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For any type of patterns/diagrams, etc. I use Inkscape rather than GIMP. Working with vectors is much, much easier.
Try HeathenX screencasts http://screencasters.heathenx.org/ for great Inkscape videocasts.
-Rob A>
GIMP/General question about symetrical patterns
What would be the best way to create a symmetrical pattern in Gimp(or something free)? I am thinking of things like Compasses, etc. Is there an easy way, or is it just one of those things that you have to just be careful doing? Eg.
Say I want to create an arrow:
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/__________/
Hopefuly, my poor ASCII art skills get across what I am trying to accomplish here, ie, a tapered head and tail with a bisecting center line.
Likewise, how would someone go about making a slightly more complicated pattern such as a Celtic knot or or something like that? Are there any free tools out there that help do this sort of thing?
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For any type of patterns/diagrams, etc. I use Inkscape rather than GIMP. Working with vectors is much, much easier.
Try HeathenX screencasts http://screencasters.heathenx.org/ for great Inkscape videocasts.
-Rob A>
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I would try to pull it off in a vector program like Inkscape or Xara ...something you can make one half of the item you want and then mirror it
you could try (in gimp) making half of it and then copy it, rotate it (probably 180 degrees) and then do Transform: Flip Vertically (or is it horizontally? cant remember....) and then move it to where you want it. That might work
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