Key modifiers (Defaults)

Ctrl

This key changes the paintbrush to a Color Picker.

Shift

This key places the paintbrush into straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking Button 1 will generate a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.

3.6.3.  Options

Figure 12.42.  Paintbrush tool options

Paintbrush tool options

The available tool options can be accessed by double clicking the Paintbrush Tool icon.

Mode; Opacity; Brush; Pressure Sensibility; Fade Out; Apply Jitter; Incremental; Color from gradient
[Note] Note

See the Painting Tools Overview for a description of tool options that apply to many or all painting tools.

[Note] Note

See the Brush Tools Overview for a description of tool options that apply to many or all brush tools.