Pixey

If you are a real novice then you had better familiarize yourself with how to use the program before trying to do this project. Here is a tutorial to get you started with how layers work:

Hello @mixmedia and Welcome to PDN. One way to do this is: 1. Import your picture into PDN, which will be on its own layer. 2. Make a new Layer and, using the Shapes Tool, draw a line where you want to crop it. 3. With the magic wand, select inside the rounded rectangle, go to your picture layer, use Ctrl and I on your computer (to invert the selection) and then hit delete on your computer. 4. Use the Feather Plugin to clean up the edges. 5. Uncheck the back ground and rounded rectangle layers and Flatten the image and Save As and choose the format you want in the dropdown for either PNG or JPEG or whatever. EDIT: Before you flatten .... to get your image back to the correct size, go to the picture layer and with the magic wand, select the layer, Ctrl + I and hit delete. This will downsize your picture without the transparent background. Also, if you save as jpeg you will not see the stray transparent pixels around the corners, which will remain if you save as .png as it retains transparency. How to install Plugins can be found here.

As far as I am concerned the conundrum has been solved! The designer made two different colored dresses .

Beauatiful results @Seerose - I especially like the last one . Great pieces!

Hi @Corkstopper and welcome. Here is a tutorial which may be helpful to you.

I finally managed to make something. Never could figure out how to drag and drop though. It was fun and I'll probably play some more with it down the road. Thank you for the tutorial. You sound like your are from Maine .

Hi @rekrab and Welcome to PDN. Perhaps these steps will also be of help. 1. Open PDN and import your picture. 2. On a new layer use the Shapes tool to draw a star at width #6 brush size. 3. Select the star with the magic wand. 4. Switch to the picture layer and use Ctrl I on your computer (to invert) and then hit delete. 5. Finally uncheck your BG and flatten the layers and save as png if you want to retain transparency. I hope this is of help .

OK - now tearing out my hair . I've gotten this far but, after clicking on OK for the new project, I cannot drag and drop into layer 1. It does nothing. I notice from your tutorial that the graduations in the top bar are in some kind of measurement .... whereas mine shows like a time-line. Could this be the problem? I can import my image into the viewing frame, but not into the layer. Edit: I worked it out eventually by doing it the long way. i.e. rt click in layer - new media object - image file. I'll try to post it here but may have to change it to mp3.

OK - I finally GOT it! I didn't realise I had to download both the files - Japanese and then the other 2nd zipped file after which, add them all together into their own file folder. That's been a challenge my little grey cells for one day! Tomorrow I play some more .

Well thank you for doing this @Racer (or is it The Sportrax) ? I found your tutorial on YouTube . However, I am sunk altogether after I download the Aviutl and open it, it does not look anything like the UI you show in this tutorial. Here is what I see and it scares me to death ........ as I don't know where to start next!

What can I say but WOW! I really need to play with this plugin some more .

Very nice results indeed Seerose . You really keep getting such picturesque images!

Hello and welcome to the forum. You might want to read this thread here which may be of help. I hope you are up and running real soon .

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Ship brushes from here.

#41 The theme for this round is: Use a Plugin You are requested to use an Author's Plugin to make an advertisement to sell their Plugin (Chosen by Cc4FuzzyHuggles) Plugin Index All entries are due in by Sunday, March 1st at 11:59 PM EST. World Time Conversion Thanks in advance to all who enter, and may the odds be ever in your favor! _______________________________________________________ Rules: Approximately 2 weeks will be given for entries, and 1 week for voting. The winner of the previous round decides on the theme for the next round, as well as whether or not stocks may be used. If stock images are used, include any and all links to the source(s). Please do not violate copyright laws. Only one entry per person. However, entries may be edited until the competition is closed. Maximum Image size is 800x600 pixels. ___________________________________ This thread is for entries only. If you have questions/comments about any of the entries, or about the competition itself, please visit the Discussion Thread. _______________________________________________________ Special thanks to WelshBlue for running this competition in the past, and for the rules template. _________________________________

Hello and welcome to the forum. There is one more step you need to do - after you select the part of the image you want to keep, then press Ctrl + I (to invert the selection) and then hit delete on your computer.

Please try this: Go to settings (the little cog wheel upper right side of your screen) and uncheck the acceleration.

Congratulations @Max - such a pretty entry. Congrats too to Seerose and Goonfella . What a lovely array of entries and so many participants. Thanks Chimay for hosting .

Winners: 1. Cc4FuzzyHuggles (12 votes) 2. Toe_Head (11 votes) 3. Pixey (10 votes) Congratulations to the winners. Thanks to everyone who participated with such creative styles!

Missed you loads on here and so glad you are back Is that you in your new Avvie?

Great stuff - moi likes the darker one better .

Many thanks @Midora - I learned something new today as I did not know that .

Can you show us a screen shot of your image with the layers please ... like the one I gave you above. Edit: Here is a tutorial on the subject.

Did you download PDN from the proper site here ? Sometimes people have had trouble like this after downloading from the wrong place. Otherwise ......... I'm out of my depth here so someone 'techy' will have to help you.