07-26-2017, 09:13 AM
The occasional report on Gimp 2.9.5 features.
The Smudge tool now has a painting capability.
It first came up here as: http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Customi...h-painting and has now been implemented.
As a non-painter the basics are
Using the new parameter flow rate = 0 the smudge tool acts as before.
Increase the flow rate and the smudge tool takes the foreground colour and blends with the underlying colour.
Comparison: Previous dialogue is on the left and smudge tool vs. paintbrush. Going to need a 4k monitor before long for tool options.
![[Image: Lr64ByA.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/Lr64ByA.jpg)
There is a bit more to than that.
No erasing effect = 'never decrease the alpha of existing pixels'
That gradient selection under dynamics which is also in other paint tools.
The Smudge tool now has a painting capability.
It first came up here as: http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Customi...h-painting and has now been implemented.
As a non-painter the basics are
Using the new parameter flow rate = 0 the smudge tool acts as before.
Increase the flow rate and the smudge tool takes the foreground colour and blends with the underlying colour.
Comparison: Previous dialogue is on the left and smudge tool vs. paintbrush. Going to need a 4k monitor before long for tool options.
There is a bit more to than that.
No erasing effect = 'never decrease the alpha of existing pixels'
That gradient selection under dynamics which is also in other paint tools.