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To use paint tools on images, follow the steps given below:
Step 1: In the toolbox of GIMP, select the paint tool
icon. The paint tool can also be selected by
clicking the desired Paint tool after choosing
Tools from the program’s menu.
Step 2: From the GIMP menu, select File and then
New to create a canvas. An image can also
be painted over. To open an image from the
computer drive, select File and then Open.
Drag the paint tool icon on the GIMP canvas
while holding down the left mouse button. In
order to make tool strokes like pencil, brush,
eraser, etc., a tiny circle will appear above
your mouse cursor on the GIMP canvas.
Step 3: Click the colour box, which is situated
immediately beneath the tool icons in GIMP’s
toolbox, to select the colour for your paint
tool. By default, the colour is black, but you
can alter it by selecting one of the square colour samples or by using the gradient sliders.
Step 4: You can configure the pencil, brush, eraser, and other paint tool options. When the paint tool is selected,
these choices are displayed on the lower part of the GIMP toolbox. To change the transparency of the painting
brush, move the Opacity slider. For various paint tools, one can modify characteristics like size, aspect ratio,
and angle.
The Paint Tools listed below are assistive painting tools. With the aid of these tools, the painter can create smooth
transitions or add specific effects to the artwork.
Clone Recreates portions of the picture
Bucket Fill It fills an area with a selected color or pattern.
Gradient It fills an area with a gradient.
Pencil It paints lines with hard edges; that is, the pixels are not anti-aliased.
Paintbrush It paints lines with soft or fuzzy edges; that is, the pixels are anti-aliased and/or feathered.
Eraser It erases pixels of an image from the current layer
Airbrush It is a paint tool with variable pressure.
Ink It paints anti-aliased lines with a simulation of a nib.
My Paint Brush It allows you to create fuzzy brush strokes over existing images or a blank virtual canvas.
Clone
Heal Eliminates specks from photographs
Recreates portions of a picture while maintaining perspective; • Blur/Sharpen: Sharpens or
Perspective Clone
softens edges in a painting or photograph.
Blur/Sharpen
Smudge Smears and produces smooth object changes
Dodge/Burn Lightens or darkens specific portions of a picture
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