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==TOGGLE MODIFIERS==
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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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* Old issue on Bugzilla - Report 704775 to Gitlab [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/487 - Similar issue]
 
* Old issue on Bugzilla - Report 704775 to Gitlab [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/487 - Similar issue]
  
==STROKE AND MARK BRUSH PREVIEWS==
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==Blend Modes Shortcuts==
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To improve the keyboard shortcuts with actions to blend modes in the layer and tool options instances.
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===Improvement Reasons===
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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.
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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==
 
Paint Dynamic and Tool Preset Preview | Andrew Pullins | https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=767348 Bugzilla Request.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
  
==STAMP BRUSH REGISTRED==
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==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 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B4vShODCPk&t=1m00s| [Video Deveze]].
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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>
Perhaps, the Clone Tool could be used to solve this issue. [?!]
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I found the same request of Deveze in this [https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/7434 Gitlab issue].
 
 
==CLONE TOOL AND COLOR PAINT DYNAMICS==
 
I have noticed that is possible to use RGB brushes with Color paint dynamics parameter and solve the issue to colorizing also them.
 
I have tested if is possible use the Color (paint dynamics parameter) with the Clone Tool. All parameters of dynamics are linked except the Color.
 
So, If I think that is possible to use RGB brush with Color Paint Dynamics parameter I think is possible enable also this possibility to Clone Tool.
 
===The Reasons of the Improvement===
 
With Clone Tool is possible to emulate with exceptional results the impasto and oil textures without additional resources or engines. This method is not ready-to-use but it needs some tutorials and videos to show how to use this emerging feature. The profile of this feature is indicated to high-end users and painters that are interested to use GIMP to improve their style.
 
 
 
==COLOR WHEELS KIND==
 
Some of the advanced Painting software, in free software, as such Krita and MyPaint have more than one possibility to choose the Colour Wheel kind [Digital Painting Colour Wheel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_wheel Wikipedia]].
 
[[File:mypaint-colour-wheels-and-preferences.png|thumb|none|900px|The Wheel Colours and preferences of MyPaint.]]
 
The typologies of dispositions on the Colours Wheels are mainly:
 
 
 
# Standard Digital Red/Green/Blue [[File:RGB_Color_Wheel.png]]
 
# Traditional artist's Red/Yellow/Blue [2]
 
# Red-Green and Blue-Yellow opponent pairs [3]
 
 
 
==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.
 
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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.