i have two new images today: both using a combination of programs, both including paint.net!
http://i58.tinypic.com/302t98x.png
this one was done using after effects and video copilots amazing plug in, element 3d. the letters, lighting, flares, and lightning were done in after effects, and a large amount of color correction was done with paint.net
http://i62.tinypic.com/2zqezh0.png
heres an earth i tweaked. the actual model came from c4dtutorials, but since original textures were somewhere in the 21000x18000 range, i had to scale them down, and work with the clouds a bit. the scene was rendered in cinema4d, and the lens flares/filters/color correction were added with paint.net
as always, criticism is welcome and thanked, and i promise sooner or later ill start doing stuff thats solely paint.net again