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=Tools & Around=
 
 
 
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==Toggle Modifiers & Usability==
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==Paintbrush with eraser ability==
===Paintbrush with eraser ability===
 
 
To use the same brush to erase a stroke with a toggle shortcut (recursive).
 
To use the same brush to erase a stroke with a toggle shortcut (recursive).
 
In MyPaint and Krita is possible to use recursively the two tools using only the key 'E'.
 
In MyPaint and Krita is possible to use recursively the two tools using only the key 'E'.
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Imagine the users that are using a graphic tablet with GIMP... is necessary stops the action with the paint tool, and use the hand (left/right) to invoke the eraser, with Shift+E, and after again, 'P' or 'N' (for instance) key to follow using the paint tools.
 
Imagine the users that are using a graphic tablet with GIMP... is necessary stops the action with the paint tool, and use the hand (left/right) to invoke the eraser, with Shift+E, and after again, 'P' or 'N' (for instance) key to follow using the paint tools.
  
I think that the 'Paint Options Shared Between Tools' works fine in many cases... but not for all. My suggestion, here, is to provide another option to have the eraser directly on the paint tool. For me and many painters who are using MyPaint and Krita, this feature is working fine. See the thread on the mailing list - [https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-gui-list/2016-February/msg00000.html Some ideas and suggestions around digital painting on GIMP].
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I think that the 'Paint Options Shared Between Tools' works fine in many cases... but not for all. My suggestion, here, is to provide another option to have the eraser directly on the paint tool. For me and many painters who are using MyPaint and Krita, this feature is working fine.
 
 
====Brainstorming and ideas====
 
A plug-in action (with a toggle key) to enable some blend modes on the paint tools to erase the strokes. For example, the paint tool with blend mode + foreground colour to erase the stroke/stain. I have tested with Addition Mode, with white colour as the foreground and works fine to delete. The main question here is: Do we want/must eliminate a wrong stroke or many strokes (this is a simple task) or do we need the Eraser Tool to make actions more complex? I think that both flow options are important and convenient, but each of these depends on what we are doing at each moment. Normally, during the paint sessions, we must delete some wrong or undesirable strokes/parts.
 
  
 
====References====
 
====References====
 
* Krita and Mypaint way - I've made a [https://youtu.be/36zctEmkPlM short video] using Krita to exemplify the feature. The key 'E', by default, is used to enable the erase feature. On MyPaint the feature has the same behaviour and short-cut key.
 
* Krita and Mypaint way - I've made a [https://youtu.be/36zctEmkPlM short video] using Krita to exemplify the feature. The key 'E', by default, is used to enable the erase feature. On MyPaint the feature has the same behaviour and short-cut key.
* Old discussion on Bugzilla - Report 704775 to Gitlab [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/487 - Similar issue]
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* Old issue on Bugzilla - Report 704775 to Gitlab [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/487 - Similar issue]
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==Blend Modes Shortcuts==
 
==Blend Modes Shortcuts==
 
To improve the keyboard shortcuts with actions to blend modes in the layer and tool options instances.
 
To improve the keyboard shortcuts with actions to blend modes in the layer and tool options instances.
 
===Improvement Reasons===
 
===Improvement Reasons===
Many techniques of retouching, painting, for example, use a gamma very restricted of blends... many users have their favourites. In the current GIMP, to change between the more used or favourites, is necessary, all times, to do the always the same steps.
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Many techniques of retouching, and painting, for example, use a gamma very restricted of blends... many users have their favourites. In the current GIMP, to change between the more used or favourites, is necessary, at all times, to do the always the same steps.
With shortcut action will be more easier to choose the favourite blends during the work sessions.
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With shortcut action will be easier to choose your favourite blends during the work sessions.
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''Another possibility is to think of a preset for each tool painting where is enabled a specific blend mode.''
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==Preview - Stroke and Mark brush==
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Paint Dynamic and Tool Preset Preview | Andrew Pullins | https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767348 Bugzilla Request.
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This idea is nice, maybe used as a preview of brushes with dynamics. Each time, that you change the dynamic the preview is refreshed.
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The preview should have two types, selected by radio buttons: brush mark and stroke. Brush marks show the traditional static mark; with stroke, a wave shape is made with a simple path.
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==Registered Brush==
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To have the Alignment feature on Paintbrush and Pencil to stamp stain brushes to make texture on the fly directly with brushes | Gustavo Deveze [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B4vShODCPk&t=1m00s| [Video Deveze]].<br>
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I found the same request of Deveze in this [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/7434 Gitlab issue].

Latest revision as of 23:44, 1 March 2024

Paintbrush with eraser ability

To use the same brush to erase a stroke with a toggle shortcut (recursive). In MyPaint and Krita is possible to use recursively the two tools using only the key 'E'.

To make this in the current stable and development releases we must follow this flow:

  1. To share the paint options between tools
  2. Change between the P or N key with Shift+E and again P or N (for instance)to follow painting/drawing.

The process that is possible is a bit unfriendly if I do a comparison with the flow with Krita/Photoshop and MyPaint. Have a toggle or recursive key to make this, it makes this action easier and faster to execute. Imagine the users that are using a graphic tablet with GIMP... is necessary stops the action with the paint tool, and use the hand (left/right) to invoke the eraser, with Shift+E, and after again, 'P' or 'N' (for instance) key to follow using the paint tools.

I think that the 'Paint Options Shared Between Tools' works fine in many cases... but not for all. My suggestion, here, is to provide another option to have the eraser directly on the paint tool. For me and many painters who are using MyPaint and Krita, this feature is working fine.

References

  • Krita and Mypaint way - I've made a short video using Krita to exemplify the feature. The key 'E', by default, is used to enable the erase feature. On MyPaint the feature has the same behaviour and short-cut key.
  • Old issue on Bugzilla - Report 704775 to Gitlab - Similar issue

Blend Modes Shortcuts

To improve the keyboard shortcuts with actions to blend modes in the layer and tool options instances.

Improvement Reasons

Many techniques of retouching, and painting, for example, use a gamma very restricted of blends... many users have their favourites. In the current GIMP, to change between the more used or favourites, is necessary, at all times, to do the always the same steps. With shortcut action will be easier to choose your favourite blends during the work sessions.

Another possibility is to think of a preset for each tool painting where is enabled a specific blend mode.

Preview - Stroke and Mark brush

Paint Dynamic and Tool Preset Preview | Andrew Pullins | https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767348 Bugzilla Request. This idea is nice, maybe used as a preview of brushes with dynamics. Each time, that you change the dynamic the preview is refreshed. The preview should have two types, selected by radio buttons: brush mark and stroke. Brush marks show the traditional static mark; with stroke, a wave shape is made with a simple path.

Registered Brush

To have the Alignment feature on Paintbrush and Pencil to stamp stain brushes to make texture on the fly directly with brushes | Gustavo Deveze [Video Deveze].

I found the same request of Deveze in this Gitlab issue.