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Press F1 in Paint.net to access the online help files. Look specifically for the Drawing tools & Fill tools under the Tools Window.

Does this occur with all fonts, or just one?

The default file format is *.pdn - does your file have this extension? (If not, right click the file and rename to include the extension). If the file is truly corrupt, it's probably gone You could try uploading it to imageshack or photobucket & posting the link here - someone might be able to unscramble something for you but there are no guarantees

You could have saved yourself some effort and created the overlays on a transparent layer. Ctrl + A followed by Delete key erases the contents of a layer, or add a new layer :AddNewLayer: which by default shows up blank/transparent.

Look under the Adjustments menu. There you will find Brightness / Contrast (keyboard shortcut = Ctrl + Shift + C). If this does not do the job you want, try the two plugins I linked to in this thread:

Will Perspective Effect do the job?

Try these: Evan's Effects v1.1 (has 'Mirror over Line' in the pack) Mirror / Rotate

Several plugins have been created to assist with cleaning up scanned lineart images. Check out these...., Isolate Lineart Black and Alpha+

You appear to have many obsolete copies of the plugins concerned. Some other plugins are no longer being supported or have been included in Paint.net itself. Check out the Plugin Index to find and download the latest versions of the three plugin packs (Ed Harvey, Curtis Black & Pyrochild). Following this, any plugins still causing errors should be deleted from the /Effects folder. Please note: all forum posts must be in English!

Hi Sturzaker123, welcome to the forum. I'm glad you've found the solution you wanted and learned a bit about using layers along the way! You'll note a little edit of mine in your first post above. In line with Rule #29 I've replaced your two large images with links. As the rule says, the maximum dimension allowed for posted images is 800 pixels.

http://searchpaint.net/ + 'Sharp's Line Sig' This is how you could generate the plainer versions. Use layers. Here's a link to the online help files: http://www.getpaint....WithLayers.html - these should get you started with layers and layering.

Admission time: I cheat like hell Used MadJik's Random Shape Fill repeatedly to fill the canvas then Dents to distort it. Next I tile the result across the canvas in 128 pixel strips (Echo plugin makes this easy - it's one of the Stereogram Betas, but Panelling would also work) Finally I repeat dents. If the tiled strips don't line up nicely, run Echo again and fiddle with the horsiontal offset, then repeat dents again.

If you ask nicely, Pyrochild might do it for you. He was good enough to recompile the original after all. You should not forget the power of politeness. PLEASE and THANK YOU go a long way around here.

Read post #2 above. Follow the link. Read that thread entirely. Now go back and re-read the bit that concerned the Windows Cleanup Utility (post #2). Do that.

I've played with this for an hour or so. My assumptions above were completely wrong What you need to do is backfill only the parts of background elements that actually show past the foreground elements. Check out this demo image: This image has a rectangle in the background, and an ellipse in the foreground, overlapping the rectangle's left edge. The correct backfilling technique is to backfill the rectangle first - but without the piece that the ellipse hides. So you need to remove the ellipse shape from the rectangle THEN backfill it. After the partial rectangle is done, then do the ellipse (foreground element) as normal. I hope this muddled explanation helps. I'm keen to see what you come up with!

I see your problem. I can only suggest very considered labelling. Identical elements might be in layers from 1 to 12 for e.g. Put the left most element in layer 1 - call that layer 'first-left', the one to the right of that in layer two - call it 'second-left'. Etc..., It's not much help I'm afraid. If you really need this sort of complexity there is always that very expensive alternative

Perhaps start with the simple technique I linked to. Once you have learned that, you can expand to try more complex overlays - like the one mountnman gave, or other cool bevelling and shading effects.

I've never figured exactly the right system for dealing with overlapping elements. I'm sure that the actual intersection between any two elements would have to be treated as a separate element again. If you figure it out, please let me know your technique!

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Is it absolutely essential to have one layer per part? If the parts are sufficiently spaced, you should be able to group many parts on one layer. If one must be moved, move it within the layer. Are you using text written on the layer to ID it? Try double clicking on the layer (or activate the layer & press F4). The resulting dialog allows you to name the layer.

@Sfifer is just fooling with you. Don't listen. Paint.net works on the Windows platform. Someone remind me to beat Sfifer with a stick when class gets out

If you can select it, the tools can be applied to any area. Try using the magic wand and adjusting the tolerance (in the toolbar) until you can select just the area you need.

Try this simple technique: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/19817-water-mark-programme/page__view__findpost__p__334009

What? Isn't SEARCH working? Oh, yes it is....., I've updated the links in the tutorial to point to the new forum. You could also have found the plugins in the Plugin Index you know

Very nice image! Your color scheme is just like the Magic Eye images. The swirl must have taken ages to tile - did you use the backfilling plugin or do it manually?