Tips how to draw circle with logo and lines

Question

I'm a complete noob in graphics. I would like to draw something similar to this:

I'm able to draw the circles but anything else is beyond my knowledge and Gimp is quite complex for me to understand. Can you advise me how to:

I'd avise you to search for some basic Gimp tutorials then. Search for how to use the tools, how to draw a dotted line, drop shadows, round corners, object alignment, etc. — Luciano, May 11 '18 at 9:46
Typically you should be using vector graphics for this, which means inkscape instead of Gimp. You can also look for the drawing component of office suites (LibreOffice Draw, for instance). — xenoid, May 11 '18 at 12:58

xenoid · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-11 13:00:32Z

Assuming you use Gimp:

Shadows: use Drop shadow
The lines are drawn with "paths". For the round bends, you create circles are the right places and cut-off 3 quarters, and then splice the remaining bits with straight lines
To center things there is the Align tool. But a better way is to use guides that intersect where you want the circle centers, you can then create the circles centered there, and when moving/dragging objects their center will snap to that position when you get close enough. Guide can also be use to help you draw the lines.

Steep learning curve, though.

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