Sprayer Tool

Toolbar:

Use this tool to apply sprayer to an image. When you click the Sprayer Tool button and move the cursor over an image frame, the cursor will take shape of a sprayer. Press the left mouse button and drag the cursor to draw the desired line with the sprayer. If you want to constrain a segment to a straight line, click the left mouse button to anchor the starting point, hold down the SHIFT key and move the cursor, clicking the mouse button every time you want to set a new anchor point. If you want to constrain a segment to a vertical or horizontal line, press the left mouse button and hold down the CTRL key while dragging the cursor. When you draw with the Spray Tool, the current draw color is applied. You can select the size and intensity of the spray by moving the Brush size and Brush intensity sliders respectively on the Palette Bar and watch the changes in the brush tip sample. If you double-click the brush tip sample, the Tool Settings dialog box will appear with the following options that concern the Sprayer Tool:

Size

Move the slider to set the width of the spray or indicate the desired value in pixels.

Intensity

Move the slider to set the thickness of the spray paint or indicate the desired value in per cent. To "dilute" or to "thicken" the spray paint, decrease or increase the value respectively. The "thickness" of the spray paint also depends on the time you keep the tool on a certain point. The intensity value corresponds to the maximum saturation of the paint.

Hardness

Move the slider to set the sharpness of the spray trace or indicate the desired value in per cent. To make the edges of the spray trace more defined or softer, increase or decrease the value respectively.

Spacing

Move the slider set the distance between the sprays or indicate the desired value as a percentage of the spray width. To make a spray trace continuous or skipping, decrease or increase the value respectively.

In the pane on the left, you can see how the Size, Intensity, and Hardness options will affect the spray trace. Below this window, there is a drop-down list where you can select the shape of the spray trace.