Acorn Documentation: Drawing and Retouching

Drawing and Retouching




Drawing Tools

Brushes, pencils, and the brush designer.


Using the Gradient Tool

Learn how to blend two colors together in a gradient.

Clone Tool

Helpful for removing unwanted items.


Dodge, Burn, and Smudge

Useful and classic tools for touching up your image.


How to Remove a Background

Maybe you want a red background instead of a green one.

Flood Fill 

Fill in areas of your image with a single color.


Blending Modes

Find out exactly what the "Soft Light" blend mode does, and more.


Applying Texture

Give your images a natural feel.

Color Adjustment

Does your image have too much blue in it?  Learn how to adjust the color.

Precision Mode

A little shaky with the mouse when brushing?  Precision Mode will help.


Levels

View a histogram of your image, and adjust the brightness.