Create a New Image

Рисунок 7.31. Нове зображення

The dialog shows a new image, filled with a white background.

Створити нове зображення.

Choose a Tool

Select a brush tool from the Toolbox, for example the Pencil tool or the Paintbrush tool.

Вибір кольору

Select a foreground color, but be sure that the foreground and background colors are different.

Create a Starting Point

Рисунок 7.32. The start of the straight line

The dialog shows a new image, with the first dot which indicates the start of the straight line. The dot has a black foreground color.

The size of this dot represents the current brush size, which you can change in the Brush Dialog.

Create a starting point by clicking on the image display area with the left mouse button. Your canvas should look similar to Рисунок 7.31, «Нове зображення».

Малювання прямої лінії

Рисунок 7.33. The helpline

The screenshot shows the helpline, which indicates how the finished line will look.

Now, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and move the mouse away from the starting point you created. You'll see a thin line indicating how the line will look.

Finish the Line

Рисунок 7.34. The line after the second click

The line created appears in the image window after drawing the second point (or end point), while the Shift key is still pressed.

If you're satisfied with the direction and length of the line, click the left mouse button again to finish the line. The last step is to let go of the Shift key. GIMP displays a straight line now.