02-27-2023, 11:53 AM 
	
	
	
		Can you give a few more details, such as how you are making that floating ...what.. copied selection maybe.
However my guess is you have the circle on a single layer and you are selecting, copying and pasting leaving part of the selection behind.
A better way might be make the original circle on a new transparent layer. Duplicate the layer twice, move the duplicates for the three circles. Something like this:
 
   
It can help if you give a screenshot of the whole gimp interface, tools / tool options / layers etc.
	
	
	
However my guess is you have the circle on a single layer and you are selecting, copying and pasting leaving part of the selection behind.
A better way might be make the original circle on a new transparent layer. Duplicate the layer twice, move the duplicates for the three circles. Something like this:
It can help if you give a screenshot of the whole gimp interface, tools / tool options / layers etc.

 

 
