alex

Perfect, worked like a charm, i used the rectangle tool to draw a perfect box around on a new layer, i tried 30 first, but then 50 seemed to work a little bit better. then did the gaus blur set to 40 pixels, and it was done.. even easier than i remember it being in photoshop. Thanks a lot

Sorry, if i'm at all unclear, i'm not much of a graphics person, i excel with php/mysql/html.. but i try to avoid hiring a graphics person when i'm doing some smaller websites. The effect below is something i did in photoshop a few years ago.. i kinda remember i had to make a background layer the same color as the background of the website, then create a mask over the middle of it, then fade the edges into the background somehow. I really like using Paint.NET, but this one effect is one that i really like to use.. is there any way to do this effect in Paint.NET ? Here is the webpage it's in (so you can see how it blends into the background): http://cerisse.com/cap.php Here is the image: Thanks in advance for any help here.. And a BIG thank you to the development team. You've created a great peice of software, and given it freely to the world, which within itself, is even greater than the software.