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> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 11:34:00 +0100
> From: admin game-point net > To: gimp-developer-list gnome org; gegl-developer-list gnome org > Subject: [Gimp-developer] Shape layers for GIMP? > > I've looked around and it looks like GIMP doesn't have anything like > Photoshop's shape layers. Shape layers are really cool because they're > a path tied to a normal layer whose purpose is simply to ummask that > normal layer. Photoshop then gives you a live preview of what that > unmasked layer looks like when the path is closed, and automatically > updates that preview as you edit the path's nodes. In addition, > Photoshop offers the option to apply layer effects live (updated each > time you edit the nodes in the shape layer's path). > > Although you can do this in GIMP, you have to do it all manually (create > path, convert to selection, fill selection) so it's much slower and it > isn't a "live preview". Are there any plans to introduce something like > this for GIMP? There's a slightly faster manual way: Stroke the path onto a layer mask, this keeps the "shape" of the layer separate from its actual content. True, you still have no live preview (you have to fill inside/outside of selection with 0% and 100% to set the mask) linked to a path object, but it's non-destructive to the layer's constituent pixels. -- Stratadrake strata_ranger hotmail com -------------------- Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. |