BoltBait

Use Photoshop.

...and, by "soon", I mean "today". :wink:

I have rewritten this effect from scratch. The effect now shows up in the Effects > Object submenu. It now includes a third slider to control the strength of the effect:

That's the sort of thing where a screen shot (and a "I was clicking the..." type of description) would be really handy for us.

Google up an image of sky. Copy. Paste.

Like this: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6270

Try this: Magic wand a spot for some color. Switch to a lower layer and fill that with the desired color. Press ESC to deselect. Object > Outline that layer with the desired color for a width of 1 or 2 pixels.

Bottom line: You can use it in a commercial setting. No problem.

Renders are effects. So, check the Plugin forum for what you want. Here is one you can download: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/shapes

In step 2, adjust your brightness down lower until the random noise is gone. Your outline will be narrower, but don't worry about that now. After you finish with all the steps above, run the Object > Outline plugin to adjust the width of your lines.

Find the link in my sig that says "more..." Click on that.

Do it like this: 1. Load your picture 2. Adjustments > Brightness / Contrast Set Contrast all the way up and adjust the brightness for desired effect. 3. Set your primary color to white 4. Run my Strip Primary Color plugin

You might want to read this thread: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5276

How about just doing a regular Paint.NET gradient followed by the Frosted Glass effect?

Just try rebooting your laptop and trying the install again. The installer probably thinks that another copy of the installer is already running. A reboot will take care of that.

Wai- What?! I didn't win? :shock: Nice job aile. I voted for you.

You're in it. Post closed.

Well it is. (And, yes, that is my name up there. But, it's still Rick's project. Period.)

Yeah, don't use the crop tool in that case. Do your selection as you described, then... Instead, of using the crop tool, press Ctrl-I to invert your selection, then press the Delete key.

I can draw a perfect circle with the line tool by using only 2 lines. The trick is to draw the line, then immediatly right click on one of the nodes to turn it into a bezier curve. With a bezier curve you can easily draw a half circle by placing the 4 nodes in a box shape. :u: You can't quite draw a perfect circle with only 1 line. But, you can get close.

This is a question that can never be answered with a specific font. The best font for one signature wouldn't necessarily be the best font for another sig. The bottom line for me is: Font choice depends on the other thematic elements and the overall feel of the target graphic.

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. But, you could try the following menus: Image > Resize or Image > Canvas Size

Actually, David, I do not address unzipping files in my instructions because I do not compress my dll files.

See each of those icons with a file cabinet in a vice? Right-click on those (one at a time) and choose "Extract to here..." in the context menu that appears. You see, those files are compressed and Paint.NET can not read compressed files. By choosing "Extract..." you are uncompressing them. This should result in more DLL files in your Effects folder. Be sure to "unblock" each file, if necessary.

Yeah, its one of those features that you can pretty much just ignore if you don't like it.