Using Paths The Paths tool in GIMP allows you to create any complex element without doing it freehand. You create your element one point at a time, then edit the shape using the lines between points.

To make dotted lines or circles and shapes with dotted lines using GIMP, use the Paths tool to draw the line & then the Stroke path tool.

How to Draw a Dotted Line in GIMP. If you think creatively, you can often use existing tools in useful new ways. The free GNU Image Manipulation Program has a Paths tool that assists with drawing ...