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.
[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..