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Thats what i do lol. Its more flexible imo, but when i use hi-res brushes.. it takes a long time to use em..

I'm not asking for a feature. I sort of get what you mean, but here's a video and a image to show what i mean better. Image: Video: http://www.mediafire.com/?b0m2mze1zjt Hope that clarified things.

Thanks everyone. Glad you all like it. I'll make a vector one if i can be asked to do all those letters again..

I see. I do most watermarks manually and make them really subtle anyway, but this plugin will come in handy.

Instead of the fancy XML mumbo jumbo, why not have the plugin work similar to your Custom Brush plugin. It could simply create a folder in "Paint.NET User Files" called "Watermarks", and users can place .pngs of whatever watermark they wish to use, and the plugin could allow the watermark to be selected from the folder. Also, i suggest adding a transparency slider, to control the opacity of the watermark. Great plugin idea though! Thanks.

Great job on the wallpaper! Really, it is awesome. If you're gonna make a pack, then you should make different colours and different sizes. KIU.

Great concept on the new sig. Love it.

@Layers convo: 46 layers is about the average for a good piece. I always lose count of how many layers i use. My spacescape piece is 100 layers+, and thats excluding all the merging and stuff i did when i made it.. @oma: the flowers are coming along great. the compo is great too. i'm sure the finished piece will we an awesome one.

bump any help on this?

yeah it looks like it mimics PS slices and slices export etc. Thanks simon.

Did a Tiger Typography sig for SOTW #15 on SublimeGFX. My first typography. with subtle texture: Don't say its too small. i know it is. Its like a story too. All written by me. None of that nooby copy and paste from wikipedia, mask letters out and call it typography. Spent quite a lot of time on this too. I'm thinking of doing this in vector format in Illustrator. Should i?

Thanks everyone for the critique. It'll help me improve and my next one will be better. I know why the small planets have stars showing through though (i got lazy and used screen ) @Mike: That text piece is awesome. Really it is. 8.5/10 The gloss on the text seems a bit weird. i can tell the shrink of the glare was deliberate (or was it? ) but it just looks a bit odd imo. Maybe if you didn't have the glare extend to the 3D part of the text. You could just mask it off with a simple alpha mask. The floor is great, but maybe add some sort of texture, like a engraved grid or something, it might just look better. Looks awesome though. Really glow-y.

I hadn't noticed this plugin. Is this like slices in PS?

Yeah, i wish he didn't though. he had (probably still has) awesome talent and did amazing stuff.

Awesome conversion of the tut into PDN. Looks very magical and sleek. Great job. KIU.

Those flowers look really realistic. Awesome work, and i can't wait to see the finished piece.

Really great job on the planner. You put the page curl plugin to great use. I noticed the shadow on the writing of the planner. I wouldn't put a shadow, as its supposed to be printed on. Maybe the planner is some sort of futuristic planner with levitation text. KIU.

This is a nice tutorial. Simple, but great result. Nice job. You can also whack the contrast up to maximum in Brightness/Contrast (CTRL + SHIFT + C), to achieve a similar posterize/threshold effect. Threshold is more flexible though.

I give it a 7/10 IMO, the sunset idea is great, and its turned out really well. Great colours, and position of the sun. But, the grey mountainous in the foreground needs a texture. It would make the whole sig look much better, with some sort of a rocky texture, or even a hilly one. The perspective of the mountains is great though. The smudging in the background is off-putting. I'd remove it. I actually like the links on the side. I think its looks pretty neat, even though its a bit obtrusive. ______________________________________ Mesmerization Larger version: http://el-torres.deviantart.com/art/Mesmerization-117524745

Sozo, that looks awesome. Your new avatar imo.

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No problem. Glad i could help.

You could also try this: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3107&hilit=matte

Google Image Search, Flickr, SXC (stock exchange, not you know what), other stock image sites. There are loads, you just need to spend a fair amount of time looking on the internet. Make sure what you use isn't copyrighted material though.

You already have a name. "You Tell Me". Looks cool, kinda like white peacock feathers. Great job. KIU.