that's the technique i've been using :) On 5/22/07, Bob Meetin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > here is a sample comparing 2 400 pixel circles created with Chris's > instructions > > www.dottedi.biz/codesamples/images/400x400_circle.gif > www.dottedi.biz/codesamples/images/400x400_circle.png > > 1. make elliptical selection (select elliptical region) > 1.1. hold the shift key down as you drag and this will force a perfect circle > 2. fill with black > 3. selection->shrink->enter width of desired stroke in pixels > 4. clear > > the .gif version is expectedly jagged, the .png is acceptably smooth. > > Chris Mohler wrote: > > On 5/22/07, Claus Cyrny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > > >> I wonder what I'm doing wrong! :-( Here's an example of what > >> I tried (Gimp 2.2.8/Ubuntu "Breezy"/24-bit color depth): > >> > >> http://home.arcor.de/ccyrny/downloads/circles_rgb.png > >> > >> The "jaggies" remain. :-( > >> > >> How do you achieve getting a smooth circle? I checked both > >> anti-aliasing and feather (3.0) in the selection tool. The zoom factor > >> was always 100%. > >> > > > > Strange - I must never have stroked a selection in GIMP, because it > > *is* very jagged. I'm going to search the bugzilla, but this is a > > workaround: > > 1. make elliptical selection > > 2. fill with black > > 3. selection->shrink->enter width of desired stroke in pixels > > 4. clear > > > > HTH, > > Chris > > _______________________________________________ > > Gimp-user mailing list > > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user >
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