<span><b class="keycap">Ctrl</b></span> <span><b class="keycap">a</b></span> changes the airbrush to a <a href="ch03s03s06s02.html" title="3.6.2. Color Picker Tool">Color Picker</a>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">
<span>
<b class="keycap">Shift</b>
</span>
</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
<span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> places the airbrush into straight
line mode. Holding <span><b class="keycap">Shift</b></span> while clicking
<span class="mousebutton">Button 1</span> will generate a straight
line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing straight lines
that originate from the end of the last line.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
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<p class="title">
<b>Options</b>
</p>
<dl>
<dt>
<span class="term">Overview</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
The available tool options can be accessed
by double-clicking the airbrush Tool icon.
<span class="guiicon">
<img src="../images/toolbox/airbrush.png" />
</span>
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Opacity</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
Opacity can be set in three ways: the slider bar, the spinner,
and direct entry of the opacity percentage value. A
higher opacity setting results in a more opaque fill and a lower
setting results in a more transparent fill.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Mode</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of paint application
modes. A list of these modes can be found in the glossary.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Brush</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
Opens a brush selection list. Using the slider, one of many
styles of brush can be selected. At the bottom of the brush
selector are options for how the selections are displayed.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Gradient</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
The airbrush has a gradient property, which can be controlled
from this drop-down list, which is identical to the standard
gradient selector. The direction of the gradient is reversible
using the checkbox to the right of the gradient selector.
</p>
</dd>
<dt>
<span class="term">Incremental</span>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
The Incremental checkbox activates incremental paint mode for the
tool. More information about incremental mode can be found in the
