(check the Paths dialog and Paths Tool in the manual, if you can't figure out how they work)Īfter drawing the "Q" as a Path, you can use the command Edit->Stroke Vector instead of the similar mentioned Stroke Selection to render the pixels.Before we get started, let take a look at final result. Make the path you used as guide invisible again, by clicking on the Eye icon in the Paths dialog and pick any other tool than the Paths tool in the toolbox. Issue the edit->Stroke path command to actually get the pixels drawn: (Path and Paths dialog shown, after stroking it with "Use a paint tool" option in the Stroke Vector dialog, and selecting the Paintbrush tool, and in its options the "Bristles 02" brush (ships with GIMP) and size 26px)
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The outline shows up in red color in the image, but just as the selection, it does not belong to the visible image: it is just a marking outline. To do that, you click on the space directly below the word "Lock" - that should make its outline visible on the image, and put an "eye" icon its entry in the Paths dialog, just as it works for Layers.
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Selections in image drawing programs, including GIMP, are not part The "ellipse tool" is actually the "Ellipse Selection tool" in GIMP:īy using it you create a Selection on the image.