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1.) Open the background you want to use. 2.) Go to Layers --> Import From File and select the image with the text. From there, there might be more steps, but it's hard to tell without being able to see your images. If you could post your images, I would be able to help you more. Good luck.

Tried using Random Shape Fill with all my apps closed. It still freezes up. Also tried redownloading the plugin pack, and it's still broken.

No problem. Always happy to help.

To make text on a slant, put the text on a new layer, and then go to Layers --> Rotate/Zoom and use that tool. Another way to have slanted text is to select your text with the Magic Wand( ), and then use Move Selected Pixels tool( ) while right clicking. To get a gradient to only affect your text, select your text with the Magic Wand( ) before creating your gradient. Hope this helps. :wink:

Try looking at this (Pay attention to the lighting section): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=27002 I thinks that's similar to the effect you want.

What kind of lighting effect? Could you post some examples?

No problem. :wink:

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Feel free to ask for help anytime. Off-topic: I like your sig. Nice use of smudging.

We'll making a plugin can be hard or it can also be really simple. Things you need to make a plugin: [*:s7mhklvf]Knowledge of a .NET language (Preferable C#, or if that's too complicated for you Visual Basic). [*:s7mhklvf]Something to compile the code with. (Try CodeLab or Visuial Studio.) Some links and tutorials: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=6405 viewtopic.php?f=38&t=5281 viewtopic.php?f=38&t=5308 http://www.boltbait.com/pdn/codelab/help/ Oh, and if you need help me or any of the other programmers on here wouldn't mind helping.

Honestly, I just kind of work on whatever my brain thinks up. :wink:

Yeah I think my next one will have some "kick". joke>

Yeah, it's not exactly what I wanted either. But, unfortunately, it was the closest I could get to what I was looking for. :?

Not a bad idea, I'll look into it.

Yeah, sorry about that. I meant to do that earlier but I got sidetracked. Screenshots added. Actually it does, if you play with something else in the UI first.

Ok Simon, I've update the plugin with your suggestions. Once again thanks for all the help you've put into this plugin.

I changed it to non-read-only simply for the reason that if someone wanted to enter their own path they could.

Dissolve 'Tis my first plugin! What Does It Do: It does exactly what the name implys, it dissolves one image onto another. What Does It Look Like: Screenshots: Image A --> Image B --> Final Image --> (Default settings used.) Download the DLL >> Dissolve.zip Source code (for programmers >> DissolveSRC.zip Updates: 10/1/09 - Plugin updated. Picture now changes when file path is changed. 8/29/09 - Screenshots added. 8/29/09 - Code updated with code from Simon Brown. 8/28/09 - Plugin posted.

Ok, if you're sure.

OK the changes are all made. And one last thing, would you like me to add you as a co-author when I publish this?

Thanks Simon! That's exactly the effect I was looking for. I have to say, I really appreaciate all the work and effort you've put into plugin. I really feel like I should put you down as a co-author for this plugin.

Well, I looked at your code example, but I'm not sure if it is of any use to me. I assume the part of the code your talking about was this: if (RandomNumber.Next(255) > 128) { CurrentPixel = Amount1; } Maybe I'm just not looking at it right, but what I'm trying to do is select a certain number of pixels randomly from a pre-existing image based on an amount the user put in.

Just selectively using them to lay them over the current image.

The title pretty much says it all. Can you select random pixels from an image? The reason I'm asking is because I'm working on a plugin that dissolves one image onto another. I got it working with a lot of help from Simon Brown, but I'm not really satisfied with the effect it gives. So if it is possible, could you please post an example on what I should do. Thanks in advance.