What is the easiest way to circle out something in a picture, like this example
Here are the steps necesary to draw an empty ellipse without clearing
the contents of the image below it.1 – Layer > New layer
2 – Make the layer to be the same size as the image and layer fill
type to transparency. This should be already selected by default.3 – On the toolbox select the ellipse select tool and make an ellipse
4 – Use the bucket fill tool to paint the ellipse with your desired
color.5 – Right click on it and go to Select > Shrink…
6 – Type in how many pixels you want the border to be and click ok.
7 – Go to the menu and click Edit > Clear.
I feel it is very indirect, in the sense that first fill out the region enclosed by the ellipse, and then shrink the region to the boundary. I wonder if there is a quicker and more direct way to circle out something, such as by directly drawing the boundary?
My OS is Ubuntu. What I was asking may be done outside of gimp, but must be by some software under Ubuntu.
Thanks!
Best Answer
You could try downloading Pinta for Ubuntu, it's very much like Microsoft's Paint where you can just click the ellipse tool and drag it over the desired area!