Cc4FuzzyHuggles

I've had this plugin a while, I thought I should give my thanks! This is an awesome amazing plugin, keep up the great work! Thank you for making it and sharing it!

If I have any selections on a canvas, that selection doesn't effect my other canvases that I might be working on. My paint.net lets me work on one canvas, even when I have active selections on other images/canvases. When you want to use the paint bucket or add text, but then nothing shows up, try hitting ctrl + d on your keyboard, then try your text or paint bucket again. There are many times where I visually couldn't see super small selections that I didn't know I had, and then I was confused as to why nothing would draw/paint on the canvas. Hitting ctrl + d will clear any selections you might unknowingly have. Also, be sure you have the right selection mode, sometimes selection modes can cause things to function in an unexpected (and confusing) manner. http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ShapeSelectionTools.html If you still have issues, or your only solution is to make sure you don't have selections on other canvases, then you might have stumbled on a bug/glitch.

That might work. I'm not really sure, I don't think I've played with a plugin with that concept before. Just to give you an idea of where I am coming from, my thoughts were sort of along the lines of combining or automating this process: 1. Make a shadow using the plugin. 2. Use Layers > Rotate/Zoom to pan the shadow around, in a floating object type-of way. Your idea would mean there wouldn't be any cut-off edges as the box wouldn't be able to go off of the canvas. For the most part, that actually sounds like a good idea, but then again, there are times where I would want some sides of the box to be purposely cut-off. Perhaps the margins can have the ability to go off of the canvas? (sorry, I don't know what's possible in coding). Also, what would give a smaller UI, panning controls, or four margin controls, or would UI size be the same either way? Maybe UI size doesn't matter too much? (I personally am fine with UIs that get a bit long, such as the curly lines UI.)

Is the plugin browser kind of what you are talking about? You said list effects and execute, so I thought maybe it would be a plugin that could be worth looking at.

I didn't know about the selections thing, you should mention that somewhere . After testing out making shadows in selections, do you think there would be a way to where you could make shadows with non-square selections? Like what you did with your clamped plugin? Now, about adding a move or pan feature, even with learning of the selections, I still like the idea of a move/pan feature. I can understand if you don't want to add the feature, as it would cause the UI to become larger and it would be more coding for you. However, if you would be interested, here are some thoughts on why it would be nice to have: -- We could make and tweak selections as best we can before running the plugin, but, then using selections would mean more manual play, which is fine, it just depends how much manual you want to automate and not automate. Making a selection beforehand and moving/adjusting it and then running the plugin, or running the plugin to make the shadow and then afterwards manually moving the shadow, either way, there are some extra steps, instead of just running the plugin and seeing what you want exactly how you want it. -- People like me might not know if the location of a selection is going to have the shadow be where we really want it, as we may change our minds about the shadow's position once we start adjusting the settings (radius of the blur, etc). You could say, a pan feature would go along with the idea of "What You See Is what You Get", instead of selection guess-work. -- When I was setting the margin setting of this plugin, I found myself wanting to move/pan the shadow, and then I had one of those "Oh yea, doesn't have that ability" moments. -- A pan/move feature I would hope would work both with and without selections, which means we could position a shadow without having to make a selection before-hand, and we could make some off-set shadows in selections too. -- A pan/move feature would be good for abstract pictures, further versatility, and unique results. -- If you don't mind me relating this plugin to other plugins again, then a move/pan feature is a feature that I use often in other plugins, and so, I would see myself using it often for this plugin too. There are pros and cons to the idea, as I'll say it again, I can understand if you don't want to add the feature, since it would cause the UI to become larger and it would be more coding for you. It would be more of an extra feature, not a necessary one, but it might be a handy feature. --------------------------------------------- This is a fun plugin. I thank you for sharing it. Here's another picture I made.

Thank you so much for the update! This plugin seemed cool at first, but now I see it has even more potential than I originally expected. An additional feature that would be cool... Is it would be neat if the plugin had the ability to move or shift the shadow around, like what the "off set" controls do in the drop shadow plugin or like the pan controls in other plugins. Here is a picture I did. I off-set/moved the shadows manually to make the patterns.

Yes, Black & White would work. Or, you can go to Adjustments > Hue/Saturation > Lower saturation to 0.

I have way too many plugins in my render category, so I think I like this for photos. lol. Thanks for the easy plugin toe_head! It complements the other shadow plugins, Drop Shadow and Inner Shadow. Since I am used to the Drop Shadow plugin, by any chance could you add a transparency slider? http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/8375-drop-shadow-and-other-effects-krisvdms-plugin-pack-updated-2010-10-26/

Instead of downloading a virus inflated scam-bag version of paint.net, you could probably do a search for "Safe paint.net 3.5.11" and look for trusted websites. Your PC might already be in for some trouble now though, since you did download that nasty version of paint.net. However, I would also suggest posting the issues you are having with your 4.0 versions of paint.net, perhaps the people here could help you figure out your issues and then get the most up to date paint.net working for you. Both old and new paint.net are pretty good.

I can't help you with the techy stuff or numbers, but for software that helps make images smaller (image compression/optimization), I like... RIOT & PNGGauntlet

I ended up getting some time to play sooner than I thought I would. Now, I'm going to change things up on you. There are lots of ways to recolor images, for your wax images, I think using paint.net's adjustments is all you will need to do. MJW is right, simply using Hue/Saturation does produce a better color result (sometimes pre-colored images only makes things look weird when you try to adjust their hue/saturation, so I often turn the image black and white and then give the object an all new color through blending modes, layers, and color adjustments such as sepia, hue/saturation, and brightness/contrast.) For your orange wax pictures, the bright orange color might be a fine starting point for turning the wax brown. Your two sample images, they may not need to be turned black and white. Below are new steps, this time I used the image with the bag, so the settings I give will be for that image. Please consider the settings I give as only example settings. You might need or want to tweak the settings to what gives a more appealing result for you. 1) Have the orange wax picture as the background image. I will call the layer "Original Image". 2) Add the image that has the color you want, so that you can use it as a color reference. Either drag and drop it into paint.net and click add layer, or go up to the menu bar > import from file. Erase or delete the background of the image you add, so that it doesn't get in the way of your view of the main image as badly. Remember, the point of this added image is for it to be used for color comparison and a color reference, so as long as you can see the color, it's background removal doesn't need to look good. This layer should be kept at the top of your layers window. 3) Click on the orange wax image, the “Original Image” layer, and duplicate it. Name the duplicated layer to "New Color". Adjust the wax color. When adjusting the color, only pay attention to the wax color, ignore the colors of the rest of the image for now. 4) Go up to the Menu Bar > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation Hue: Default Setting Saturation: 53 Lightness: -6 5) Go up to the Menu Bar > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast Brightness: -21 Contrast: 34 6) Go back to Hue/Saturation Click the reset arrows. Then change the hue to 3. Example Image: Remember to save your work as pdn, then if you want to keep editing, continue on..... Optional, if you don't like the new color of the bag or other parts of the image, or didn't want the bag or other parts of the image recolored, follow these steps: 7) After you like the color of the wax, duplicate the New Color layer. Name the layer "New Wax". 8) Turn off the New Color layer. 9) Click on the New Wax layer, and carefully erase away the bag or any other parts of the image. 10) If you make erasing mistakes...... Get the lasso tool. Click the New Color layer. Make a selection around the area you made a mistake. Copy (ctrl + c) the selection. Click the New Wax layer and paste (ctrl + v). Erasing Tip: If you want, you can erase using the line/curve tool, which can be useful for some parts of the image. - View paint.net's color window (not sure if it matters or not, but have your primary color set to white or black), then click “More”. - At the bottom of the window lower the Opacity – Alpha to 0. - Choose the line/curve tool and look up at the tool's settings, look for the tool's blending mode and change “normal” to “overwrite” - You can now use the line/curve tool(or paintbrush, or paint bucket, or shapes tools) to erase parts of your image. Extra Steps For this picture, I didn't like the bag's color on the New Color layer nor the original orange image, so I blended the colors a little for an in between color. - Duplicate the Original Image, Name it "Lower Opacity" Layer. - Move the duplicated layer up, so that it is above the New Color layer. - Turn on the New Color layer. - Open the layer properties of the Lower Opacity layer, and lower it's opacity to 201. Finale Result & Layers Example:

Eli's picture is almost right. Eli just didn't cut off the extra color on the brown filled overlay layer. To remove the extra color... You can use the Magic Wand Tool - Click on the wax layer (the layer where everything but the wax was erased) - Use the magic wand tool and click on the background. - Then click on the brown filled overlay layer and hit delete on your keyboard. Or you can use the Alpha Mask Plugin. - Duplicate the wax layer (the layer where everything but the wax was erased) - Turn that wax black by going up to the menu bar > adjustments > Hue/Saturation and lower the lightness to minus -100. - Select all (ctrl+a) and copy (ctrl + c). Turn the black wax layer off. - Click on the brown filled overlay layer and run the alpha mask plugin using the invert setting. (alpha mask link is in my previous post) As for which settings to use to make your gray wax a darker gray, or any other suggested settings, I don't have exact settings to tell you at the moment. If I get the time, I will try to play around with your pictures more. However, don't expect the wax to have a 100% perfect color match to the color of the first picture you gave, the picture in your first post with the brown wax. That is because every picture is different, and so to get exact colors, tones, shines, hues, contrast, and smoothness, is almost impossible. All you can do is try to get a color that is "satisfying" rather than perfect. For your pictures, you will want to be sure you cut out or separate the wax out from it's background as best as you can, so that it is on it's own layer (like what Eli's picture shows). Having the wax separated out and on it's own layer will give you the most versatility to changing it and adjusting it. With your wax on it's own layer, you can adjust it's color using hue/saturation (like what MJW is suggesting), or turn it gray and use the steps I gave in my previous post. I'll see what I can do about playing around with your example pictures, but sorry, I can't promise anything. In the mean time, play around with the pictures yourself still, there will be some trial and error, but you might get it.

People "normally" upload their images to a hosting site and then use the image's codes to share the pictures here. BUT, people have also been known to share links to their galleries of whichever site they've chosen to be their hosting site, such as photobucket or DA. So, I'm sure linking to flickr is fine. About your pictures, I like the pictures I saw. Some were really cool looking and artistic. Nice work.

1 Open your image. 2 Add a new layer. 3 Draw your lines, shapes, colors, etc. 4 Open Layer Properties and lower the opacity of the layer. http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/LayersWindow.html - Another alternative is you can add a new layer to draw on - Then choose your color, and then in the colors window click "MORE". At the bottom is the "Alpha - Opacity". Don't lower it all the way, play with it till you have what you like. http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ColorsWindow.html You can draw with the paintbrush, line/curve tool, or shapes tool.

1) Have both the object you want re-colored and the object that has the color you like open in paint.net, each on their own canvas. 2) Use the "Color Picker" tool to get the color from the object that has the color you like. http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ToolsWindow.html http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/ColorPicker.html 3) Return to the object that you want recolored and add a new layer above it. Set the new layer's blending mode to "Overlay". 4) Use the "Fill Tool" to fill the new layer. 5) Click on the layer that has your picture, and use the adjustments Levels, or Brightness/Contrast, or Curves to darken the picture. 6) Remove the excess fill color using your preferred method. Magic wand tool, Alpha Mask plugin, the eraser tool, etc. (I personally would duplicate your object, turn it into a black mask by lowering the lightness slider in hue/saturation, and then use the Alpha Mask Plugin.) 7) Make some final adjustments if needed. Adjust the lightness, darkness, and contrast of the gray object till you have what you like. You can also tweak the color layer using Hue/Saturation. Extra Tip, I played around with the picture from your first post. I thought the wax looked better by applying these three effects to it. - Be on the layer that has the gray wax, then go up to Effects > Noise > Reduce Noise default settings. - Then go up to Effects > Photo > Sharpen 10. - Use levels or brightness/contrast to contrast the image more to add some more shine to the wax. If you don't understand something, let me know, I will try to give you answers. And also, I hope you aren't asking us to do the work for you. It's nothing against you, but, there are some forum rules. See #23. http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/2932-read-first-the-rules-yes-you-read-this-2013-12-21/#entry22025

Thank you for the replies. I did only a quick play around, but it seems good. Thank you very much.

We probably can't help you this time, however, the next time you want to know how to remove a background or some other image edit, feel free to stop by. We are more than willing to help, teach, and do what we can to aid you in learning, just as long as there aren't any rule violations.

Hello. Have you already tried the methods found in this old post? Tip: Adjusting the gray hue of your image will change how the blending mode looks. If have a colored layer set to overlay or multiply above your object layer, then click on your object layer and adjust it's gray hues using brightness/contrast, Levels, or Curves.

I like ideas that can improve the use/workflow of layers. I like the thought of hotkeys to help navigate through the layers. Sometimes both my hands are on the keyboard, sometimes one hand is on the mouse, it's nice to be able to do things through the use of the keyboard or mouse, and it would be nice to have both options available when working with layers.

Alright, the holidays are over and things are settling back into normal for me. So now I will update what I have learned about my current UI issues with this plugin. I have tested the scaling issue with changing my display settings to normal and 150%. Normal display had no issues, however, the 150% setting caused things to get drastically worse. Here is an unedited, uncropped, screen capture.... http://s5.postimg.org/iwdhpwcd3/Shape_Maker_UIGlitch150_Scale.png So, I think that means the higher the DPI is, the worse things get. When this plugin first came out, I don't think I had this DPI issue. As I said previously, I'm sorry, but I don't remember which plugin update this UI scaling issue first occurred with. However, I'm pretty sure the canvas zooming in and back out issue has been present from the start.

Hello. Thank you for the plugin! I like this plugin. It's super easy to use with an easy to understand UI. I found this plugin a little better to work with compared to other tiling features/plugins I've tried to play around with before. I like the idea of keeping this plugin simple, but I also like the idea of this plugin expanding to do more. Perhaps this could be a simple version and then you could make an "Advanced" version? For some people, the more a plugin does the more intimidating it is, for other people, the more a plugin can do, the more awesome it is. The problem is, keeping a plugin user friendly becomes difficult when it has the ability to do many things. However, I think I like the idea of a plugin being able to do tiling of different shapes, so perhaps a drop down menu could allow that? Now then, aside from talking about the potential of this plugin, I do actually have a very small glitch to report. There is a small visual glitch with the UI for me. The bottom of the clipboard check box is mildly cutoff. It's not that big of a deal, but I thought I would mention it. I am using windows 7 32bit. And I have my display/DPI setting set to 125% (I mention my display/DPI because it seems to be the issue with other plugins too).

An updated tutorial of shiny goodness! Thank You Pixey!

Thank you everyone. I have a lot of pictures this time! These are pictures I have previously made. They are again, pictures that aren't old to me, but they are new to my gallery. This group of uploads is sort of like a Spheres Collection. Inside Checkered Box With 3D Spheres Checkers & Gradient Bars Marble Sphere Abstract Glowing Blue Reflective Blue Swirl Vivid Colors Deep Swirl Shiny Vivid On White Shiny Vivid on Black

Hi. You might like some of the replies in this thread : http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/31781-line-art-from-a-color-image/ In post #10 Maximilian gave some steps, and apparently he's been working on some cool techniques based off of them, seen over here. If you like what you see and if you want more tips, he might be willing to share more suggestions. You want to know better ways to remove backgrounds? -- There is an alpha mask plugin. -- The Two Tone Threshold plugin has already been suggested. (under the colors option, choose one of the options that has transparency.) -- You might also like the steps from this thread : http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/32538-change-the-background-step-by-step-to-a-portrait/page-3#entry434564

We've had topics like this before, but, they are a bit old, and we have new users, new plugins, and new ideas and uses for old plugins. So.... What are the plugins you would recommend the most? Those plugins you think are must haves, those plugins that make paint.net even more awesome than it already is. The special must have plugins that I would recommend to newbies or people wanting to expand on their paint.net experience are : AA's Assistant from dpy's plugin pack. Feather Smudge Liquify Alpha Mask 2.0 Shape 3D TR's Dodge & Burn And, for those who enjoy plugins or are accumulating a lot of them, I would recommend the Plugin Browser. And any or all plugins that remove color.