Description of the tools of version 6.4
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to be tested and compiled)
BrushAction: draws a stroke with a customisable brush.
How to use it: click and hold the button while you move the mouse
The brush is similar to the pen in most respects, however the shape can be customised and contain a gradiant of opacity. When selecting the brush tool, an additional toolbar appears to specify the shape of the brush.
The first button pops up a window to create a brush that has a regular polygonal shape.
A brush can also be loaded from a file. Such a file can be any format of image. White color means that it is transparent, and black means that it is opaque. Gray indicates shades in between. So a brush is a picture of the brush if it is drawn with a black color on a white background.
A combobox allows to select among loaded brushes. The number of brushes is limited, so keep a directory with your brushes, and load them when you need them. The list of brushes is stored in the configuration, so that if you quit and reopen the programs, the list will be kept.
The spacing parameter specifies the distance between each individual brush pattern along the stroke.
Clone toolAction: copies an area to another area.
How to use it: RIGHT click on the source and LEFT click on the destination.
The clone tool is similar to a brush, except that the content that is drawn comes from the image itself. The source can be located in another layer. So the full procedure is:
- select the source layer
- RIGHT click on the location in the layer that you want to copy
- select the destination layer (it may be the same layer or another layer)
- LEFT click and hold to draw a copy of the source