GIMP has a hidden shape tool that allows you to quickly and easily draw a variety of polygons and complex shapes. I cover how to use this filter in this tutorial, and also show you how to convert your shapes to scalable paths - essentially making it possible to draw vector shapes and polygons in GIMP. You can draw hexagons, pentagons, stars, arcs, curves, and straight lines with this built-in GIMP feature.
GIMP is a free photo editor that also has some great graphic design features. I use GIMP 2.10.24 for this tutorial, which is the latest version of GIMP at the time of this tutorial.
0:00 - Intro & Resources
1:11 - Use Light Theme for This Tutorial
1:41 - Create New Document
1:48 - Accessing Gfig Filter
3:01 - Shape Drawing Tools - Arc
4:06 - Shape Drawing Tools - Polygon
5:00 - Shape Drawing Tools - Star
5:19 - Spirals & Bezier Curves
5:45 - Move Objects & Single Points
6:16 - Copy Objects
6:56 - Non-Destructive Gfig Properties
7:26 - Additional Gfig Tools/Icons
8:16 - Converting Shapes to Paths
11:37 - Final Thoughts
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