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10.Make a rectangular selection that covers the entire vertical span of

the roundrect but that starts and ends halfway through the circles at

the ends

11.Fill the selection

12.Make a rectangular selection that covers the entire horizontal span of

the roundrect but that starts and ends halfway through the circles at

the ends

13.Fill the selection

4. Stroke

The stroke method is very accurate, easily reproducible and has only about
four steps, depending on the result you’re after. The corners are a bit
sharper than those of the circle method, though. That may be a good thing
or a bad thing, depending on your preference.

1. Create a new layer


2. Draw a rectangular selection that is smaller than the area you require
   (smaller by double the radius, if you want to be exact)


3. Fill the selection