GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Mac OS
OS Version: OS X 10.6.7
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

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Can somebody tell me the purpose of GFIG and how to use it please...I see this in the filters but have no clue as to its rhyme or reason.

You can make cool stars with it. I've only passingly used it, but I'm not a drawer person (I'm a simulator; everybody has their passion).

What the hey; thought I would have some fun with my star (using n-rotate Script-fu).

The GIMP User's Manual describes most of the standard plug-ins and scripts.

Here is the page for GFIG

For the life of me, I cannot understand why such a fantastic set of tools is absent anti-aliasing. It's like throwing a party and not inviting anyone. I'd use it extensively, but not like it is in its current state.

Or at least make it Paths adaptable.

Forgot to add that it uses whatever your current brush is and that can also be an issue. I just used my default (hence it sort of looks like cr@p; lol). Here's one using a butterfly gih brush.

I don't think I've used gfig before. The shapes kind of look familiar in the dialog. Anyway, I messed around with it some and made this spiral with my star brush.

It clearly shows a path when it forms the shape. Unfortunately there's no way to save the path. In the dialog under File you can save it and it goes to gimp-2.6 > gfig without an extension. It can be opened from gfig. GIMP doesn't recognize the file.

Here's the options dialog which is under Edit > Preferences in gfig. There is an antialiasing and a feathering option there.

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Yes, that option exists, but it doesn't smooth out the brush stroke. Maybe its another issue altogether, but brush strokes are in jagged steps, and selecting anti-aliasing in options doesn't resolve it.

I admit, that with the right brush, you can get some very interesting effects. But, for the most part, all I am asking for are straight stroke lines.

Saulgoode uses it quite well.
I am referring to his Bottle-cap tutorial.

Still jagged, GFIG does not make straight angled line strokes. It can fill, but it can't stroke worth a damn.

Gfig Fill (works great), you're almost better off just using fill and then converting the fill selection to a path:



Strokes on the other hand (what's up with this? and this is with anti-aliasing selected):



You can even use your image brushes, etc. They turn out great. Just not the simple stroke angled lines on any shape.

well I guess I have a few different points of view there... thanks...

Don't mind me, I'm just ranting (in the wrong place).

Like Lyle says, to each their own.

If it does what you want it to and that makes you happy, that's all that matters.

I got to thinking, that since most of the image brushes (especially the animated brushes) work so well with Gfig, why not just make specific animated brushes to work solely with Gfig. So, that's what I did, and I have to admit, those strokes are looking a lot better now.

Mahvin, that's looking great!
Does it work with narrower brushes?
What does the brush pipe look like? Is it just a single animated dot?

GFIG is a failure IMHO. It should have an option to not stroke the thing and leave the path.

There is however a script to generate many geometric paths. The interface isn't WYSIWIG but since it produces paths, these can be rotated/scaled/translated later with no ill effects. So, meet shape-paths: http://registry.gimp.org/node/59

Tried out both stroke and fill....both were pretty aliased for me.

Had fun with the gears a while back as I recall. Shape paths is a cool script. I think if GFIG were to get an upgrade, paths export definitely would be a plus. I like WYSIWIG whenever possible. Just can't beat a good preview of what you are doing imo.

I'm still trying to figure out how to do a bezier. Think making a path in gimp and stroking it is a much easier way to go. Says to press Shift and click to end it, but don't see how to continue it from point to point.

Very strange.
I clicked multiple points before doing the shift-click.
The points I clicked are the squares - they are not on the path.
But when I move them, it changes the shape of the curve.



I like regulars paths a lot better.