footpad Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Hi there, I'm looking for a plug-in that applies common effects to Text objects? For example, filled letters outlined with a solid color, as in those lolcat images? (I did look at the plug-in list, but didn't see anything that looked promising.) Thanks in advance... -- f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Text layers are no different than any other layer in Paint.NET. Once your text is "finalized" it's basically just a picture of that text. Any effect that works on images will work on your text. For what you're describing, you're looking for my Outline Object plugin. There's a link to it in my signature below. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Some clarification of the term 'object' might be in order...., An 'object' is a region of the layer that is surrounded by transparent pixels (the grey & white checkerboard). Text on a transparent layer is considered a collection of objects. Text (even contrasting text) on a colored surface within the same layer are not objects. So in order to use Pyrochild's 'Outline Object', you need to render your text onto a canvas that is otherwise transparent. If you draw your text onto a filled layer, the plugin will not find the edges of the text & will not work as you anticipate. You will see many recommendations on the forum about putting your text onto a transparent layer - it's a good habit to get into. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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