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? Effect plugins only work on one layer within the selection they are given. The 'Oblique' plugin will skew symmetrically and other distort plugins such as 'TRsDistort this' or 'Quadrilateral reshape' may be useful too. Click the link in Ego Eram Reputo's signature to find them in the plugin index. SkullB - Gridwarp - 1. select and copy lower layer. 2. run Gridwarp on top layer - right click background and choose image from clipboard.

http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=13595 is good for filling small transparent holes. BUT creativity is more important - be inspired by the original and make your own!

Hello wasyl - welcome to the forum! Ooops - I just linked to the template you found already .

http://www.getpaint.net/search.html enter "arched text" Various ways - none perfect sadly, these are useful though. http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/24857-making-stretched-arch-shaped-text-over-oval-image/#6 (post 6 & 11) or this video puts text along a path https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWychkuByVg&feature=youtu.be Any way of distorting text tends to mess with the antialiasing so I would work big and resize smaller later. Good luck.

Very classy photo-manips! I hope you've recovered from the cyclone too.

Congratulations Maximillian and runners-up. Really good variety of techniques and ideas from everyone! Thanks Chimay.

Infinitely better meaning I do not speak any other languages, sadly, apart from jibberish sometimes . I greatly respect those who speak many - including C#! Sorry for going off topic Remake.

Good work Khidozhnik! - very warm and colourful. - thanks for posting your sunset. (sorry for the late reply too).

Well done Remake! - 'your' English is very good, infinitely better than my Belarusian! - probably better than 'my' English too.

Thanks Pixey!

Thank you Seerose!

Thanks Helen! - very much appreciated.

Thanks Racerx - I agree about the video. It was only an afterthought when I realised how many versions I had saved. I haven't really explored animations yet so your examples of what can be done are very useful. Thanks Johnnysdream - I'm very flattered you think it Galleria worthy! (To nominate anyone's images for the Galleria you click the 'report' button, next to the 'multiquote' button on the post and explain to the moderator why you like it. If they agree it gets promoted. If you like any post, click on the green arrow on that post and it awards a reputation point. All users can award up to 3 points a day for things they find useful.)

Here's another 5 http://i.imgur.com/g5q0klg.png http://i.imgur.com/dvQQXFv.png http://i.imgur.com/8N2SQcT.png http://i.imgur.com/NV653Dm.png http://i.imgur.com/CcjDCY3.png

Congratulations Pixey, Maximilian & Cc4 and good work from everyone! Thanks for hosting too Pixey.

Hello Isaiah, (Midora has just answered you - but I'll add this too) Paint.net 'thinks' in pixels! (d.p.i. = dots per inch for printing, p.p.i. = pixels per inch for screen. Generally use 96 ppi for screen and 300+ dpi for print) If your 11cm image changes to 30cm that's probably because the p.p.i. is different in the image you are pasting into. The number of pixels should remain the same. Make sure the image you are copying and pasting has the same resoloution (dpi/ppi) as the destination image. The cm sizes should be less confusing then. To change the resolution go to Image/Resize and there is resoloution box with a choice of units. That's how to change the ppi of a blank canvas too. Yes it is confusing and getting things to print at the planned size can be a challenge! This tutorial is worth reading.http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/17049-dpi-and-you-understanding-resolution-for-print-and-web/

If smoother lines are required these two are worth looking at: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/26552-peephole-drawing-or-some-path-tools-in-the-future/ http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/27512-trs-splinemaster-v140-a-line-maker-march-62015/ Perhaps I have never understood the freeform shape tool - I see no reason for it? (I am on Pdn 3.5.11 and testing now, I can see no advantage over using the brush on width 1 px, apart from the straight line joining first to last point) - I'm not disagreeing with anyone,... just not understanding? - does it have some hidden tension control I've missed ? If you move the mouse really quickly you get a straight line - but that's true of the brush too? - confused (as usual!). Think I've just 'Twigged' - you want the photoshop tool, not the old Pdn tool! - PS.'Polygonal lasso select'? - no,... psi powers diminished, ectoplasm exhausted.

Why not use the lasso selection tool then use BoltBait's outline selection? - just a thought - expect you've tried it already.

Hi Renee! Look for the size control - I believe it is now in the bottom R.H.S in Pdn - probably a box that saying "window". 'Window' means it fits any size image to fit on the screen. If you click there you should see some choices or a slider - try setting it to 100%, to get feel for how big the images really are.

Hi Cc, If you download the existing full Pdf and open it (Adobe reader), then go to Edit/Find or Edit/advanced search and type in Distort, you can click through all likely plugins quite efficiently. Using advanced search I found the phrase "Effects > Render" 94 times!

Hello Alex, I think Toe_head's idea of using vector lines (via Inkscape) is a good one, however I find Inkscape surprisingly difficult to use. Perhaps I'm too used to Paint.NET If you want to stay within Pdn, try installing 'TR'sSplineMaster' plugin here: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=27512

I like what you have done with the letters in the latest two! - good work.

CC4 - have you tried 'Dents - classic' ? http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/9296-ed-harvey-effects-archive/

Mixmedia - If the file you have ends with ".cs" then you have downloaded the wrong file - that's the 'source' file for other coders to look at. The one you want is the first blue link just above the 'source' file you downloaded. When unzipped you should find a file called "RadiusFillCorners.dll" (possibly inside a folder) - like the one Pixey shows above. Place that file in the Paint.NET/Effects folder and delete the one called "RadiusFillCorners.cs"

Thank you for the kind compliment - I still have much to learn in both subjects.