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Thanks for the reply Fuzzy, those links where very useful. I've got my head around layers and gradients. I'm comfortable with creating a drop shadow and could work out how to create a lighting effect. What I'm struggling with is how to add a tinted and shaded edge to a basic shape. From the link above, in the section labelled 'Edge tint and shade', there are two images: https://material-design.storage.googleapis.com/publish/material_v_4/material_ext_publish/0Bx4BSt6jniD7T21HZ3M4N3IwTDg/style_logos_product_lighting_edge_tinted.png https://material-design.storage.googleapis.com/publish/material_v_4/material_ext_publish/0Bx4BSt6jniD7d0JqZl9BOUVYcHc/style_logos_product_lighting_edge_shaded.png Which show you where the tinted and shaded edges should be. There are also some metrics in the table beneath the images, e.g. Height: 1dp Opacity: 20%, etc. First of all, how do I do this in paint.net? Is this as simple as drawing a line underneath and above the shape? Secondly, the reference to which colour to use is confusing. The metric for color says 'Refer to Tint, shade and shadow values'. When I look at the colour chart is looks as follows: https://material-design.storage.googleapis.com/publish/material_v_4/material_ext_publish/0Bx4BSt6jniD7ZGVnX1FaLTlYWVk/style_logos_product_lighting_values_neutral.png What do the percentages mean? Is the chart basically saying, for example, if I chose a colour of Grey 200 (whatever that means) than the Tinted edge should contain 40% white and shaded edge should contain 10% Grey 900? If so, then again, how do I achieve this in paint.net? Kind Regards

Hi All, I am trying to create a logo for my mobile app using the material design principles found in this article: https://www.google.com/design/spec/style/icons.html#icons-product-icons I come from a programming background and don't have any experience with graphic design. I've only just downloaded paint and have been looking at many tutorials, however I still haven't figured out how to do some of things in the above article. Specifically, I need to know how to do the following for a simple object such as a rectangle: Create a 45 degree lighting effect Create a shaded edge for a specific side Create a tinted edge for a specific side Are there plugins and tutorials for these specific effects I can read up on? Alternative, is there a material design logo tutorial I can read up on that is specific to paint.net? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Jaz