Lines and Arrows

[rich2005]

In place of a brush, you can use a script.

I had a look at available scripts / plugins and settled on this one.

see: http://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Arrow-S...01#pid1401

[anon_private]

(02-28-2017, 06:33 PM)rich2005 Wrote:

(02-28-2017, 06:05 PM)anon_private Wrote: There are plenty of arrow brushes. Use them as a 'stamp'. Size the brush, set the angle if required, then a single click to 'paint' an arrow. Some of them will take the fore-ground colour as well.

FWIW attached my colllection: These are all .gbr Un-zip put the ones you want in your Gimp profile brushes folder.

Quote:Can I view the brushes before deciding to install?

You can open a gimp .gbr brush file the same as any other graphics file File -> Open. It will of course usually be on the small side. If you get a PhotoShop .abr brush then that is a different matter although I can fix you up with a plug-in for opening if required.

Quote:For installing brushes in kubuntu. Is the right folder: /home/gimp-2.8/brushes

Certainly is. Remember it is the 'hidden' folder /home/.gimp-2.8/brushes

At present, my brushes folder is empty. This has surprised me. There are brushes in gimp

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(02-28-2017, 09:49 PM)Espermaschine Wrote:

(02-28-2017, 06:05 PM)anon_private Wrote: Did you make your own arrows. If so, how did yo create the brush/brushes?

Im using one i found on the internet, but making a brush is easy.
Lots of tutorials around too.

Here is a quick one:
https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-using-vari...ating.html

For more elaborate tutorials try youtube.

Would probably use Inkscape for making the arrow shape heading in different directions, though.
Then import into Gimp and make brushes out if it.
But thats just me and not necessary.

In that tutorial, the simple method, It doe not say how to save the brush so that after leaving gimp and returning, it will still be available as a brush

[rich2005]

Quote:..At present, my brushes folder is empty. This has surprised me. There are brushes in gimp..

The standard brushes that come with Gimp are in /usr/share/gimp/2.0/brushes/

If you had a multi-user system, all/any the users can access these basic brushes. You do not want other people modifying them so they are (generally) safe there.
Your individual brushes are kept in your Gimp profile ~/.gimp-2.8/brushes Only you can use those.

[Espermaschine]

(03-01-2017, 01:52 PM)anon_private Wrote: In that tutorial, the simple method, It doe not say how to save the brush so that after leaving gimp and returning, it will still be available as a brush

Oh yeah, sorry about that.

Here is a better tutorial, but you have to do one step a bit different because it changed with one of the newer Gimp versions. Instead of saving the brush, you export it instead (as .gbr).
http://gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1357

Basically you use a white background, and make sure the Mode is set to Grayscale (thats under 'Image').
Then create the brush shape in black.
The reason you do it in grayscale is, that it can take any colour you want, later.

When the brush is ready you export it as .gbr.
Spacing is in percent, so 100 is a good idea, depending on the behaviour you want from your brush.

Then refresh your brushes and bobs your uncle !

EDIT: there was a pretty nice brush tutorial video with a guy making bug brushes. I think it was by monsoonami, but i cant find it anymore.
This one is also good:
https://youtu.be/vz6SZwP0bQ0