Graphics Programs Reference
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gression of leaves as the cursor is moved across the page. As you can see, the color and
arrangement can be varied. Brush #45 can be used to create clouds and #134 creates grass.
Brushes #74, #45, and #134 are highlighted in yellow in
Figure 33.
The best way to learn to use this tool is to select different brushes and just paint with them
on a blank page. I must warn you that it can become quite addictive.
The
Clone Tool
—
Figure 35
— is one of my favorites. With this tool you paint pixels that
exactly match another part of your image.
At the top of
Figure 35
, I have started to paint a duplicate of the image and background of
three hollyhocks. Since it was my intention to duplicate the entire image, I chose a rather
large brush size as indicated by the circle in the upper left corner of the original image.
When I hold down the Alt key, an icon will appear in the middle of the brush circle. If
I then left-click with my mouse, that point will become my selection point. The starting
point for my duplicate image will be determined by the next time I click my mouse. The
relationship and distance between the two points will remain fixed until I press the Alt key
again and click with my mouse. For this reason, I can complete the duplicate image on the
right with a series of brush strokes. So I don't have to worry about where I left off if my
finger slips off the mouse button.
In the example at the bottom of
Figure 35
, I only want to fill in the sky above the arch.
In this case, I want to use a small brush diameter and select small portions of shrubbery
