NinjaManDan21

New Background: Comments Welcome as always!

Use the text tool on a new layer (color white). Select your text with the magic wand tool. Go to Effects >Selection >Bevel Selection and mess with that to your tastes. Go to Adjustments >Transparency and mess with that. And your done. Before posting questions though, I advise you to browse through and experiment with the tools and effects to learn what they do and where they are. If your still lost, use the Forum search and the Help search to see if that answers your questions before hand. Thank you and hope you enjoy using Paint.net!

Come on guys. I like to see you take a crack at it.

And now the Signature of that.

Newest work!! Let me know what you think.

Good for you Howler! That's how a true manager would handle things.

Eleanor62, I can't see your image. It just says " X Posted Image"!

Glad to see you again! Hope to see more work from you.

Nice outcome nitenurse! How many separate smoke images did you use? It looks like you use 2 smoke pics and doubled each one

Oh I have some downloaded smoke brushes. But the satisfation of taking a noise filled photo and chaging it into a usable brush is a good feeling. Plus if I don't have the shape of smoke I am looking for then I can make my own. Thank you for your comments.

Here it is, the long awaited Custom Flames Tutorial! You will need: A Candle A Camera (any kind will do) A Black Background Custom Brushes Mini (Plugin) Grim Color Reaper (Plugin) You done? Good cause it’s time to light the incense. Step 1 Set up your black cloth against a wall or backboard etc. Light your candle and let it burn for a minute. Grab your camera and be sure to have a light to catch the smoke while keeping the background as dark as possible (this helps contrast the smoke from the background). Note: If you can set your camera to burst then do so. Step 2 Blow out the candle and snap your shots making sure to get close up and distanced pictures. Take your shots of the smoke right above the wick and farther up too so your images vary. Step 3 When you feel you’ve gotten enough photos (or your spouse/parents have had it with you stinking up the house), upload them to your computer and put them in Paint.net. Go to Adjustments> Black & White to rid the images of any unwanted color. Go to Adjustments> Levels, and tweak it so the background is as dark as you can get it while maintaining your smoke clarity (the settings vary). Next Press “Ctrl+Shift+i” to invert the colors. Now that your smoke is black and grey and your background is white, go to Effects> Colors> Grim Color Reaper, Set “What color?” to white and leave everything else default. Now the background should be transparent (checkered). Then go to Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast and make the smoke darker. Finally, go to Effects> Reduce Noise and put both sliders completely to the right. There isn’t that better! Save your image as a PNG in a Custom Brushes folder. (be sure to leave the background un checked so you can see the checkered pattern or it will not save transparent) Step 4 Open New. Add Layer. With Layer 2 selected Go to Effects> Tools> Custom Brushes Mini. Locate the brush(es) you wish to use and select your desired brush size. Place them where you want and click OK. Now it’s quite probable that the smoke creates an ugly straight edge. Just use the Gradient Tool set to Radial, Transparency, and Blend. Then use the Gradient to remove the straight edge and make it smooth. Press Ctrl+Shift+i once on Layer 2 and again on Background. Merge the 2 layers together. Step 5 Use Effects> Photo> Glow on these settings (Radius: 0, Brightness: 0, Contrast: 8) Go to Effects> Render> Flames, and set the Sliders to your tastes. Step 6 Lastly, Add a new layer, put it below the flame layer, make it black, and Use Grim Color Reaper on your flame layer to remove the black. Now adjust as you see fit. Ta-Da! You’re Done! I would love to see your outcomes!

Good News! I am writing the Flame tut you guys (and gals) requested. When it is finished I will post it.

I wish you the best of luck in your education and/or job pursuit. Times are tough and it's an employer's market right now.

That's what the New Heaven and New Earth are for silly

Love the living room! Excell in excellence. :wink:

Starry Hoops is great Helen!!! Greetings from Israel (Day 3)

Just a heads up. I will be in Israel from Feb. 24 to Mar. 8 so I will be on very seldom. Hopefully I will have some good pics to do photo manipulations and other Paint.net-ish things on when I return. Live long and prosper!

Curse my busy life! I hadn't checked your gallery in a bit, but WOW you really got a great style of artwork. (I will have to check your page more often) Can't wait for more.

Nah. Rules weren't made to be broken, they were made to show us how stubborn and self-willed we are in breaking them.

Tell you what, I will write it all down, and when I return form Israel on Mar. 8th, I will try to find the time to create a minitut. (Quite flattered that I would be asked to make a tut)

I am SPEECHLESS!!! (luckily this is not speech, this is text) Great work! Want to see more.

lol i have been and I understand it better. Very useful.

TheHowler For this kind of fire, no not that i'm aware of, but i'm not the lengthy writing type. lol BBQ -And by shape I assume you mean the shuriken (ninja star) ? Yes it was uncooperative. - Yes totally - Definately (especially since I will be praticing background skills as I work with my church)!! Glad you guys (and gals lol) like them!

Wow took less time than I thought! Here you go.

Absolutely LOVE the Fish one! Nice work. Did you make that blush emoticon?! Cuz it's not on the forum list. WOW