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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">3.8.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Airbrush Tool</span>
  23.   </th>
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  27.           <th width="60%" align="center">3.¬†
  28.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Brush Tools</span>
  29.   </th>
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  37.         <div>
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  39.             <h3 class="title"><a id="gimp-tool-airbrush"></a>3.8.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Airbrush Tool</span>
  41.   </h3>
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  43.           <div>
  44.             <div class="revhistory">
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  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">2006-02-05</td>
  54.                   <td align="left">j.h</td>
  55.                 </tr>
  56.               </table>
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  61.       <a id="id2632690" class="indexterm"></a>
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  63.       <div class="figure">
  64.         <a id="id2632712"></a>
  65.         <p class="title">
  66.           <b>Figure¬†13.61.¬†
  67.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">The Airbrush tool in Toolbox</span>
  68.     </b>
  69.         </p>
  70.         <div class="figure-contents">
  71.           <div class="mediaobject">
  72.             <img src="../images/toolbox/toolbox-airbrush.png" alt="The Airbrush tool in Toolbox" />
  73.           </div>
  74.         </div>
  75.       </div>
  76.       <br class="figure-break" />
  77.       <p>
  78.     The Airbrush tool emulates a traditional airbrush. This tool is suitable
  79.     for painting soft areas of color.
  80.   </p>
  81.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  82.         <div class="titlepage">
  83.           <div>
  84.             <div>
  85.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2632749"></a>3.8.1.¬†
  86.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activate the Tool</span>
  87.     </h4>
  88.             </div>
  89.           </div>
  90.         </div>
  91.         <p>You can activate the Airbrush tool in several ways :</p>
  92.         <div class="itemizedlist">
  93.           <ul type="disc">
  94.             <li>
  95.               <p>
  96.           From the image-menu, through :
  97.           <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"><span class="accel">A</span>irbrush</span>
  98.         </p>
  99.             </li>
  100.             <li>
  101.               <p>
  102.           By clicking on the tool icon:
  103.           <span class="guiicon">
  104.             <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/stock-tool-airbrush-22.png" /></span>
  105.           </span>
  106.           in the Toolbox,
  107.         </p>
  108.             </li>
  109.             <li>
  110.               <p>
  111.           By using the <span class="keycap"><strong>A</strong></span> keyboard shortcut.
  112.         </p>
  113.             </li>
  114.           </ul>
  115.         </div>
  116.       </div>
  117.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  118.         <div class="titlepage">
  119.           <div>
  120.             <div>
  121.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2632853"></a>3.8.2.¬†
  122.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Key modifiers (Defaults)</span>
  123.     </h4>
  124.             </div>
  125.           </div>
  126.         </div>
  127.         <div class="variablelist">
  128.           <dl>
  129.             <dt>
  130.               <span class="term">
  131.                 <span class="keycap">
  132.                   <strong>Ctrl</strong>
  133.                 </span>
  134.               </span>
  135.             </dt>
  136.             <dd>
  137.               <p>
  138.             <span class="keycap"><strong>Ctrl</strong></span> changes the airbrush to a
  139.             <a class="link" href="gimp-tool-color-picker.html" title="6.2.¬† Color Picker">Color Picker</a>.
  140.           </p>
  141.             </dd>
  142.             <dt>
  143.               <span class="term">
  144.                 <span class="keycap">
  145.                   <strong>Shift</strong>
  146.                 </span>
  147.               </span>
  148.             </dt>
  149.             <dd>
  150.               <p>
  151.             <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> places the airbrush into straight
  152.             line mode. Holding <span class="keycap"><strong>Shift</strong></span> while clicking
  153.             <span class="mousebutton">Button 1</span> will generate a straight
  154.             line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing straight lines
  155.             that originate from the end of the last line.
  156.           </p>
  157.             </dd>
  158.           </dl>
  159.         </div>
  160.       </div>
  161.       <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
  162.         <div class="titlepage">
  163.           <div>
  164.             <div>
  165.               <h4 class="title"><a id="id2632946"></a>3.8.3.¬†
  166.       <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span>
  167.     </h4>
  168.             </div>
  169.           </div>
  170.         </div>
  171.         <div class="figure">
  172.           <a id="id2632957"></a>
  173.           <p class="title">
  174.             <b>Figure¬†13.62.¬†
  175.         <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Airbrush options</span>
  176.       </b>
  177.           </p>
  178.           <div class="figure-contents">
  179.             <div class="mediaobject">
  180.               <img src="../images/toolbox/tool-options-airbrush.png" alt="Airbrush options" />
  181.             </div>
  182.           </div>
  183.         </div>
  184.         <br class="figure-break" />
  185.         <p>
  186.       The available tool options can be accessed by double-clicking the
  187.       airbrush Tool icon.
  188.       <span class="guiicon">
  189.         <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/toolbox/stock-tool-airbrush-22.png" /></span>
  190.       </span>
  191.     </p>
  192.         <div class="variablelist">
  193.           <dl>
  194.             <dt>
  195.               <span class="term">Rate</span>
  196.             </dt>
  197.             <dd>
  198.               <p>
  199.             The <span class="guilabel">Rate</span>
  200.             slider adjusts the speed of color application that the airbrush
  201.             paints. A higher setting will produce darker brush strokes in a
  202.             shorter amount of time.
  203.           </p>
  204.             </dd>
  205.             <dt>
  206.               <span class="term">Pressure</span>
  207.             </dt>
  208.             <dd>
  209.               <p>
  210.             This slider controls the amount of color that the airbrush paints.
  211.             A higher setting here will result in darker strokes.
  212.           </p>
  213.             </dd>
  214.           </dl>
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  231.           <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="gimp-tool-eraser.html">3.7.¬†
  232.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Eraser</span>
  233.   </a>¬†</td>
  234.           <td width="20%" align="center">
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  239.           <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top">¬†<a accesskey="n" href="gimp-tool-ink.html">3.9.¬†
  240.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Ink</span>
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