How to add and/or edit/move 'nodes' of a drawing ?

#1 Mel_3

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Posted 10 September 2010 - 02:18 PM

1 - Is the "Path" tool the only to create a drawing with "nodes" ?

2 - Can you draw an object on a layer then later come back and...
... add more nodes?
... move nodes around?
... distort it 'smoothly' like when using a spline modeler?

#2 Oregonian

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Posted 10 September 2010 - 05:15 PM

I think your questions are answered here in the GIMP manual. Come back if you have more questions.

#3 Mel_3

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Posted 10 September 2010 - 10:32 PM

Thanks for the link however it doesn't answer the question of...

Can "come back" to a previously created "path" and add more nodes or move the nodes around.

Maybe that requires a "vector" drawing program and not a "paint" type program... unless Gimp is a hybrid...

Maybe some kind soul would help me out here with a little more info.

Thanks !

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Posted 10 September 2010 - 11:00 PM

Usually, on the Layers window there is the Paths dialog tab. If it's not there, you can go to Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Paths and the Paths dialog will come up.

You can double-click a path thumbnail and it will come up in the image window with its nodes and you can move them about, add more, delete some, etc.