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Chapter Profile
                 To use Burn feature of this tool, follow the given steps:

                                                                                              4   Press  and  hold  Ctrl
                                                                                              key. Click and drag the
                    2   Click  on  the                                                        mouse pointer over the
                                                                                              area that you  want  to
                    Dodge/Burn tool.                                                          burn.  Release the  Ctrl
                                                                                              key.

                  3  Select the brush
                  size  and  hardness
                  from Tool Options.







                                                             1  Open an image.




                                   How  would  you  use GIMP to  illustrate  your  own  graphic  novel? What  characters,
                                   settings and plot twists would you bring to life on the digital page?



                          Recap



                       Free Select tool is used to select an object by drawing a freehand border around it.
                       Crop tool is used to remove unwanted portion from an image.

                       Paintbrush tool is used to draw brush strokes to give an effect of painting.
                       Zoom tool is used to magnify a desired part of an image.
                       Text tool is used to type text on the image or blank workspace.
                       Gradient tool is used to give blending effect between two or more colours.

                       Retouching tools help you to add or remove objects from an image.
                       Correction tools are used to improve the quality of the image.
                       Blur/Sharpen tool is used to blur or sharpen the image.





                 Exercise


                 A.   Tick ( ) the correct option.
                     1.  Identify the tool used to remove unwanted portion from an image.

                         a.  Select tool                                   b.  Brush tool
                         c.  Crop tool                                     d.  Zoom tool








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