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Drawing an ellipse using Gimp

The following explains how to draw an ellipse using Gimp.

1. Create a new layer (Layer->New layer)
2. Set the new layer size to be the same as your image
3. Set the new layer “Fill type” to “Transparency”
4. Select the ellipse selection tool (Tools->Selection tools->Ellipse select)
5. Draw an ellipse (left click and drag)
6. Select the Bucket Fill tool (Tools->Paint tools->Bucket fill)
7. Select a fill color and click in the ellipse
8. Right click in the ellipse ans select Select->Shrink
9. Type in the width of the ellipse border you need and click OK
10. With the ellipse still selected, go to Edit->Clear

Acknowledgment: this is a blatant copy from http://www.tishon.net/index.php/2009/08/09/how-to-draw-an-ellipse-in-gimp/. I reproduce it here just in case the original ever disappears.