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The 'Canvas Tools' palette provides the ability to select the current interactive tool active in the canvas workspace. The palette also makes available all the available settings to currently active canvas workspace tool.
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:[[File:CanvasToolsCollapsed01.png|thumb| 221px |none|Canvas Tools Palette with Settings Collapsed.]
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The 'Canvas Tools' palette provides the ability to select the current interactive tool active in the [[Canvas]] workspace.  
  
To set the active canvas workspace select the corresponding tool icon button. The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.
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The palette also makes available all the available settings to the currently active canvas workspace tool.  
  
The ability to quickly switch between different canvas tools is provided by custom [Keyboard_Shortcuts].
 
  
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:[[File: CanvasTools_v2.png|thumb| 588px |none|]]
  
=Hand Tool=
 
  
The hand tool provides ways to interactively navigate the canvas view.
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To set the active Canvas workspace tool press the corresponding tool icon button.  
  
==Pan Canvas==
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The ability to quickly switch between different Canvas tools is provided by custom [[Keyboard Shortcuts]].
  
When the pan canvas mode is selected the canvas can be quickly panned by pressing and dragging the mouse cursor in the canvas viewport area.
 
  
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The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.
  
=Zoom Tool=
 
  
The zoom tool provides ways to interactively zoom the canvas view.
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===Canvas Tool Buttons===
  
==Drag Zoom==
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Use the 'Detailed Information...' link in the below selections to view help about using each of the available Canvas Tools:
  
When the pan canvas mode is selected the canvas can be quickly zooms by pressing and dragging the mouse cursor in the canvas viewport area. The current centre of the canvas view will be retained as view is zoomed in and out.
 
  
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====Hand Tool====
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[[File: ToolEditHand.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Hand]]
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The 'Hand' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Panning' the Canvas viewport.
  
=Paint Brush Tool=
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[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
  
The paint brush tool provides an interactive tool to manipulate the pixel colours of areas of the current canvas layer. Circular stamps of the current tool colour will be produced at regular intervals on the current canvas layer based on the following settings:
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====Paint Brush Tool====
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[[File: ToolBrush.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Paint]]
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Paint Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
==Type==
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[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]
  
Four brush types are provides that produce different results when using the mouse to interact with the canvas view.
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====Fill Bucket Tool====
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[[File: ToolFillBucket.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Fill]]
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Flood areas of the current Canvas Layer of similar colours by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
  
===Freeform===
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[[Canvas_Tools_Fill|Detailed Information...]]
  
Clicking and dragging the mouse cursor in the canvas view will produce brush stamps under the mouse cursor at regular intervals as it is moved.
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====Eyedropper Tool====
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[[File: ToolEyedropper.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Eyedropper]]
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Select an existing colour in the Canvas by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
  
===Line===
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[[Canvas_Tools_Eyedropper|Detailed Information...]]
  
Clicking and dragging the mouse cursor between two points in the canvas view will produce a line comprising of brush stamps at regular intervals. A dashed line is provided during tool interaction to indicate where the output stamps will be produced. Holding the Shift key during tool interaction will snap the produced line to Horizontal or Vertical orientation.  
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====Free Transform Tool====
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[[File: ToolFreeTransform.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Move]]
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Interactively Move, Rotate and Scale the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.  
  
===Rectangle===
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[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
  
Clicking and dragging the mouse cursor between two points in the canvas view will produce a rectangle comprising of brush stamps at regular intervals. A dashed line is provided during tool interaction to indicate where the output stamps will be produced. Holding the Shift key during tool interaction will snap the produced rectangle to be a square.  
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====Rectangle Selection Tool====
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[[File: ToolMarqueeSelect.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Select]]
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Select an rectangular area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
===Oval===
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[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
  
Clicking and dragging the mouse cursor between two points in the canvas view will produce a oval comprising of brush stamps at regular intervals. A dashed line is provided during tool interaction to indicate where the output stamps will be produced. Holding the Shift key during tool interaction will snap the produced rectangle to be a circle.  
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====Magic Wand Selection Tool====
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[[File: ToolMagicWand.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Select]]
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Select areas of similar colours of the current Canvas Layer(s) by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.
  
==Flow==
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[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
==Opacity==
 
==Radius==
 
==Hardness==
 
==Spacing==
 
==Smoothing==
 
==Pressure==
 
==Behind==
 
  
=Eraser Brush Tool=
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==Type==
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====Zoom Tool====
==Flow==
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[[File: ToolZoom.png|60px |left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Hand]]
==Opacity==
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The 'Zoom' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Zooming' the Canvas viewport.
==Radius==
 
==Hardness==
 
==Spacing==
 
==Smoothing==
 
==Pressure==
 
  
=Fill Bucket Tool=
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[[Canvas_Tools_Hand|Detailed Information...]]
  
==Tolerance==
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====Eraser Brush Tool====
==Restrict to Canvas==
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[[File: ToolEraser.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Paint]]
==Restrict to Range==
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Erase with Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
=Eyedropper Tool=
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[[Canvas_Tools_Paint|Detailed Information...]]
  
==Sample All Visible Layers==
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====Gradient Tool====
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[[File: ToolGradient.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Fill]]
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Gradient colour fill the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
=Move Tool=
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[[Canvas_Tools_Fill|Detailed Information...]]
  
==Show Boundary==
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====Move Tool====
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[[File: ToolMove.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Move]]
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Interactively move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
=Free Transform Tool=
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[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
  
==Flip Horizontal==
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====Distort Transform Tool====
==Flip Vertical==
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[[File: ToolDistort.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Move]]
==Rotate -45 Degrees==
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Interactively Distort and Move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
==Rotate +45 Degrees==
 
  
=Rectangle Selection Tool=
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[[Canvas_Tools_Move|Detailed Information...]]
  
=Lasso Selection Tool=
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====Lasso Selection Tool====
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[[File: ToolLassoSelect.png|60px|left|caption|link=Canvas_Tools_Select]]
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Select an arbitrary area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.
  
==Freeform==
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[[Canvas_Tools_Select|Detailed Information...]]
==Polygonal==
 
  
=Magic Wand Selection Tool=
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==Tolerance==
 
==Restrict to Canvas==
 
==Restrict to Range==
 

Latest revision as of 20:32, 22 September 2020


The 'Canvas Tools' palette provides the ability to select the current interactive tool active in the Canvas workspace.

The palette also makes available all the available settings to the currently active canvas workspace tool.


CanvasTools v2.png


To set the active Canvas workspace tool press the corresponding tool icon button.

The ability to quickly switch between different Canvas tools is provided by custom Keyboard Shortcuts.


The active canvas tool settings can be displayed or hidden by clicking the active canvas tool settings label below the canvas tool icon buttons.


Canvas Tool Buttons

Use the 'Detailed Information...' link in the below selections to view help about using each of the available Canvas Tools:


Hand Tool

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The 'Hand' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Panning' the Canvas viewport.

Detailed Information...

Paint Brush Tool

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Paint Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Fill Bucket Tool

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Flood areas of the current Canvas Layer of similar colours by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Eyedropper Tool

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Select an existing colour in the Canvas by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Free Transform Tool

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Interactively Move, Rotate and Scale the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Rectangle Selection Tool

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Select an rectangular area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Magic Wand Selection Tool

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Select areas of similar colours of the current Canvas Layer(s) by pressing in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Zoom Tool

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The 'Zoom' tool provides ways to interactively navigate 'Zooming' the Canvas viewport.

Detailed Information...

Eraser Brush Tool

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Erase with Brush-strokes in the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Gradient Tool

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Gradient colour fill the selected Canvas Layer by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Move Tool

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Interactively move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Distort Transform Tool

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Interactively Distort and Move the currently selected Canvas Layer(s) or selected area by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...

Lasso Selection Tool

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Select an arbitrary area of the current Canvas Layer(s) by dragging in the Canvas Viewport.

Detailed Information...