Making round-rect selections in Gimp

First, let's create a new image

Select File->New... and select the default width and height (256x256).
Create the new image pressing Ok.
New image in gimp

Now let's make a rect selection: Use the rectangle selection tool [Gimp Rect selection tool] and drag a rectangle selection on your image
Rect selection in gimp

Now select Select->Shrink and shrink the selection by 20 pixels.
Shrink selection in gimp

In the next step we do the opposite: select Select->Grow and grow the selection by 20 pixels.
Shrink selection in gimp

Finished! Now you have a nice round rect selection!
Round rect selection in gimp

Some of you may ask why do we need to shrink and then grow the selection, when we could have grown a smaller selection. In this example, both methods could do just fine, but the method I used is better when you need a round rect selection of exactly 100x80 pixels(for example), as jou only need to make sure your first selection is 100x80px.
Round rect selection in gimp




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