CHAPTER 20 IMAGE EDITING 305 Table 20-1. (Web hosting providers)
CHAPTER 20 IMAGE EDITING 305 Table 20-1. The GIMP Image-Editing Tools (Continued) Tool Description of Use Gradient fill This tool will create a gradient fill based on the foreground and background colors by clicking and dragging. Pencil tool This tool lets you draw individual pixels when zoomed in, or hard-edge lines when zoomed out. Simply click and drag to draw freehand, and hold down Shift to draw lines between two points. Brush tool This tool lets you draw on the picture in a variety of brush styles to create artistic effects. A brush can also be created from an image, allowing for greater versatility. Erase tool Rather like the Brush tool in reverse, this tool deletes whatever is underneath the cursor. If layers are being used, the contents of the layer beneath will become visible. Airbrush tool This tool is also rather like the Brush tool, in that it draws on the picture in a variety of styles. However, the density of the color depends on the length of time you press the mouse button. Tap the mouse button, and only a light color will appear. Press and hold the mouse button, and the color will become more saturated. Ink tool This tool is like the Brush tool except that, rather like an ink pen, the faster you draw, the thinner the brush stroke is. Pattern stamp Commonly known as the clone tool, this is a popular image-editing tool. It is able to copy one part of an image to another via drawing with a brush- like tool. The origin point is defined by holding down Ctrl and clicking. Blur/sharpen tool Clicking and drawing on the image will spot blur or sharpen the image, depending on the settings in the tool options area in the lower half of the toolbar. Smudge tool As its name suggests, clicking and drawing with this tool will smudge the image, rather like rubbing a still-wet painting with your finger (except slightly more precise). Burn and dodge tool This tool lets you spot lighten and darken an image by clicking and drawing on the image. The results depend on the settings in the tool options part of the window. Directly beneath the image-editing tool icons, on the right, is an icon that shows the foreground and background colors that will be used when drawing with tools such as the Brush. To define a new color, double-click either the foreground (top) or background (bottom) color box. To the left is the pattern selector, which lets you choose which patterns are used with tools such as the Brush. Beneath these icons, you ll see the various options for the selected tool. By using the buttons at the bottom of the window, you can save the current tool options, load tool options, and delete a previously saved set of tool options. Clicking the button on the bottom right lets you revert to the default settings for the tool currently being used (useful if you tweak too many settings!). Next to the toolbar window is the Layers dialog box. This can be closed for the moment, although you can make it visible again later, if you wish.