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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.5.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Pencil</span>
  23.   </th>
  24.         </tr>
  25.         <tr>
  26.           <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-tool-blend.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">3.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Brush Tools</span>
  29.   </th>
  30.           <td width="20%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-tool-paintbrush.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
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  36.       <div class="titlepage">
  37.         <div>
  38.           <div>
  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-pencil"></a>3.5.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Pencil</span>
  41.   </h3>
  42.           </div>
  43.           <div>
  44.             <div class="revhistory">
  45.               <table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history">
  46.                 <tr>
  47.                   <th align="left" valign="top" colspan="3">
  48.                     <b>Revision History</b>
  49.                   </th>
  50.                 </tr>
  51.                 <tr>
  52.                   <td align="left">Revision $Revision: 2398 $</td>
  53.                   <td align="left">2006-02-15</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
  57.             </div>
  58.           </div>
  59.         </div>
  60.       </div>
  61.       <a id="id2631265" class="indexterm"></a>
  62.       <a id="id2631278" class="indexterm"></a>
  63.       <div class="figure">
  64.         <a id="id2631287"></a>
  65.         <p class="title">
  66.           <b>Figure¬†13.55.¬†
  67.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Pencil tool</span>
  68.     </b>
  69.         </p>
  70.         <div class="figure-contents">
  71.           <div class="mediaobject">
  72.             <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-pencil.png" alt="Pencil tool" />
  73.           </div>
  74.         </div>
  75.       </div>
  76.       <br class="figure-break" />
  77.       <p>
  78.     The Pencil tool is used to draw free hand lines with a hard edge. The
  79.     pencil and paintbrush are similar tools. The main difference between the
  80.     two tools is that although both use the same type of brush, the pencil
  81.     tool will not produce fuzzy edges, even with a very fuzzy brush. It does
  82.     not even do anti-aliasing.
  83.   </p>
  84.       <p>
  85.     Why would you want to work with such a crude tool? Perhaps the most
  86.     important usage is when working with very small images, such as icons,
  87.     where you operate at a high zoom level and need to get every pixel exactly
  88.     right. With the pencil tool, you can be confident that every pixel within
  89.     the brush outline will be changed in exactly the way you expect.
  90.   </p>
  91.       <div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  92.         <table border="0" summary="Tip">
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  94.             <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  95.               <img alt="[Tip]" src="../images/tip.png" />
  96.             </td>
  97.             <th align="left">Tip</th>
  98.           </tr>
  99.           <tr>
  100.             <td align="left" valign="top">
  101.               <p>
  102.       If you want to draw straight lines with the Pencil (or any of several
  103.       other paint tools), click at the starting point, then hold down
  104.       <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> and click at the ending point.
  105.     </p>
  106.             </td>
  107.           </tr>
  108.         </table>
  109.       </div>
  110.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  111.         <div class="titlepage">
  112.           <div>
  113.             <div>
  114.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2631356"></a>3.5.1.¬†
  115.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating the Tool</span>
  116.     </h4>
  117.             </div>
  118.           </div>
  119.         </div>
  120.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  121.           <ul type="disc">
  122.             <li>
  123.               <p>
  124.           The Pencil Tool can be called in the following
  125.           order, from the image-menu:
  126.           <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">T</span>ools</span> ‚Üí <span class="guisubmenu"><span class="accel">P</span>aint Tools</span> ‚Üí <span class="guimenuitem">Pe<span class="accel">n</span>cil</span>
  127.         </p>
  128.             </li>
  129.             <li>
  130.               <p>
  131.           The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
  132.           <span class="guiicon">
  133.             <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/stock-tool-pencil-22.png" /></span>
  134.           </span>
  135.         </p>
  136.             </li>
  137.             <li>
  138.               <p>
  139.           or by clicking on the <span class="keycap"><strong>N</strong></span> keyboard shortcut.
  140.         </p>
  141.             </li>
  142.           </ul>
  143.         </div>
  144.       </div>
  145.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  146.         <div class="titlepage">
  147.           <div>
  148.             <div>
  149.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2631456"></a>3.5.2.¬†
  150.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Key modifiers (Defaults)</span>
  151.     </h4>
  152.             </div>
  153.           </div>
  154.         </div>
  155.         <div class="variablelist">
  156.           <dl>
  157.             <dt>
  158.               <span class="term">
  159.                 <span class="keycap">
  160.                   <strong>Ctrl</strong>
  161.                 </span>
  162.               </span>
  163.             </dt>
  164.             <dd>
  165.               <p>
  166.             This key changes the pencil to a
  167.             <a class="link" href="gimp-tool-color-picker.html" title="6.2.¬† Color Picker">Color Picker</a>.
  168.           </p>
  169.             </dd>
  170.             <dt>
  171.               <span class="term">
  172.                 <span class="keycap">
  173.                   <strong>Shift</strong>
  174.                 </span>
  175.               </span>
  176.             </dt>
  177.             <dd>
  178.               <p>
  179.             This key places the pencil tool into straight
  180.             line mode. Holding <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> while clicking
  181.             <span class="mousebutton">Button 1</span> will generate a straight
  182.             line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing straight lines
  183.             that originate from the end of the last line.
  184.           </p>
  185.             </dd>
  186.           </dl>
  187.         </div>
  188.       </div>
  189.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  190.         <div class="titlepage">
  191.           <div>
  192.             <div>
  193.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2631538"></a>3.5.3.¬†
  194.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span>
  195.     </h4>
  196.             </div>
  197.           </div>
  198.         </div>
  199.         <div class="figure">
  200.           <a id="id2631549"></a>
  201.           <p class="title">
  202.             <b>Figure¬†13.56.¬†
  203.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Pencil Tool options</span>
  204.       </b>
  205.           </p>
  206.           <div class="figure-contents">
  207.             <div class="mediaobject">
  208.               <img src="../images/toolbox/tool-options-pencil.png" alt="Pencil Tool options" />
  209.             </div>
  210.           </div>
  211.         </div>
  212.         <br class="figure-break" />
  213.         <p>
  214.       The available tool options can be accessed by double clicking the
  215.       Pencil Tool icon.
  216.       <span class="guiicon">
  217.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/stock-tool-pencil-22.png" /></span>
  218.       </span>
  219.     </p>
  220.         <div class="variablelist">
  221.           <dl>
  222.             <dt>
  223.               <span class="term">
  224.           Mode; Opacity; Brush; Scale, Pressure Sensibility; Fade Out; Apply
  225.           Jitter, Use Color from Gradient
  226.         </span>
  227.             </dt>
  228.             <dd>
  229.               <div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
  230.                 <table border="0" summary="Note">
  231.                   <tr>
  232.                     <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25">
  233.                       <img alt="[Note]" src="../images/note.png" />
  234.                     </td>
  235.                     <th align="left">Note</th>
  236.                   </tr>
  237.                   <tr>
  238.                     <td align="left" valign="top">
  239.                       <p>
  240.     See the <a class="link" href="gimp-tools-paint.html#gimp-tool-brush-options" title="3.1.2.¬† Tool Options">Brush Tools Overview</a> for a
  241.     description of tool options that apply to many or all brush tools.
  242.   </p>
  243.                     </td>
  244.                   </tr>
  245.                 </table>
  246.               </div>
  247.             </dd>
  248.           </dl>
  249.         </div>
  250.       </div>
  251.     </div>
  252.     <div class="navfooter">
  253.       <hr />
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  256.           <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-tool-blend.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a>¬†</td>
  257.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  258.             <a accesskey="u" href="gimp-tools-paint.html">
  259.               <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" />
  260.             </a>
  261.           </td>
  262.           <td width="40%" align="right">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-tool-paintbrush.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td>
  263.         </tr>
  264.         <tr>
  265.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-tool-blend.html">3.4.¬†
  266.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Blend</span>
  267.   </a>¬†</td>
  268.           <td width="20%" align="center">
  269.             <a accesskey="h" href="index.html">
  270.               <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" />
  271.             </a>
  272.           </td>
  273.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-tool-paintbrush.html">3.6.¬†
  274.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Paintbrush</span>
  275.   </a></td>
  276.         </tr>
  277.       </table>
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