How To Edit Images Using Pixlr

There are three options from when you 1st open up Pixlr you can select b/w the Pixlr express, Pixlr editor, and Pixlr O-Matic. However, you have a free account, so you like the Pixlr Editor. Since this guide suppose that you have already a photo or image you want to edit. Just tap the button that says, “Open image from PC”.

Pixlr is laid out in the same way as Adobe photoshop. But for those of you who were playing with PC in the 90s, you’ll find it quite similar to the old MS Bitmap Paint tool, besides it uses movable windows in the GUI.

WHAT THE TOOLBAR TOOLS DO TO YOUR IMAGE

There’s also a toolbar on the left of the screen. This is used to manipulate and modify your image and can be select up and moved if needed. Edit Images Using Pixlr Using Tools – Here’s how to:

CROP (C)

The word Crop stands for ‘Cut or re-frames parts’ of your image. However, you can snip parts of your pictures out, or set it larger (bigger) and add a frame.

MOVE (V)

This tool allows you to move things around the canvas. For example, while writing a piece of text, you may move it around with this tool.

MARQUEE (M)

Some pictures are built in layers, and you can pick layers using this tool while leaving other layers un-selected. It is quite handy for copying parts of an image to paste elsewhere.

LASSO (L)

You may also want to choose parts that can’t be easily pick using a box. LASSO enables you to free-draw what you like to choose.

WAND (W)

WAND is quite similar to a marquee tool, but you just hit on the elements you like to choose.

PENCIL (NO SHORTCUT)

You may draw on the photos freehand using this tool. You may also select between various different pencil types.

BRUSH (B)

Just like the pencil tool, but you may select from a range of various brush types that offer different brush widths, opacity and so on so forth.

ERASE (E)

You may erase elements from layers using this tool. Besides the MS Paint eraser, you’re able to modify this erase tool to perhaps only delete a thin layer of an element and leaving a specifically opaque image behind.

PAINT BUCKET (G)

Paint Brush can be used as a fill tool. However, you may alter how much “Paint” you dump onto the canvas using its tolerance tools.

GRADIENT (NO SHORTCUT)

Using Gradient you can create a gradual colored shading. It’s stuff like this that makes it stand out from basic image/picture editing tools.

CLONE STAMP (S)

Sample pixels from one area and replicate them elsewhere.

COLOR REPLACE (NO SHORTCUT)

While preserving or saving the textures and shadows beneath, you are able to add the latest colors and shades.

DRAWING (NO SHORTCUT)

However, create basic lines, ellipses, rounded rectangles, and rectangles using this tool. You may also modify the borderline for your shapes too.

BLUR (R)

This tool merges up the pixels using an image to create a blur effect. You can modify the size of the blur and its intensity.

SHARPEN (Y)

Sharpen is a filter. Besides applying it to all of your images, you apply it to just the section that the brush touches.

SMUDGE (U)

Just like the blur tool, but besides it merges up the various pixels to create the latest colors and shades.

SPONGE (P)

You can sop up or increase color using this tool.

DODGE (O)

This is quite similar to the sharpen tool besides adding a filter. Also, it modifies the contrast picture. However, it only alters the contrast of the part the brush is touching.

BURN (N)

This also deals with the contrast in an image, but it darkens instead of lightens.

RED EYE REDUCTION (NO SHORTCUT KEY)

We applied this tool just once. The too replaces red parts of an eye using dark grays. Also, a bit of close-up cloning, and you can certainly erase red-eye in a satisfactory way.

SPOT HEAL (NO SHORTCUT KEY)

Tap on an area that you like to be blemished. Also, it does a snapshot clone where everything around the blemish is cloned over the point you are tapping.

BLOAT (A)

Twisting an area as if you were searching at it through a convex lens.

PINCH (K)

This tool is quite opposite to the bloat tool. However, It pinches things in as if you were viewing that part of a photo using a concave lens.

COLORPICKER (I)

Select a color from your own picture that you may use as your drawing line color, or it might be your paint bucket color.

TYPE (T)

Add in text. Select its font, its color, and then move it around and then resize it. Also, use the move tool to shift it around once done.

HAND (H)

There are times when you want to grab the canvas. For example, you may be zoomed in and want to move things up a bit. Simply use the hand shortcut, grab the canvas then pull it in the direction you like it to move.

ZOOM (Z)

As the name suggest Zoom move in closer to your picture to see a view of it in more detail.

SET MAIN COLOR (NO SHORTCUT KEY)

This tool brings up a big palette where you can select colors. However, you may then apply these colors to your text, shapes, paint bucket, drawn lines, etc.