[Paint.NET is getting noticed!]

I subscribe to the magazine Smart Computing. A nd they send out an email full of interesting little tid bits of info. And Sat April 16 2011 they sent out the following :Tip:

Paint.net

If you’ve ever wanted more options out of your graphics program than, say, Microsoft Paint has to offer, look no further than Paint.net. It’s a powerful bit of freeware that has too many features to mention, but rest assured it can open a variety of graphics formats. Then you can do any number things—add effects, crop, add text, and more—that you would want to do with your graphics.

[Cutting out images]

Thank you very much Sarkut. Does any body know if PdN 3.5.8. allows to creat a collage ?

tom_in_toronto

[Cutting out images]

I am not afraid to admit it - I am a techno-klutz. I have, ever since I joined, wanted to take one part of an image and paste it into something I'm creating. When I read the Cutting Out Images tutorial by Simon Brown I thought the quandry I've been in for years was over. But I find the tutorial is not Windows 7 friendly. When ever I press Ctrl-I to invert an image, as mentioned in the tutorial, I get a list of my favorites.

Is there an alternative for this direction. I've hot a monitor screen with a 1600 x 900 pixel resolution, and I'm trying to make wallpaper for it.

[Is there a filter a disabled person can use ?]

Here it is...my first attempt. The neck is bit screwy, and some spots I just couldn't erase without making the whole thing look real bad.

It had a black metalic grill behind it which made it a real challenge. Thanks to all who contributed to my very first attempt using Paint.Net

[The Pictorium! Post your created or edited images here!]

Wel...here is the finished product.

Having Parkinsons, or The Shakes as I prefer to call it, makes clearing the background a real challenge. I'm also a guitar fan - playing them, collecting them, etc.

[Is there a filter a disabled person can use ?]

Thanks everybody. I'm still using 2.72 - I'm a little reluctant to use a beta product - got burned testing out a beta product before, so I'd rather wait for the finished update. But I have the tolerance thing figured out now thanks to you. So thank you, and have a safe and Happy New Year.

[Is there a filter a disabled person can use ?]

What in your post FF is not in ver. 2.72. Sorry, but I'm still stuck.

[Is there a filter a disabled person can use ?]

I think my best bet is to use the magic wand. I've tried it on a number of very disposable images the last few days with varying degrees of sucess. But I can't figure out how to adjust the magic wand. Can anyone tell me ?

[Is there a filter a disabled person can use ?]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I'll give thne magic wand a whirl. Right now I want to maintain my indepedence as much as I can, so thanks for the offer BarkBark00

[Is there a filter a disabled person can use ?]

Here's the problem. I'm trying to cut out the background of an image. I have a tutorial suggesting to do it manually or using the eraser. I've got a mild case of Parkinsons and cutting by hand is getting so that it takes very, very long or in some cases I can't erase the background at all. Is there a filter I can use to make things a bit easier ?