Tomokatu

Thank you all. I shall try all those suggestions (eventually)

Is there a search function which lets me search for the functionality of a plugin? i.e. not by the name chosen by the author, not by the author's name, Background: I migrated from PaintShopPro to Paint.NET. In PSP I used brush shapes (either custom or pre-defined) to change the shape of the paintbrush tip and paint with that. I have searched the forums for "brush", "Brush tip" & "brush tip shape" to find the plug-in which does that. I know how and where to install the .dlls Here's an image of what I want to do, which is to fill an irregular area (shown in solid white) with a floral lace pattern while maintaining the top edge of the lace congruent with the top of the irregular shape, so I can't just do a select and cut because that leaves the lace rectangular, not related to the shape.'; What plugin will do this, please? If anybody can tell me its name, I know how to do the rest.

... and what we all need SO desperately is better mice. Of course we do, even if we haven't noticed yet.

Thank you all. I have memorialised your tips to my persona Help/Hints file (Now to practice intensively.) BTW. Thanks Scott - just bought the book! (Enjoy the profits, bro) Now I know (already) how to force a straight line (arrow keys ). Not bad for 10 min reading!

This is related. Preamble: For many years I have been used to using PaintShopPro and one of the techniques I haven't yet discovered in Paint.NET is how to expand or contract an irregular selection by a specified number of pixels. For example, I have used it to create borders. <Select All, Expand selection by 20 pixels,Copy whole layer to New layer,Invert selection, Flood fill with desired border or rim colour, merge original layer with expanded & filled layer> Hey Presto! an irregularly (but perfectly accurate) bordered or rimmed character image. Is this possible in Paint? Do I need a plug-in?