Sunday 13 April 2014

Highlight area of image with rectangle in GIMP on Linux




GIMP is a great photo editing tool on Linux Mint + Ubuntu. This post shows how you can quickly highlight an area of any image with rectangle.
  • Open GIMP and select the 'Colour Tool' then scroll down to the bottom of the Toolbox and change to the desired colour.



  • Choose the 'Rectangle Select Tool'


  • Select the area you want to highlight

  • Go to the 'Edit -> Stroke Selection'




  •  Select the type of stroke (Solid color or pattern) and change the width then press OK


  • You now will have the image highlighted

  

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