Who needs shape tool when we have text tool

    • Ellipse selection -> fill with black -> new layer -> shrink selection by 1 pixel -> fill with white? It’s been a while since I’ve really used gimp.

      • @jpablo68@infosec.pub
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        4 months ago

        yeah, pretty much this, just don’t forget to hold shift while using the ellipse selection to force it to create a circle

        edit: the steps in order are: Ellipse selection (hold shift for circle) -> fill with black -> shrink selection by X pixels -> new layer -> fill with white

      • @renzev@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        There’s a “border” command that selects the border around the current selection. Slightly more convenient