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Paint.NET tools & their functions
1. Rectangle Select
This tool is used to define a rectangle or square selection region.
2. Move Selected Pixels
This tool can be used to move the currently selected pixels, after having used the various selection tools.
3. Lasso Select
The lasso select tool can be used to draw a freeform selection region.
4. Move Selection
The move selection tool can be used to move the selection without affecting the pixels that are selected.
5. Ellipse Select
An elliptical or circular selection region can be made using the ellipse select tool.
6. Zoom
This tool can be used to zoom in (left click), zoom out (right click), or zoom the whole canvas around a particular region (draw a rectangle).
7. Magic Wand
The magic wand tool can be used to select the areas of the active layer that are in a similar colour.
8. Text Tool
You can place text on the image usinf the text tool.
9. Paintbrush
The paintbrush is selected by default when you start using the program Paint.NET. It is useful to create many types of freeform drawings.
10. Eraser
The eraser can be used to erase any areas of the image. The transparency is automatically set to 0.
11. Pencil
This tool allows you to edit the active layer pixel-by-pixel.
12. Color Picker
The colour picker tool is used to pick up a colour from the active layer and set it as the current primary or secondary colour.
13. Clone Stamp
This tool is useful for copying regions of pixels between layers, or within the same layer.
14. Recolor Tool
This tool is used for replacing one color with another.
15. Paint Bucket
The paint bucket is generally useful for filling any enclosed areas of a similar colour with a different colour.
16.Line / Curve Tool
You can use the line/curve tool to draw straight lines and curved lines.
17. Rectangle
This tool can be used to draw rectangles and squares of any size.
18. Rounded Rectangle
The rounded rectangle tool can be used to draw rounded rectangles and rounded squares. (referring to the corners of the rectangles being rounded).
19. Ellipse
This tool is used to draw ellipses and circles.
20. Freeform Shape
Any shape with a freeform outline can be drawn using the freeform shape tool.
21. Tolerance Slider
The tolerance slider affects how the Magic Wand, the Recolor Tool, and the Paint Bucket operate. It controls how similar colors must be when being operated on by these tools. If this is set to 0%, then only the exact color specified will be considered. If this is set to 100%, then all colors will be included. The default value is 50%.
22. Color Display
This shows what the primary and secondary color are. It also allows quick buttons for resetting to black and white, and for swapping the primary and secondary colors.
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