Paths Tool

[Andrew67]

Good day my fellow Gimpy's. I have been using Gimp for a while now (7 or so years) but only the basics and what i need to create and paint cars in iRacing. My questions, can you make a smoother curve with more nodes or less?
Second question, when move the nodes to create a curve sometimes the line disappears and i get another anchor with 2 nodes splitting out. Its almost like you have to hit that node in the right spot.

I am using GIMP 2.10.38 (revision 1). 

All the help i can get will be greatly appreciated.

P.S. Does anyone know of any videos that explain all the tools in Gimp, good videos, not those ones that play music and it`s done in 2 minutes.

[denzjos]

(Yesterday, 07:17 PM)Andrew67 Wrote: Good day my fellow Gimpy's. I have been using Gimp for a while now (7 or so years) but only the basics and what i need to create and paint cars in iRacing. My questions, can you make a smoother curve with more nodes or less?
Second question, when move the nodes to create a curve sometimes the line disappears and i get another anchor with 2 nodes splitting out. Its almost like you have to hit that node in the right spot.

I am using GIMP 2.10.38 (revision 1). 

All the help i can get will be greatly appreciated.

P.S. Does anyone know of any videos that explain all the tools in Gimp, good videos, not those ones that play music and it`s done in 2 minutes.

Paths, it depends on what you are trying to create. More nodes give more detail, fewer nodes give a smoother result.

Videos : https://nl.daviesmediadesign.com/gimp-tutorials/

[rich2005]

(Yesterday, 07:17 PM)Andrew67 Wrote: ..... My questions, can you make a smoother curve with more nodes or less?

My opinion is less is better although it does take practice. For example (1) is from Selection to Path and (2) is hand made, starting with a path joining change of direction, then pulling the path out to release handles and form a curve. If you then need to add a node to adjust, a click adds a node.

   

There are Gimp 2.10 plugins to simplify / smooth a path see: http://kmarkku.arkku.net/  Section VII

Quote:Second question, when move the nodes to create a curve sometimes the line disappears and i get another anchor with 2 nodes splitting out. Its almost like you have to hit that node in the right spot.

It can happen, it is sensitive. Pull out a path to release adjoining node handles and sometimes you might get an extra node. Happens to me. CTRL-Z (undo) is your friend.

Quote:P.S. Does anyone know of any videos that explain all the tools in Gimp, good videos, not those ones that play music and it`s done in 2 minutes.

Nope. Too much BS and ego around. All the tools in one would be hours of video so be selective. IMHO if you cannot demo a tool in 5 minutes it is too long.