Re: [Gimp-user] How to create a layer of only guide lines?

2018-04-09 Thread Ofnuts
On 03/23/18 23:30, GerryPeters wrote: I'm working on a CD Label. The template has lots of text instructions on it. So I'd like to pattern just simply the inner circle of the CD cutout and the outer circle border of the CD that's a layer but only those 2 circles. Everything else is see though. Th

[Gimp-user] How to create a layer of only guide lines?

2018-04-09 Thread GerryPeters
>Not quite sure what you mean but, If the transparent 'overlay' layer >is active what ever you 'paint' is on there. > >That includes stroking a selection. A selection can be invoked any >time. The default mode is replace. So make a selection and stroke it. > >Then there is a choice, the selection i

[Gimp-user] How to create a layer of only guide lines?

2018-04-09 Thread rich404
>I'm working on a CD Label. The template has lots of text instructions >on it. So I'd like to pattern just simply the inner circle of the CD >cutout and the outer circle border of the CD that's a layer but only >those 2 circles. Everything else is see though. This way I can >overlay it on top of m

[Gimp-user] How to create a layer of only guide lines?

2018-04-09 Thread GerryPeters
I'm working on a CD Label. The template has lots of text instructions on it. So I'd like to pattern just simply the inner circle of the CD cutout and the outer circle border of the CD that's a layer but only those 2 circles. Everything else is see though. This way I can overlay it on top of my CD

[Gimp-user] How to create a layer of only guide lines?

2018-04-09 Thread rich404
>Thank you thank you Rich. The video really helped a lot. The text >explanation was very good, but a video really gives such clarity. I >learned a lot. GIMP is such a deep program with so many not so obvious >features. The only think I still can't figure out is after you have >the ellipse made and

[Gimp-user] How to create a layer of only guide lines?

2018-04-09 Thread GerryPeters
>Use the UD109.pdf as a base, open @ 300 ppi > >Add a new transparent layer, top of the layer stack. > >Set horizontal and vertical 50% guides Image -> Guides -> New Guide >(by percent) Fortunately the pdf is symmetrical. > >Check that View -> Snap to Guides is on > >Use the elliptical select tool.