How do I make a cross with rounded corners?

[simon]

How do I use Gimp to make a cross image (a large plus sign), with the corners rounded, not just the 8 outermost corners, but the 4 inner corners as well?

[Ofnuts]

(03-04-2018, 10:52 PM)simon Wrote: How do I use Gimp to make a cross image (a large plus sign), with the corners rounded, not just the 8 outermost corners, but the 4 inner corners as well?

Not very difficult with the path tool, guides,  and some method. To make the circles I used my ofn-path-to-shape script that does nice circles with only 4 anchors, but you can also make the circles with the selection tool and use Select->To path and add cut points using the guides:

   

Once you have the final path, Select>To path and bucket-fill, or whatever...

   

Possilbly easier done with Inkscape, though.

[simon]

(03-05-2018, 12:34 AM)Ofnuts Wrote:

(03-04-2018, 10:52 PM)simon Wrote: How do I use Gimp to make a cross image (a large plus sign), with the corners rounded, not just the 8 outermost corners, but the 4 inner corners as well?

Not very difficult with the path tool, guides,  and some method. To make the circles I used my ofn-path-to-shape script that does nice circles with only 4 anchors, but you can also make the circles with the selection tool and use Select->To path and add cut points using the guides:

Once you have the final path, Select>To path and bucket-fill, or whatever...

Possilbly easier done with Inkscape, though.

Thanks. That helps a lot. I'll give it a try.

[Espermaschine]

Depending on how accurate you need it, you can construct a cross from rectangular selections, then blur and alpha adjust.

   


Alternatively you can use Arakne's Path Shape Creator plug-in. It has a cross shape with the rounded edges option, but only the outer corners are rounded.

(03-05-2018, 12:34 AM)Ofnuts Wrote: Possibly easier done with Inkscape, though.

More or less the same steps. 
There was a Fillet/Chamfer LPE in the development version, but in the end it was not included with V 0.92 and will come out in the next version of Inkscape.

[simon]

(03-05-2018, 04:54 AM)Espermaschine Wrote: Depending on how accurate you need it, you can construct a cross from rectangular selections, then blur and alpha adjust.

That works great, exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot.

[rich2005]

Lack of desire to do anything productive. Wondering how many ways of making that type of cross.

1. Make a rectangular selection, apply Select -> Rounded Rectangle with concave applied. https://i.imgur.com/AkC1Tad.jpg

2. Put the rectangular selection into addition mode, and enable rounded corners, draw in one leg. https://i.imgur.com/sIFBKXo.jpg

3. Repeat (2) for the other leg, fill selection with colour. https://i.imgur.com/8Vm4Ri8.jpg

Although, to be truthful, I would have zipped around a grid with the path tool.