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Modify paths

Modify paths - GIMP Tutorial

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Modify paths

- So far we've looked at the basic operations of the Path's tool to draw objects with straight sides and curved sides, but it's also important to know how to modify paths with the of a few keyboard shortcuts. So, let's take a look those. I'll start by zooming in on the cloud here, and taking the Path's tool, and if you want to move an entire path, when you have the path's tool... Click the path, and then hold "Alt" on Windows or "option" on the Mac, and drag. If you want to add a point to a segment, hold the "Ctrl" key on Windows or "command" on Mac, and notice a plus sign on your cursor, and click. And now I can drag to add a curve to the bottom of the cloud. I'll drag it back, and if you want to remove an anchor point, just click on it once to select it, and press delete, or hold "ctrl" and "Shift" on Windows, or "command" and "shift" on the Mac, and click to point. See the minus sign on my cursor and click. And the same goes for entire segment, "control"-"Shift" or…

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