currently planning to create a dotted map of the world - any ideas here

[Ofnuts]

(11-26-2023, 08:24 PM)sayhello Wrote: Hello dear Ofnuts and hello dear rich 2005

many many thansk for  the quick reply with the great answer
i am triying to get this done.  - i will folllow all the steps you suggest.


btw: you take a map as a background - and add a layer where you add dots . is this true

i need to get a first step - and then i hopefully can do  the next steps

addint dots - there must be some tools and options in Gimp to add such dots

many thanks
greetings

The initial map layer is made invisible. It is only used to copy the shape in the mask.

To add the dots,

• create a 20x20 image (for a 20x20 pattern of course)
  
• Make a circle selection (with  1-2px margin if you don't want tangent dots), 
  
• Bucket-fill the selection, 
  
• Select > All and Edit > Copy
  
• In the pattern selection select the Clipboard image or Clipboard mask patterns (always the first two)
  
• Bucket-fill a new layer with the pattern.