1 Go to Pixlr and click on the Image Editor icon.
2 Select an image option when prompted. You can create an image from scratch, open an image from your computer, or even use an image you’ve found online.
Marquee tool – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to select a square or rectangular area.
Move tool – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to move your layer, selection, etc.
Lasso tool – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to
make selections freehand. To complete the selection, close the loop by
dragging all the way back to your starting point.
Crop – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to crop down to whatever you have selected.
Wand – Click the button, then click your screen to select swaths
of color that match the color you clicked on. Check Contiguous to only
select pixels that touch; uncheck Contiguous to select matching pixels anywhere in the image. Raise or lower your Tolerance to make the color parameters more or less strict.
Pencil tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to draw freehand
Eraser tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to erase that area.
Brush tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to draw freehand.
Paint Bucket tool – Click the button, then click your image to apply a solid color to that area.
Clone Stamp tool – Click the button, then hold down Ctrl and click an area of the image that you’d like to clone. Release Ctrl,
then move the cursor over the area where you want the cloned image to
be and click and drag; the area around your source will then appear
wherever you click and drag. This is a very useful tool for covering
imperfections (ex. cloning a smooth area of skin over a blemished area).
Gradient tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image
to apply a color gradient to that portion of the image. The color(s) of
the gradient come from the two color patches in your Tools panel
(usually white and black as the defaults). Change the color patches to
change the color(s) used in the gradient. You can also modify the type
of gradient by changing the options at the top of the screen.
Blur tool – Click the button, then click your image to blur that area
Sharpen tool – Click the button, then click your image to sharpen that area
Smudge tool – Click the button, then click your image to smudge that area. This is useful for softening wrinkles.
Sponge tool – Click the button, then click your image to saturate or desaturate (i.e. intensify or reduce) the colors in that area.
Dodge tool – Click the button, then click your image to lighten that area.
Burn tool – Click the button, then click your image to darken that area.
Red Eye tool – Click the button, then click on the red parts of the eye in the photo to correct those areas.
Drawing tool – Click the button, then click and drag to draw freehand shapes.
Bloat tool – Click the button, then click your image to fatten up that area. Useful for making lips more pouty, eyes bigger, etc.
Pinch tool – Click the button, then click your image to shrink that area.
Color Picker tool – Click the button, then click a color you like
in your image; that color will now be the mail color in you color
patches. To select a picked color as the alternate (i.e. background)
color in your color patches, hold SHIFT while clicking.
Text tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to create a box into which you can type.
Hand tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to scroll it around.
Magnifying tool – Click the button, then click your image to magnify.
2 Select an image option when prompted. You can create an image from scratch, open an image from your computer, or even use an image you’ve found online.
3 - Use selection tools
Marquee tool – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to select a square or rectangular area.
Move tool – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to move your layer, selection, etc.
Lasso tool – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to
make selections freehand. To complete the selection, close the loop by
dragging all the way back to your starting point.
Crop – Click the button, then click and drag your screen to crop down to whatever you have selected.
Wand – Click the button, then click your screen to select swaths
of color that match the color you clicked on. Check Contiguous to only
select pixels that touch; uncheck Contiguous to select matching pixels anywhere in the image. Raise or lower your Tolerance to make the color parameters more or less strict.
4 - Use editing tools.
Pencil tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to draw freehand Eraser tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to erase that area. Brush tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to draw freehand. Paint Bucket tool – Click the button, then click your image to apply a solid color to that area. Clone Stamp tool – Click the button, then hold down Ctrl and click an area of the image that you’d like to clone. Release Ctrl,
then move the cursor over the area where you want the cloned image to
be and click and drag; the area around your source will then appear
wherever you click and drag. This is a very useful tool for covering
imperfections (ex. cloning a smooth area of skin over a blemished area). Gradient tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image
to apply a color gradient to that portion of the image. The color(s) of
the gradient come from the two color patches in your Tools panel
(usually white and black as the defaults). Change the color patches to
change the color(s) used in the gradient. You can also modify the type
of gradient by changing the options at the top of the screen.
5 - Use blending tools. Click and drag for more obvious effects; repeat-click for subtler effects.
Blur tool – Click the button, then click your image to blur that area
Sharpen tool – Click the button, then click your image to sharpen that area Smudge tool – Click the button, then click your image to smudge that area. This is useful for softening wrinkles. Sponge tool – Click the button, then click your image to saturate or desaturate (i.e. intensify or reduce) the colors in that area. Dodge tool – Click the button, then click your image to lighten that area.Burn tool – Click the button, then click your image to darken that area.
6 - Use special filters and effects.
Red Eye tool – Click the button, then click on the red parts of the eye in the photo to correct those areas.Drawing tool – Click the button, then click and drag to draw freehand shapes.Bloat tool – Click the button, then click your image to fatten up that area. Useful for making lips more pouty, eyes bigger, etc.Pinch tool – Click the button, then click your image to shrink that area.
7 - Use miscellaneous tools.
Color Picker tool – Click the button, then click a color you like
in your image; that color will now be the mail color in you color
patches. To select a picked color as the alternate (i.e. background)
color in your color patches, hold SHIFT while clicking.Text tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to create a box into which you can type.Hand tool – Click the button, then click and drag your image to scroll it around.Magnifying tool – Click the button, then click your image to magnify.
8 - Use keyboard shortcuts.
- To add to a current selection, hold down SHIFT and make an additional selection; this selection will then be added to the original.
- To subtract from a current selection, hold down ALT and make an additional selection; this selection will then be subtracted from the original.
- To deselect, press CTRL+D.
- To undo, press CTRL+ Z.
- To redo, press CTRL+Y .
- To get rid of a potential crop selection, press ESC.