Re: [Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges

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On 03/09/14 18:54, NoWhizzKid wrote:
> Please, can anyone give me a really simple step by step to achieve smooth edges
> on an image in GIMP? I've tried the tutorials I can find online, but I must be
> missing something. I just don't understand how to make the edges of my image
> smooth? This footprint is a prime example of something I want to smooth out
> around the edges, but it just isn't working whenever I follow instruction I can
> find online. Can anyone please help me? Thank you so much.
>
> Attachments:
> * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/148/original/turquoisefoot.png

I think we have a question for you: how did you create that? Because 
it's likely more an error you do than a wrong technique.

If you want smooth outlines, you should create them using the path tool 
<http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-using-paths.html>, then create a selection 
from the path (Select>From path) and then bucket-fill the selection. 
With the path tool, the smoother lines are those created with the least 
nodes, and where the tangent handles on each node are symmetrical.

A path done using you existing foot as a guide, then used for a 
selection and bucket-filled:

http://imgur.com/Phb0SHA