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Figure 12.31. The Airbrush tool in Toolbox
The Airbrush tool emulates a traditional airbrush. This tool is suitable for painting soft areas of color.
You can activate the Eraser tool in several ways :
From the image-menu, through : → →
By clicking on the tool icon:
in the Toolbox,
By using the A keyboard shortcut.
The a key, or ] under GIMP-2.10, will change the active tool to Airbrush Tool.
Ctrl changes the airbrush to a Color Picker.
Shift places the airbrush into straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking will generate a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.
The available tool options can be accessed by double-clicking the
airbrush Tool icon.
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See the Painting Tools Overview for a description of tool options that apply to many or all painting tools. |
The Rate slider adjusts the speed of color application that the airbrush paints. A higher setting will produce darker brush strokes in a shorter amount of time.
This slider controls the amount of color that the airbrush paints. A higher setting here will result in darker strokes.
