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Crop Tool: Cropping designs smaller and larger

The Crop Tool allows you to crop designs in a number of ways. It can be used for creating co-ordinates;...

April 16th, 2021 538 views 0 likes
Free Rotate Tool: Rotating selections and Partial Images by hand

Selections and Partial Images can be rotated in real time using this tool. You can rotate around pins, and view...

April 16th, 2021 409 views 0 likes
Text Tool: Applying text to your design

Available now in AVA 5.9 - Text Tool The Text Tool has been upgraded significantly for AVA 5.9; it is...

April 16th, 2021 668 views 0 likes
Distort Tool: Warping motifs and selections

Selected areas can be distorted, or warped using the Distort Tool. It allows you to distort selections and motifs in...

July 22nd, 2021 378 views 0 likes
Pipette Tool: Select colours, measure tones, image channel values and add layers to your document

This is probably one of the most used tools in AVA due to its multi-functionality. From picking colours and identifying...

April 16th, 2021 567 views 0 likes
Add layers to your document using the Pipette Tool

The Pipette Tool is great for selecting colours within a design, but it can also be used to automatically create...

August 24th, 2021 187 views 0 likes
Multi Point Pipette: See information for selected areas in a document

Enhance the speed and precision of image and separation rebalancing, using the combination of your Info Window and the Multi...

August 24th, 2021 480 views 0 likes
Pin Tool: Accurate placement of motifs, or controlled rotation

The Pin Tool has many different uses. It allows you to position a motif precisely on a design. It can...

April 16th, 2021 444 views 0 likes
Origin Tool: Change the origin of a layer or Partial Image

This tool lets you to move the origin of a layer by changing the location of its top left pixel....

April 16th, 2021 494 views 0 likes
Fit Points Tool: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

This tool works on images, layers and vector layers, and requires the user to plot a series of nodes, perhaps...

August 26th, 2021 158 views 0 likes
With Tangents Tool: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

To access this tool, click down and hold on the fit points tool, then select with tangents from the drop...

August 26th, 2021 145 views 0 likes
Three Points Tool: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

This tool enables the user to anchor the start and end point of a spline and use a third click...

April 16th, 2021 246 views 1 likes
Spline Tools: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

The Spline Tools can be used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes. The resulting selection, painted...

September 28th, 2021 401 views 0 likes
Vector Cloning Tool: Rapid repeating of vector shapes

This is a great tool for quickly but effectively creating and replicating symmetrical vector shapes. It works by copying an...

June 24th, 2021 516 views 0 likes
3D Designer Tool: Zooming into detail in the 3D Designer Window

This tool works in conjunction with the 3D Designer Window and is used to mark out a specific area of...

April 16th, 2021 528 views 0 likes
Brush Tool: Understanding the basics

The Brush Tool is used for mark making, and drawing freehand shapes using the selected brush from the Brushes Library...

April 16th, 2021 727 views 0 likes
Morphing Brush Tool: Drawing a varying and natural stroke

Simply click and hold on the Brush Tool to access the Morphing Brush. It can enhance your creativity because, unlike...

September 28th, 2021 375 views 0 likes
Spray Tool: Creating an airbrush effect

This tool gives the effect of an airbrush. It works with the selected brushes, pressure settings, and noise settings of...

April 16th, 2021 402 views 0 likes
Pencil Tool: Drawing 1 pixel key lines

The pencil draws a freehand line of one pixel in width. Select the pencil tool from the Tools Palette or...

April 16th, 2021 368 views 0 likes
Dodge & Burn Tool: Correct colours and tones in a design

In photography, dodge and burn tools are used to affect the exposure of a design. In AVA, the Dodge and...

April 16th, 2021 378 views 0 likes
Carbon Copy Tool: Cloning motifs

This tool clones motifs and is particularly useful when specific areas of a design have to be copied exactly, such...

April 16th, 2021 836 views 0 likes
Carbon Copy Tool: Blended mode

This tool is perfect for touching up scans prior to colour separation.Ideal for removing blemishes and inperfections, Blended can be...

August 25th, 2021 372 views 0 likes
Stamp Brush Tool: Quickly develop and enhance textures and designs

This tool is popular amongst engravers and designers who want quickly develop, balance and enhance textures and designs. Selecting motifs...

August 25th, 2021 558 views 0 likes
Smudge Tool: Blurring edges of motifs

This tool uses the selected brush in the Brushes Library to blur painted edges with a smudged effect. It can...

April 16th, 2021 354 views 0 likes
Eraser Tool: Removing pixels from layers and images

This tool is used to remove information from a design. It works with the selected paintbrush, and can be resized...

April 16th, 2021 548 views 0 likes
Bucket Tool: Flooding areas of a document

Designed to act like a bucket of paint, which can be used to fill a particular area. It can also...

April 16th, 2021 389 views 0 likes
Splatter Tool: Creating a spray can, splattered design effect

This tool produces a splattered spray effect using a range of different sized dots of paint. Select the Splatter Tool...

April 16th, 2021 463 views 0 likes
Filled | Outlined Rectangle Tool: Drawing rectangles and squares

AVA offers a range of shape tools which are used to create a variety of different filled and outline shapes....

April 16th, 2021 359 views 0 likes
Filled | Outlined Oval Tool: Drawing ovals and circles

AVA offers a range of shape tools which are used to create a variety of different filled and outline shapes....

April 16th, 2021 465 views 0 likes
Filled | Outlined Freedrawn Shape Tool: Drawing freehand filled shapes

AVA offers a range of shape tools which are used to create a variety of different filled and outline shapes....

April 16th, 2021 537 views 0 likes
Filled | Outlined Polygon Tool: Drawing polygon shapes

AVA offers a range of shape tools which are used to create a variety of different filled and outline shapes....

April 16th, 2021 358 views 0 likes
Filled | Outlined Arc Tool: Drawing arcs

AVA offers a range of shape tools which are used to create a variety of different filled and outline shapes....

April 16th, 2021 377 views 0 likes
Vignette Tool: Create a tonal fade on images and layers

This tool is used to create a tonal fade on images and layers. Vignettes, which are sometimes referred to as...

April 16th, 2021 421 views 0 likes
Line Tool: Drawing lines of a specified width

This tool is used to draw straight lines at any angle on the design. The width of the line can...

April 16th, 2021 456 views 0 likes
Measure Tool: Measuring the size of motifs within a design

This can be used in conjunction with the Info Window and rulers to accurately measure distances and angles. The Info...

April 16th, 2021 434 views 0 likes
Advanced Distort: Accurate and precise distortion of motifs

In addition to the Distort Tool found in the Tools Palette, AVA offers an advanced distortion method which increases, or...

July 28th, 2021 378 views 0 likes
Tools Settings : Customising the Tools Palette

The Tools Settings let to you choose which tools are visible in your Tools Palette. The benefit of this is...

July 28th, 2021 438 views 0 likes
‘Blend Setup’ Palette: Everything ready and setup to use the Carbon Copy Blended tool

This Palette is designed setup everything required to use the Carbon Copy Blended tool correctly in AVA. The steps performed...

April 13th, 2022 192 views 0 likes
‘Crop 1 repeat’ Palette: Crop multiple-displayed repeats to a single repeat element

This Palette is designed to perform all the steps necessary to crop multiple-displayed repeats to a single repeat element. It...

April 13th, 2022 194 views 0 likes
‘Re-Render Morph’ Palette: Render your chosen morphing brush stroke to existing outline layers

This Palette is designed to numerous steps in order to transform a pre-existing layer (with line detail) to a morph...

April 13th, 2022 197 views 0 likes
‘Re-Render Brush’ Palette: Render your selected brush shape to existing outline layers

This Palette is designed to numerous steps in order to transform a pre-existing layer (with line detail) to a selected...

April 13th, 2022 218 views 0 likes
‘5xVariations300dpi’ Palette: Creation 5 subtle variations of an image layer in a single click

This Palette is designed to take an existing image layer in a design and create 5 variations based on various...

April 14th, 2022 199 views 0 likes
Silhouette Tool

This tool allows for rapid masking or clean copying of scanned designs. It gives extra control to the user by...

September 27th, 2022 635 views 0 likes
Kaleidoscope Tool

The Kaleidoscope Tool is a new design tool allowing the user to simulate a kaleidoscope effect. The tool can...

May 24th, 2023 444 views 0 likes

AVA Knowledge

Crop Tool: Cropping designs smaller and larger

Free Rotate Tool: Rotating selections and Partial Images by hand

Text Tool: Applying text to your design

Distort Tool: Warping motifs and selections

Pipette Tool: Select colours, measure tones, image channel values and add layers to your document

Add layers to your document using the Pipette Tool

Multi Point Pipette: See information for selected areas in a document

Pin Tool: Accurate placement of motifs, or controlled rotation

Origin Tool: Change the origin of a layer or Partial Image

Fit Points Tool: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

With Tangents Tool: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

Three Points Tool: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

Spline Tools: Used to create selections, filled shapes, brush lines and vector shapes

Vector Cloning Tool: Rapid repeating of vector shapes

3D Designer Tool: Zooming into detail in the 3D Designer Window

Brush Tool: Understanding the basics

Morphing Brush Tool: Drawing a varying and natural stroke

Spray Tool: Creating an airbrush effect

Pencil Tool: Drawing 1 pixel key lines

Dodge & Burn Tool: Correct colours and tones in a design

Carbon Copy Tool: Cloning motifs

Carbon Copy Tool: Blended mode

Stamp Brush Tool: Quickly develop and enhance textures and designs

Smudge Tool: Blurring edges of motifs

Eraser Tool: Removing pixels from layers and images

Bucket Tool: Flooding areas of a document

Splatter Tool: Creating a spray can, splattered design effect

Filled | Outlined Rectangle Tool: Drawing rectangles and squares

Filled | Outlined Oval Tool: Drawing ovals and circles

Filled | Outlined Freedrawn Shape Tool: Drawing freehand filled shapes

Filled | Outlined Polygon Tool: Drawing polygon shapes

Filled | Outlined Arc Tool: Drawing arcs

Vignette Tool: Create a tonal fade on images and layers

Line Tool: Drawing lines of a specified width

Measure Tool: Measuring the size of motifs within a design

Advanced Distort: Accurate and precise distortion of motifs

Tools Settings : Customising the Tools Palette

‘Blend Setup’ Palette: Everything ready and setup to use the Carbon Copy Blended tool

‘Crop 1 repeat’ Palette: Crop multiple-displayed repeats to a single repeat element

‘Re-Render Morph’ Palette: Render your chosen morphing brush stroke to existing outline layers

‘Re-Render Brush’ Palette: Render your selected brush shape to existing outline layers

‘5xVariations300dpi’ Palette: Creation 5 subtle variations of an image layer in a single click

Silhouette Tool

Kaleidoscope Tool