Re: [Gimp-user] diagonal erase
Hi, Neil Watson wrote: How would I go about creating a diagonal brush stroke, that erases to the background, through a coloured box? I tried using the path tool to create the diagonal line but, I can't seem to get a stroke to appear. If all you want is a diagonal brush stroke, select the appropriate brush, and the eraser tool, click the start point, and constrain your brush stroke to a diagonal (actually, it constrains to 15° angles) by holding Control. You already know that you can draw a straight line with any of the paint tools by clicking the start point, holding down shift and clicking the end point. The Control key just constrains the operation while you're doing this. Alternatively, if you really want to stroke, you can always select the eraser tool, then stroke with that (see the Stroke with paintbrush section at the bottom of the stroke dialog). Cheers, Dave. -- David Neary, Lyon, France E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CV: http://dneary.free.fr/CV/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] diagonal erase
Hi, Carol Spears [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: many of the things that gimp does, it does in more steps than some of the other apps. each step has different options. for instance, it seems that photoshop has these new layer effects. for gimp users, this has always been available in a two step process in which you add a new layer and then change its mode. in someways, it should be more natural as you have all the options available to you at each step of the way. Well, there isn't really an equivalent to layer effects in GIMP, no matter how many steps you take. Unless you are willing to redo all your steps whenever the content affected by the effect changes. Sven ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] diagonal erase
On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 02:33:23PM -0700, Carol Spears wrote: the thing is, if your experience had been with the gimp first, everything would seem more natural for you. and in some respects, it is wrong to blame gimp for this feeling. The Gimp is my first graphics program. -- Neil Watson | Gentoo Linux Network Administrator | Uptime 88 days http://watson-wilson.ca | 2.6.5 AMD Athlon(tm) MP 2000+ x 2 ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] diagonal erase
On Thursday 26 August 2004 20:12, Neil Watson wrote: How would I go about creating a diagonal brush stroke, that erases to the background, through a coloured box? I tried using the path tool to create the diagonal line but, I can't seem to get a stroke to appear. -- Hi... Maybe yoiu are just looking for the edit-stroke path menu entry. Don't forget to set eraser as your tool. But quite possibly, you could just use the eraser tool + shift click The through a colored box part is quite obscure...be more descriptive if what I've wrote is not what you want. ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] diagonal erase
On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 02:08:27PM -0300, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: Maybe yoiu are just looking for the edit-stroke path menu entry. Don't forget to set eraser as your tool. Yes I tried that after creating a path. I missed something though and was unsuccessful. But quite possibly, you could just use the eraser tool + shift click Yes that worked for me. Thanks for your reply. Personally, I find using the Gimp very hard. Nothing seems easy or 'natural'. Perhaps I just need more practise. -- Neil Watson | Gentoo Linux Network Administrator | Uptime 87 days http://watson-wilson.ca | 2.6.5 AMD Athlon(tm) MP 2000+ x 2 ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] diagonal erase
On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:30:48PM -0400, Neil Watson wrote: On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 02:08:27PM -0300, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: Maybe yoiu are just looking for the edit-stroke path menu entry. Don't forget to set eraser as your tool. Yes I tried that after creating a path. I missed something though and was unsuccessful. you can choose the tool you wish to stroke a path with in the dialog (at the bottom of the dialog). if you are trying to make a change from another graphic art application, it might be a good idea to spend sometime with the dialogs and check out the different options on them. But quite possibly, you could just use the eraser tool + shift click Yes that worked for me. Thanks for your reply. Personally, I find using the Gimp very hard. Nothing seems easy or 'natural'. Perhaps I just need more practise. the thing is, if your experience had been with the gimp first, everything would seem more natural for you. and in some respects, it is wrong to blame gimp for this feeling. many of the things that gimp does, it does in more steps than some of the other apps. each step has different options. for instance, it seems that photoshop has these new layer effects. for gimp users, this has always been available in a two step process in which you add a new layer and then change its mode. in someways, it should be more natural as you have all the options available to you at each step of the way. good luck making the transition, btw. gimp is worth it. carol ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] diagonal erase
How would I go about creating a diagonal brush stroke, that erases to the background, through a coloured box? I tried using the path tool to create the diagonal line but, I can't seem to get a stroke to appear. -- Neil Watson | Gentoo Linux Network Administrator | Uptime 86 days http://watson-wilson.ca | 2.6.5 AMD Athlon(tm) MP 2000+ x 2 ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
