3.15. Smudge

Figure 14.95. Smudge tool

Smudge tool

The Smudge tool uses the current brush to smudge colors on the active layer or a selection. It takes color in passing and uses it to mix it to the next colors it meets, on a distance you can set.

3.15.1. Activating the Tool

You can find the Smudge tool in various ways :

  • through ToolsPaint ToolsSmudge. in the image menu,

  • by clicking on the tool icon: in Toolbox,

  • or by pressing the S key on keyboard.

3.15.2. Key modifiers (Defaults)

Shift

The Shift key places the smudge tool into straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking Button1 will smudge in a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue smudging in straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.

Ctrl

Using Ctrl with Shift, you can constrain the angle between two successive lines to vary by steps of 15°.

3.15.3. Options

Figure 14.96. The Smudge tool in Toolbox

The Smudge tool in Toolbox

Normalement, les options de l'outil sont affichées dans une fenêtre attachée en-dessous de la Boîte à outils. Si elles ne le sont pas, vous pouvez y accéder depuis la barre de menus de l'image par FenêtresFenêtres ancrablesOptions de l'outil.

Opacity; Brush; Dynamics; Dynamics Options; Fade Options; Apply Jitter; Hard Edge; Rate
See the Common Paint Tool Options for a description of tool options that apply to many or all paint tools.