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To select a color that already exists in your image, use the color picker tool, the icon
for which resembles an eye dropper. With the tool options, set whether the foreground
or background color should be selected. Then click a point in the image that shows the
desired color. When the color is right, click Close to close the tool's dialog.
Painting and Erasing
To paint and erase, use the tools from the toolbox. There are a number of options
available to fine-tune each tool. Pressure sensitivity options apply only when a pressure-
sensitive graphics tablet is used.
The pencil, brush, airbrush, and eraser work much like their real-life equivalents. The
ink tool works like a calligraphy pen. Paint by clicking and dragging. The bucket fill
is a method of coloring areas of an image. It fills based on color boundaries in the image.
Adjusting the threshold modifies its sensitivity to color changes.
Adding Text
With the text tool, easily add text to an image. With the tool options, select the desired
font, font size, color, justification, indent, and line spacing. Then click a starting point
in the image. A small dialog opens in which to enter your text. Enter single or multiple
lines of text then press Close.
The text tool creates text on a special layer. To work with the image after adding text,
read
Section 18.5.6, “Layers” (page 240). When the text layer is active, it is possible to
modify the text by clicking in the image to reopen the entry dialog. Change the settings
by modifying the tool options.
Retouching Images—The Clone Tool
The clone tool is ideal for retouching images. It enables you to paint in an image using
information from another part of the image. If desired, it can instead take information
from a pattern.
When retouching, it is usually a good idea to use a small brush with soft edges. In this
way, the modifications can blend better with the original image.
To select the source point in the image, press and hold Ctrl while clicking the desired
source point. Then paint with the tool as usual. When you move the cursor while
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