Re: [Gimp-user] How to do a simple erase

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 09/20/17 21:47, The Tick wrote:
> I'm using Gimp 2.8.22, win7x64
>
> I managed to create a simple square "brush" since I saw nothing but 
> fuzzy brushes by default. When I use the eraser tool, select my 
> square, set the size to a nice big square and then drag the mouse, I 
> get a very large stairstep as I drag. I experimented a bit more but 
> now I cannot even get that -- it's erasing some sort of checkerboard 
> pattern and not even 100%. So now I seem to have even broken the 
> default settings.
>
> How do I do a simple "erase" like other paint programs where I just 
> drag the mouse and the area under the brush is totally erased?
>
> Googling for "erase leaves stairstep" and other searches I tried led 
> nowhere.
> _______________________________________________ 

Check the brush spacing and set it to a very small value. Using a round 
brush would still be better. You can make a "hard" round brush in the 
brush editor (but IIRC there is one in the standard brushes 
("Hardness-100").