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CHAPTER 20 IMAGE EDITING Figure 20-1. The GIMP s main toolbar window Beneath the menu bar in the main toolbar window are the tools for working with images. Their functions are described in Table 20-1, which lists the tools in order from left to right, starting at the top left. Table 20-1. The GIMP Image-Editing Tools Tool Description of Use Rectangular selection tool Elliptical selection tool Hand-drawn selection tool Contiguous regions selection tool Color region selection tool Click and drag to select a rectangular area within the image. This selected area can then be copied and pasted into a different part of the image or turned into a new layer. Create an oval or circular selection area within the image, which you can then copy and paste. Click and draw with the mouse to create a hand-drawn selection area. Your selection should end where it started. If not, The GIMP will draw a straight line between the start and end of the selection. Known as the magic wand in other image editors, this tool creates a selection area based on the color of the pixels where you click. For example, clicking on a red car hood will select most, if not all of the hood, because it is mostly red. This tool works like the contiguous region selection tool, but will create a selection across the entire image based on the color you select. In other words, selecting a black T-shirt will also select a black signpost elsewhere in the picture if the shades are similar.