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Congratulations to the winners! 1st Place: is @lynxster4 with 5 votes 2nd Place: is @Pixey with 4 votes 3rd Place: is @LionsDragon with 3 votes Great entries from everyone!

I third that @IHaveNoName. I've made many icon sets in the past decade and never use the .ico plugin. It generates very sloppy icons. Doing all my customizing in PDN, of course, but I use axialis workshop or icofx to generate the actual icon file. And they look great. @toe_head2001 was right-on and @welshblue your snakeskin folders look super. Ahhh....makes me want to create a new set of folder icons for myself...😊

Wonderful complimentary colors @Pixey! That jewel is just glistening! Beautiful image! 💐

Bravo @ReMake! I've never tried this tutorial either; must have a go at it. At the rate you're going, the Graveyard is going to be empty in no time at all! 😁

Now I see the value in this plugin. Neat! I think we were all using this on text because you used text in your initial example. Maybe you could change your screenshot...to the above example you just posted maybe? Here's my new attempt: This could be very useful for making backgrounds as you pointed out. It prob still needs some tweaking, but I like it!

@zaya I have to agree with the above comments. I don't really see how this is supposed to look good. It needs some serious tweaking! My result: The 'Y' just goes on forever...there is no end to it. At least the other letters stopped with their natural curves. Why are there transparent spaces between the colored lines?

I second Eli on that. This plugin does have many possibilities. Good work @charliex!

Hi @Mikto and welcome. Try doing a pass of AA's plugin in the Effects, Object submenu. @Pixey beat me to it!

Pretty nifty plugin @zaya. I quickly whipped this up from one of my flower shapes. Background texture is your plugin; I added additional plugin effects to some of the other layers. Came out pretty good. Thank you for the plugin!

Both are great @TrevorOutlaw!! Love the apple aquarium. I'd take a dip in there any day.

The Poll is now open for ‘Favorite Summertime Activity'. It will be closed on Saturday, August 31st, 2019 – 7:00 pm (UK time) and 2:00 pm (EDT). World Clock. Thank you, everyone, for your beautiful entries. May the best win!

Wow, another image that looks real! Beautiful pearl-essence on the beads. The clasp is interesting, as well. Looks like it has very intricate details embedded in it. Lovely work @Pixey!

Nice @LionsDragon! How did they see through it? 😁 Wood frame is superb. Looking forward to the house, as well!

@Roger the Dodger Thank you so much for your kind words! Ready to move on...I hear parts of Europe are just sweltering. Take care! Thank you, dear @Seerose You're always there...that's what friends do...😉 @welshblue...thank you! Yes, blame it all on Brexit...good a scapegoat as any! Thank you, @Pixey I'm so glad you like it! @barbieq25 thank you for the beautiful compliment! And many thanks to @Eli, @zaya, @Woodsy and @ReMake for rep points! And, of course, you lovely people mentioned above! 😀 Thank you @LionsDragon for the rep point!

Made this using @zaya's new kaleidoscope/mandala plugin found here. Check it out, it's pretty cool! I'm ready to say bye-bye...it's been grossly hot and humid and we have severe thunderstorms racing through everyday. It feels like Florida. I'm stoked for some cooler weather. Hope you like 'Farewell to Summer'. I used my Gemstone TGA technique on the lettering. Enjoy! 😁

Nice plugin @zaya! This gives us more options for kaleidoscopes. Feathering is a nice touch!

Just stunning @barbieq25! I love 'Raindrops in Winter' and 'Titanium Rain'. All are absolutely lovely wallpapers! I like @Woodsy's first image...it has a bit more texture to it.

Wow, that's so awesome and imaginative @Rickhum! But I have to wonder; what did the poor little duckies do to deserve a swim on the river Styx? 😨 Gives me the chills...a perfect representation of what hell might look like! 😱

Congrats to @welshblue and @Pixey! 💐 💐 All the hats were superb! Well done everyone! Thank you @Pixey for the hosting!

Hi @zaya and welcome! We would love to try your new plugin. You need to rebuild the dll file under a different name...maybe zkaleidoscope? I saw you put it in a different submenu but it's still writing over MadJik's plugin because his dll file is named the same. I'm sure the PDN users are not going to want to move dll files in and out of the Effects folder. If you could make that change, it would be great! Thank you for the new plugin!

Bravo @ReMake for bringing all these different variations together in one tutorial! Between all the 'graveyard' resurrections and tuts like these, you are keeping very busy for the betterment of the PDN community!

The theme this week is – "Favorite Summertime Activity" Chosen by ( @lynxster4 for @welshblue SOTW #206 winner) This week you're challenged to design and create a signature to look like ‘Favorite Summertime Activity’. Examples can be viewed here and here. The deadline for entries is 7:00 pm (UK time) 2:00 pm (EDT) on Saturday, August 24th, 2019. To see how that equates to other countries, here is a link to the World Time Competition Rules Max dimensions are 500 x 200. Please NOTE: The forum limits signatures to 500 x 150, if it is too large do not try to use it as your regular signature. Please keep your signature family-friendly. Please keep to the theme that has been set. You may modify or replace your image until the deadline! Don’t violate copyright laws with found images; links to source images would be courteous. Your entry must be made using Paint.net; please don't use an outside image editor and try passing it off as PDN work. There are three entries per entrant allowed. Don’t add links to larger versions of your signature. Your entry should be voted on based on the size laid out in rule #1. Please keep larger versions of your work for your gallery. Signatures may be either horizontal or vertical. The winner of the current SOTW gets to choose the subject for the next competition. Good luck all and thank you in advance for entering. Thanks to - chrisco97, Sozo, TheHowler, Nitenurse79, Chimay, DrewDale & Pixey for keeping this comp going in the past. Previous comps have included the following topics as listed Here compiled by MJW. This list will perhaps assist future winners with a theme. This thread is for posting your entries only. If you want to talk about any of the entries, you can do so in the discussion thread found here.

@barbieq25 The wallpaper looks great, dark and moody for sure! The raindrops look like blood or on a cheerier note...nectar? Wish you included a full-size image so I could see it better. EDIT: Links works just fine. Lovely!