EĮffects Browser (Command-3): The Effects Palette contains all the effects and filters that can be used in Pixelmator.Įllipse Shape: One of the standard vector shapes in Pixelmator to create ellipses and circles.Įlliptical Marquee Tool: Use this tool when you want to make an elliptical selection. Choosing duplicate from the edit menu the currently selected layer in the layers palette will be duplicated.ĭuplicate Layer: Duplicates the currently selected layer in the layers palette. Dĭ: Shortcut key that resets the foreground and background color to their default black and white colors.ĭelete Layer: Deletes the currently selected layerĭeselect All ( Command- D): Hides all current selectionsĭistortion Effects: A section in the Effects Browser containing distortion filters and effects.ĭodge Tool: A tool to lighten areas in an image by painting over them.ĭuplicate: When choosing Duplicate from the file menu, the currently selected document is duplicated into a new document. It also lets you access the Shapes Palette.Ĭurves ( Command- K): Brings up the Curves Adjustment effect. Increasing the editable area adds more space decreasing the area crops the image.Ĭlipping mask ( Command-Option- G): Turning a layer into a clipping mask lets you use the objects on the underlying layer as a mask.Ĭlone Stamp Tool: This tool paints with a sampled part of an image.Ĭolor Palette ( Command-Shift- C): Lets you choose colors in Pixelmator or the currently selected tool.Ĭolor Adjustments: A section in the effects browser with effects and filters for adjusting colors.Ĭolor Balance ( Command- B): Brings up the Color Balance effect.Ĭolor Depth: Lets you choose between 8-bits per channel image editing and 16-bits per channel image editing.Ĭolor Profile ( Command-Shift- K): Lets you choose different color profiles for your image or remove a color profile.Ĭolumn Marque Tool: Creates a rectangular column shaped selection based on the height of the document and a predefined width.Ĭonvert into Pixels: Converts a Type- or a Shape layer into a rasterised layer.Ĭonvert into Shape: Lets you convert a Type layer into a Shape layer for further vector-based editing.Ĭrop Tool (C): Use the Crop Tool to remove or hide portions of an image to create, focus or straighten your images.Ĭustom Shape Tool: Consists of several standard defined shapes that we can easily add to our document. CĬanvas Size (Command-Option-C): The Canvas Size command allows you to adjust the entire editable area of an image.
This effect is useful when you want to simulate a bloated effect.īurn Tool: This tool darkens image areas by painting over them. It moves pixels away from the centre of the brush area as you click or drag on the image. You can even create your own collections.īrushes Palette (Command-4): The Brushes palette in Pixelmator is used to select, create, edit and manage brushesīrush Tool (B): This tool works like a conventional paint-brush and draws soft strokes.īump Tool: This is one of the liquifying tools in Pixelmator. Bīlending modes: Pixelmator has different blending modes to tweak how layers, tools and effects interact with other layers.īlur: A section in the effects browser with effects and filters for different kinds of blurring.īlur Tool: A tool for blurring areas of an image by painting over them.īring Forward ( Command- ]): Sends the currently selected layer one step further to the foreground and one position further to the top of the layers palette.īring to Front ( Command-Option- ]): Sends a selected layer directly to the foreground and on top of all other layers.īrushes collections: Clicking the gear icon in the Brushes Palette lets you choose from different collections with brushes.
AĪbout Pixelmator: Shows a dialog window with your current Pixelmator version.Īctual Size (Command-Option-F): Zooms the document on the screen to display it in its actual size.Īdd Layer Mask: Adds a layer mask to the currently selected layer in the layers palette.Īdd to iPhoto: Lets you quickly export the current document as a new image to your iPhoto library. It is packed with useful tools, some of which you might be familiar with and some you might have never used. This A-Z list breaks down these tools with a link to a Pixelmator tutorial here on Tuts+ or a description of what each tool can do.
Pixelmator is an easy-to-use, fast, and powerful image editing app for the Mac.
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