Smudge

The Smudge tool mixes colors by displacing pixels, like a finger passing through wet paint. To quickly access this tool and switch between the Blur, Sharpen, and Smudge tools press R.

The tool's parameters will be shown in a floating box over an image (by right-clicking the mouse) and also in the Settings Panel.

To change the settings for a parameter, enter a numerical value in the parameter's field and press Enter or adjust the slider.

• Size (1-300). Width of the Smudge Tool.
• Hardness (0-100). The degree to which the tool smears. At higher values of this parameter, the more streaks are smeared the sharper the line's edges are.

  Mop-headed Boy
  Hardness = 10%	Hardness = 90%

• Strength (1-100). The lengthiness of a stroke's colors. The higher the value of this parameter, the more the element is smeared.

  Growing Canines
  Strength = 30%	Strength = 60%

• Use Color (0-100). Intensity of primary colors at the beginning of each stroke. The higher the value, the brighter the color at the beginning of the stroke. If this parameter is set to zero the stroke will be applied in the normal way (without using the primary color).

  The primary color can be selected in the Color/Swatches palettes. To select a color move the cursor to the spectral strip (the cursor will take the form of a pipette) and click on the desired color, or choose a color from the standard color dialogue Select Color. In some cases it is more convenient to change colors manually, by adjusting the sliders.

  Appearance of a Flame
  Use Color = 20	Use Color = 75

To spread color along a straight line, first select a starting point by clicking the left mouse button and while holding Shift, move the cursor to the desired endpoint and release Shift. If Shift is not released, then new lines will be drawn to each point where the mouse is clicked.