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  16.     <div class="navheader">
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  18.         <tr>
  19.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.3.3.┬áPencil Tool</th>
  20.         </tr>
  21.         <tr>
  22.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch03s03s03s02.html">Prev</a>┬á</td>
  23.           <th width="60%" align="center">3.3.┬áPaint Tools</th>
  24.           <td width="20%" align="right">┬á<a accesskey="n" href="ch03s03s03s04.html">Next</a></td>
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  29.     <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
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  31.         <div>
  32.           <div>
  33.             <h4 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-pencil"></a>3.3.3.┬áPencil Tool</h4>
  34.           </div>
  35.         </div>
  36.         <div></div>
  37.       </div>
  38.       <a id="id2950340" class="indexterm"></a>
  39.       <div class="mediaobject">
  40.         <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-pencil.png" />
  41.       </div>
  42.       <p>
  43.     The Pencil tool is used to draw free hand lines with a hard edge. Any
  44.     strokes are rendered using the current brush.
  45.   </p>
  46.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  47.         <div class="titlepage">
  48.           <div>
  49.             <div>
  50.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2950374"></a>Activate Tool</h5>
  51.             </div>
  52.           </div>
  53.           <div></div>
  54.         </div>
  55.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  56.           <ul type="disc">
  57.             <li>
  58.               <p>
  59.           The Pencil Tool can be called in the following
  60.           order, from the image-menu:
  61.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span>/
  62.           <span class="guimenuitem"><span class="accel">P</span>aint
  63.             Tools</span>/<span class="guimenuitem">Pe<span class="accel">n</span>cil
  64.           .</span> 
  65.         </p>
  66.             </li>
  67.             <li>
  68.               <p>
  69.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  70.           <span class="guiicon">
  71.             <img src="../images/toolbox/pencil.png" />
  72.           </span>
  73.         </p>
  74.             </li>
  75.           </ul>
  76.         </div>
  77.       </div>
  78.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  79.         <div class="titlepage">
  80.           <div>
  81.             <div>
  82.               <h5 class="title"><a id="id2950437"></a>Key modifiers (Defaults)</h5>
  83.             </div>
  84.           </div>
  85.           <div></div>
  86.         </div>
  87.         <div class="variablelist">
  88.           <dl>
  89.             <dt>
  90.               <span class="term">Shortcut</span>
  91.             </dt>
  92.             <dd>
  93.               <p>
  94.             The <span><b class="keycap">N</b></span>
  95.             key will change the active tool to Pencil Tool.
  96.           </p>
  97.             </dd>
  98.             <dt>
  99.               <span class="term">
  100.           <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span>
  101.         </span>
  102.             </dt>
  103.             <dd>
  104.               <p>
  105.             <span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> changes the pencil to a <a href="ch03s03s06s02.html" title="3.6.2.┬áColor Picker Tool">Color Picker</a>.
  106.           </p>
  107.             </dd>
  108.             <dt>
  109.               <span class="term">
  110.                 <span>
  111.                   <b class="keycap">Shift</b>
  112.                 </span>
  113.               </span>
  114.             </dt>
  115.             <dd>
  116.               <p>
  117.             <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> places the pencil tool into straight
  118.             line mode. Holding <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> while clicking
  119.             <span class="mousebutton">Button 1</span> will generate a straight
  120.             line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing straight lines
  121.             that originate from the end of the last line.
  122.           </p>
  123.             </dd>
  124.           </dl>
  125.         </div>
  126.       </div>
  127.       <div class="simplesect" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  128.         <div class="titlepage">
  129.           <div></div>
  130.           <div></div>
  131.         </div>
  132.         <div class="variablelist">
  133.           <p class="title">
  134.             <b>Options</b>
  135.           </p>
  136.           <dl>
  137.             <dt>
  138.               <span class="term">Overview</span>
  139.             </dt>
  140.             <dd>
  141.               <p>
  142.           The available tool options can be accessed
  143.           by
  144.           double clicking the Pencil Tool icon.
  145.           <span class="guiicon">
  146.             <img src="../images/toolbox/pencil.png" />
  147.           </span>
  148.         </p>
  149.             </dd>
  150.             <dt>
  151.               <span class="term">Opacity</span>
  152.             </dt>
  153.             <dd>
  154.               <p>
  155.           The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the gradient. A
  156.           higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a lower
  157.           setting results in a more transparent fill.
  158.         </p>
  159.             </dd>
  160.             <dt>
  161.               <span class="term">Mode</span>
  162.             </dt>
  163.             <dd>
  164.               <p>
  165.           The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of paint application
  166.           modes. A list of these modes can be found in the glossary. 
  167.         </p>
  168.             </dd>
  169.             <dt>
  170.               <span class="term">Brush</span>
  171.             </dt>
  172.             <dd>
  173.               <p>
  174.           Indicates the active brush.  Clicking on the brush icon
  175.           opens the brush selection dialog.
  176.         </p>
  177.             </dd>
  178.             <dt>
  179.               <span class="term">Shape</span>
  180.             </dt>
  181.             <dd>
  182.               <p>
  183.           The <span class="acronym">Gimp</span> provides 11 shapes, which can be
  184.             selected from the drop-down list.
  185.         </p>
  186.             </dd>
  187.             <dt>
  188.               <span class="term">Incremental</span>
  189.             </dt>
  190.             <dd>
  191.               <p>
  192.           The Incremental checkbox activates incremental paint mode for the
  193.           tool. More information about incremental mode can be found in the
  194.           <a href="go01.html#glossary-incremental">glossary</a>.
  195.         </p>
  196.             </dd>
  197.             <dt>
  198.               <span class="term">Pressure Sensitivity</span>
  199.             </dt>
  200.             <dd>
  201.               <p>
  202.           The Pressure Sensitivity section sets the sensitivity levels for
  203.           input devices that support this option. 
  204.         </p>
  205.             </dd>
  206.             <dt>
  207.               <span class="term">Fade Out</span>
  208.             </dt>
  209.             <dd>
  210.               <p>
  211.           This option sets the stroke to fade out after the specified
  212.           distance. The stroke will fade to transparency at the completion
  213.           of the set distance. 
  214.         </p>
  215.             </dd>
  216.             <dt>
  217.               <span class="term">Use Color from Gradient</span>
  218.             </dt>
  219.             <dd>
  220.               <p>
  221.           Instead of using the Foreground or Background color, the
  222.           color is based on the active gradient selection.
  223.         </p>
  224.               <p>
  225.           <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-normal.png" /></span>
  226.             <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-none.png" /></span>
  227.         </p>
  228.               <p>
  229.           The gradient is painted in a forward direction. The entire color sequence
  230.           of the gradient will be rendered within the distance set.
  231.         </p>
  232.               <div class="variablelist">
  233.                 <dl>
  234.                   <dt>
  235.                     <span class="term">Repeat</span>
  236.                   </dt>
  237.                   <dd>
  238.                     <p>
  239.                 <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-normal.png" /></span>
  240.                 <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-sawtooth.png" /></span>
  241.               </p>
  242.                     <p>
  243.                 <span class="guilabel">Sawtooth Wave</span>: Renders the gradient
  244.                 repeatedly. At each expiry of the distance that has been
  245.                 set, the gradient will begin rerendering from the
  246.                 beginning.
  247.               </p>
  248.                     <p>
  249.                 <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-normal.png" /></span>
  250.                 <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tool-options/brush-gradient-triangular.png" /></span>
  251.               </p>
  252.                     <p>
  253.                 <span class="guilabel">Triangular Wave</span>: Renders the gradient
  254.                 repeatedly. At each expiry of the distance that has been
  255.                 set, the gradient will reverse direction and render in that
  256.                 direction until the expiry of the distance once more. At
  257.                 this point, it will begin again until the stroke is
  258.                 complete. 
  259.               </p>
  260.                   </dd>
  261.                 </dl>
  262.               </div>
  263.             </dd>
  264.           </dl>
  265.         </div>
  266.       </div>
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  275.           </td>
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  277.         </tr>
  278.         <tr>
  279.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">3.3.2.┬áGradient Tool┬á</td>
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  282.           </td>
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  289.