Gimp shapes plugin

GIMP is a versatile tool. You can use it to edit a photo, manipulate an image, or create a design.

What is a gimp box

When using GIMP as a design tool, you can draw a wide range of shapes to your work canvas. From a rectangle, square, ellipse to a circle. In this post, we will show you how to draw those shapes in GIMP.

Depending on what you want to do.

If you want to create a design from a blank canvas, create a new project by going to File -> New (Ctrl+N). Or, if you want to draw a shape on an image, open the image by going to File -> Open (Ctrl+O) and select the image file you want to draw the shape on.

Drawing a rectangle and square shape

Once your canvas is ready, activate the Rectangle Select Tool by clicking it on the toolbox.

Gimp draw rectangle with rounded corners

Gimp draw rectangle border

How to draw a rectangle in gimp

Gimp shape tool

How to draw a line in gimp

Or you can simply press the R key on the keyboard. Click and hold on a spot on the canvas. This will be your start point. Next, drag your mouse in any direction to draw a rectangle shape. To draw a square shape, press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard right after you click the start point.

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