Same clipping options as Rotate Handle Transform Tool Naming Layers Is good practice - try to always do this for new ones you create. *Need to create a new layer in the layers tab to get this to work* Scale Image Tool Similar options to the rotate tool but with scaling Shear Tool Creates a rhombus effect on the image Crop with aspect - Same as above but maintains aspect ratio Crop to result - will fit to the canvas area without any excess transparency (image - crop to content) Interpolation - Changes the quality of the transformed layerĬlipping - How your image is cropped after the transformation 16:9 The Transformation Tools All the blue ones in the menu Rotate Tool Rotate the layer Crop Tool 1 - Allows you to create a crop outside of the window (Excess is added as transparent)Ĭan set a constrained aspect ratio e.g.

Alignment Tool Allows you to align objects in the window relative to the background. Foreground and background colour 1 - Foreground colourĢ - Background colour (Hold CTRL to use/set)ĭ - key to switch them back to black and white Measure Tool Can measure:Īngles (and straighten them) Move Tool Move any objects on a layer CTRL - A Select Allīut useful to deselect my selection Layer - Crop to Content Crops your layer to fit around the contents of it. this adds the strokes to your painting Colour picker tool Select a colour from your image for your foreground colour or (hold CTRL) background colour.

Paths Tool Useful - creates a path you can then use for editing withĬreate nodes like the free select tool - If you click and hold you can create curves. We can use select - remove holes to get rid of those holes. Select - Remove holes When auto selecting objects / selecting by colour there are often holes left in the objects themselves. Then paint across the areas of the object repeatedly to improve the algorithm. Foreground Select Tool Only really works with a defined foreground.ĭraw a silhouette loosely around the object. Uses an algorithm but not currently perfect. You click on each point around the shape and it snaps to what it believes are the edges. scissors select tool (Intelligent select tool) Used to select a shape determined by the edges defined in the image. Marching Ants The moving dotted lines that surround the selection.

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