Brush size controls: in the " Tools" action, in order to change very quickly the size of the brush:.
Memory tip: K for dar K and L for Light. Value controls: also in the " Context" action, in order to control how much dark or light is the color applied to the painting:. Opacity controls: in the " Context" action, in order to set how much transparent a brush stroke is:. The following shortcuts are more especially interesting for digital artists, as they bring in accessibility to some very common function to use with brushes: Default shortcuts are already assigned, but you can override them according to your own workflow. This brings an expandable list of Actions, to which you can associate any shortcut. Use the " Keyboard Shortcuts" in the " Edit" menu. Obviously, these shortcuts may evolve according to personal feelings, software evolutions, and even simply mood. After trying it, it is quite time saving so it is now part of my own workflow. This customization has been gathered from my friend David Revoy as being part of his personal preferences. Some artists would rather not show the pointer for the brush, as it may occlude part of the image, but some other would appreciate to locate more easily the actual position of the brush as it may sometime be difficult to spot it. In the " Image Windows" from the " Preferences", in the " Mouse Pointers" area, check the 2 options:Īs they are very convenient for the artist who can instantly and visually check that the brush size and position match to the image and his own pen stroke properly. In the " Toolbox" from the " Preferences", in the " Appearance" area, check the 3 options:Īs this will especially enhance accessibility to some very common tools that may get lost in Gimp's floating panels. In some workflows, you would like to totally deactivate that. If you want that all tools share the same brushes, patterns or gradients, when you shift from one tool to another. 
Make sure the 3 following options are checked: In the " Tool options" from the " Preferences", you will find the " Paint Options Shared Between Tools". But is it as simple as that? Well, yes, it might be, but when it comes to speeding up own's workflow, you would certainly like to dwell in the" Preferences" of the software are try to get the best of it with least effort. You should now be able to draw efficiently with Gimp. Wacom BambooFun 2FG 6x8 Pen eraser set to Screen as well). Repeat this step for each Device that comes with you pen or tablet (e.g. Wacom BambooFun 2FG 6x8 Pen) and then set the " Mode" to Screen.
In the " Device" drop menu, select your device (e.g. Remember to check the " Save input device settings on exit" if you don't want to repeat these steps each time you start Gimp. In the " Preferences" and click on the " Configure Extended Input Devices." button. You have to activate the properties of your device. You might as well draw with the mouse pointer that Gimp won't tell the difference. Activating pressure sensitivity in GimpĪt first, your system might recognize your tablet, but you would especially notice a total lack of pressure sensitivity while drawing.
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