Focus tools

There are two focus tools. They are stuck together because they simulate opposite effects :

tb_blur_s.jpg (1097 octets)The blur tool enabling you to locally blur hard edges in an image.

 

tb_sharpen_s.jpg (980 octets)The sharpen tool, that sharpens precise parts of an image by increasing  the contrast between neighboring pixels.

 

  • To switch between the two different focus tools Alt-click in the toolbar or press B key.
  • Once selected simply drag over the image to blur or sharpen pixels.
  • Both of this tools have the same options in their respective options palette.

Cursors

note.jpg (8965 octets)Using any of the focus tools you have an easy way to draw straight lines as you do when using the drawing tools