Drawing Tools PlugIns

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Drawing Tools plug-ins are able to interactively modify raster images. Each plug-in can contain multiple tools identified by a string identifier. The tools can cooperate - one tool (meta-tool) may use other tools and alter their behavior.

Drawing tools make use of fill styles.

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[edit] Drawing tool categories

[edit] Selection tools

  • SELECT - modify selection by adding or removing rectangular areas.
  • MAGICWAND - modify selection using a floodfill-like methods.
  • TRANSFORM - apply transformation to selected area.
  • SIMPLESELECT - select rectangular area and more or resize it. The selected area act as a floating selection.

[edit] Hand drawing

  • PENCIL - draw arbitrary curves using a pencil with a configurable tip.
  • BRUSH - a more advanced version of PENCIL tool with smoothing, more configuration options and tablet pen pressure support.

[edit] Text

  • TEXT - draw a text using specified font.

[edit] Shape drawing

These tools can be used to paint basic shapes.

  • LINE - draw solid or dashed polylines.
  • CURVE - draw curves.
  • ELLIPSE - draw filled ellipses or ellipse outlines.
  • RECTANGLE - draw rectangles with optional rounded corners.
  • POLYGON - draw filled polygons.

[edit] Photographic tools

Tools focused on retouching of photos.

  • REDEYE - desaturate round area.
  • CROP - cut a portion of an image.

[edit] Miscellaneous drawing tools

  • DROPPER - make the color of a clicked pixel the active color.
  • PSHADOW - apply a projected shadow. The image must be transparent or the shadow will be hidden.
  • FLOODFILL - fill an area with color.

[edit] Meta-tools

Meta-tools modify behavior of other drawing tools.

  • BUBBLE - (not available in any released versions) put the drawn shape into a comics-like bubble.
  • CLONE - copy pixels from one spot to another.
  • ERASER - draw with transparent color and Replace blend mode.
  • STYLIZE - add shadow or reflections to drawn shape, blur the background.
  • RETOUCH - apply an effects like darken, sharpen, etc..
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