Chapter 3. Toolbox

Table of Contents

1. The Toolbox
2. Toolbox Menu
3. Tools
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Selection Tools
3.2.1. Rectangle Selection Tool
3.2.2. Ellipse Selection Tool
3.2.3. Free Selection Tool
3.2.4. Fuzzy Selection Tool
3.2.5. Select By Color Tool
3.2.6. Scissors Tool
3.3. Paint Tools
3.3.1. Bucket Fill
3.3.2. Gradient Tool
3.3.3. Pencil Tool
3.3.4. Paintbrush Tool
3.3.5. Eraser Tool
3.3.6. Airbrush Tool
3.3.7. Ink Tool
3.3.8. Clone Tool
3.3.9. Convolver
3.3.10. Dodge or Burn
3.3.11. Smudge Tool
3.4. Transform Tools
3.4.1. Move Tool
3.4.2. Crop Tool
3.4.3. Rotate Tool
3.4.4. Scale Tool
3.4.5. Shear Tool
3.4.6. Perspective Tool
3.4.7. Flip Tool
3.5. Color Tools
3.5.1. Color Balance Tool
3.5.2. Hue-Saturation Tool
3.5.3. Colorize Tool
3.5.4. Brightness-Contrast tool
3.5.5. Threshold Tool
3.5.6. Levels tool
3.5.7. Curves Tool
3.5.8. Posterize Tool
3.6. Other
3.6.1. Path Tool
3.6.2. Color Picker Tool
3.6.3. Magnify Tool
3.6.4. Measure Tool
3.6.5. Texttool

1. The Toolbox

The GIMP provides a comprehensive toolbox in order to quickly perform basic tasks such as making selections or drawing paths. The many tools contained within The GIMP 's toolbox are discussed in detail here.