[cutting out picture and still has white background]

Layer/import from file

Also, read rule number 6. This isnt descriptive enough

[realistic shading?]

Yea, thats not easy. My suggetion would be blender, but if you want to do it in paint.net, it would take a long time, and theres no easy way to do it. All I can think of is paintbrush/blurs, which is kinda like what the guy in that video you showed me did. Its not easy to make 3D looking stuff in a 2D editor.

[realistic shading?]

Its not easy. Pdn is a 2D graphics editor, and there is no way to easily do 3D graphics and shading (Besides the Shape3D tool)

Can you post a picture of what you have or what you want to create so we can better understand?

[bevel tut request]

Therse a bevel plugin. Look in the plugin section.

[Paint.NET is getting noticed!]

I hate it when people do that...

Anyways, the second one has a "Buy 4 and get 1 free" deal on it. That, or just download for free off the site.

[How can I create an image like this?]

My suggestion for the first one.

Chaoscope

EDIT: Image/Resize is how to resize images.

[Feature Request: "Hue" Blend Mode]

This was discussed about a while ago. Someone said that Rick said he might be adding several new blend modes in soon.

And if Hue is added, Saturation will probobly also be added. They go together kinda, like color burn/color dodge.

[Borders N' Shapes]

It seems OK and Cancel are reversed...is it just me?

Fixed.

I knew it! I used this effect yesterday. I took my time and got all the setting exactly how I wanted them, then my instict was to click OK. I did, and I guess I hit cancel. I had to go back and set everything to what I wanted again. I didnt know they were switched, I thought I just clicked the wrong button. Its always nice to have something to blame stuff on though.

Well anyways, good to see that it is fixed.

[Yearbook]

I think this is something that belongs in the overflow.

Well anyways, ive got some suggestions for the picture you have there.

1. Make the text stand out a little more, by changing the colors or adding drop shadows or something

2. Do something about the hand, so it doesnt just look like a chopped off hand floating in the air.

3. Add something to the book to make it a little less plain, maybe torn/worn edges, text maybe, or a less plain texture.

4. Add somethign with the white things in the background so it looks a little bit less like just a gradient. Change the color, and maybe the shape so they arnt just rectangles. Something like this would be amazing, but you dont have to make it that nice.

5. Finnaly, clean up the edges on the hand and torch.

[Is it possible to create this effect? (Dripping Paint)]

Read rule #6, and also post an image of exacly what you mean.

[Pop Art - How to resize image?]

First off, these arnt photoshop forums.

Second, image/resize, then change the dropdown near the bottom to centimeters, and you can get the size you want for the poster.

[Shadow / Highlight Recovery v2.2 (2008-12-24)]

Wow. This plugin just seems to be getting more and more amazing. Great job Tanel!

Btw, I love the idea of the review button.

[Sparkle! Plugins (v2.6; Updated: 10/31/2007)]

barkbark00 said:

Second, would it be possible to make the 'Seed' option scrollable or maybe add a 'Random' button? I think that might be helpful.

I was just going to suggest that too. Other than that, this plugin has gotten a ton more advance, and ill be using this a ton from now on.

[Tutorial request- if this can be done]

Ash, wow. That is amazing. How many layers is that thing?

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

@Jerkfight, That looks really cool. Some of the edges are pretty jagged though.

@agent387, looks great. The colors all go together, and its not the standerd plain rectangle shape. The text seemes a bit squashed though.

[Usability issue?]

And also, read rule #6

[Usability issue?]

Click around the middle of the image. If you click one of the nubs (little squares on the border of the selection) then it will stretch it. Click around the middle of the image, and you should be ok.

[Auto Layer Numberer (sp?) and Auto Layer Multiplier request.]

Number / name them as you create them then...

Seems to make sense to me

True, but it would be easier if it was automatic. Unless this is added sometime in the future, we'll just have to live with this. Its just a couple more seconds of our lives to name layers what we want them though.

[Tutorial request- if this can be done]

My suggestion. Blender.

Btw, read the rules. Mostly number 6. We should have an idea of what you want just by reading the title of this thread.

[HDR image blending (tone mapping)]

What happened to the tutorial? Im not seeing it anymore.

Tutorial disappeared magically somewhere last week :?:

Wormholes of universe, I guess :?

Anyway, I reloaded it now.

Great, thanks! Its a great tutorial btw.

[Fractal Mandelbrot - Updated 09/15/2007]

Can you please make this plugin faster? Its a great plugin, and I use it a lot, but its just really, really slow.

[How do you make your own fill pattern?]

You cant now. Maybe sometime in the distant future (version 4.0 maybe?). I dont see this being included soon though.

[Borders N' Shapes]

Cool, thanks. Ive been using this plugin a lot more lately it seems like.

[Nintendo Characters Chillin in the City]

Read the rules. Mostly number 17

[Purple Fringe Fix]

Adjustments/Autolevel. Maybe?

As for a quicker way to fix that, there isnt a one button fix all feature in paint.NET. Theres a reason why paint shop pro and photoshop are commercial products. There are a lot of ways to fix stuff like this in paint.net, but it would require using a plugin like we've shown you, which although they get the job done, they arnt as fast as commercial products would be.