User Guide

GNU Image Manipulation Program
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The paintbrush tool paints fuzzy brush strokes. All strokes are rendered using the current brush.
12.3.6.1 Activate Tool
• You can call the Paintbrush Tool in the following order, from the image-menu: Tools/ Paint Tools/Paintbrush .
• The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
• or by using the P keyboard shortcut.
12.3.6.2 Key modifiers (Defaults)
Ctrl , 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.
12.3.6.3 Options
Figure 12.28: Paintbrush tool options
Overview The available tool options can be accessed by double clicking the Paintbrush Tool icon.
Opacity; Brush; Pressure Sensibility; Fade Out; Incremental See Brush common options.
Note
See the Brush Tools Overview for a description of tool options that apply to many or all brush tools.