Amita4ever

THAT is the part I needed to know!!! I had flipped by dragging before but I didn't know how to keep the proportions. I knew there had to be a way to do it, and knew it had to be simple, but just couldn't figure it out. Thank you SOOOOOO much!

I've searched, but maybe I can't find the answer because I don't know the right term? There are objects and images and... I don't know. What I trying to do is cut and paste part of a picture and then flip the piece I just pasted (and is still selected). Every time I try to flip something it flips the entire original image, or I have to put it on its own layer and flip the whole layer and then cut and past again so I can re-position. Is there a way to flip just the piece I just pasted/have selected??? It seems like it should be a basic function, but darned if I can figure it out.

Thanks! Sorry for the delayed response.

I had a basic logo, and by embossing it I turned it into a "pewter" seal. Is there any way to recolor it to make it a "brass" seal without losing the embossed effect?

So, are the metalliise plug in's still available? Something new and improved? And how are plug-in's loaded in a desktop app(?) bought through the Microsoft Store?

Not sure if this is the same request, but I would dearly like the ability to expand/reduce selections...as well? In my case, the purpose is so that I can adjust the edges of a selection more finely after the selection box is created. Sometimes, in order to get the area/object I want, I can't actually start the selection box near the object on the screen so I have to make my best guess about where to start. That guess might be off by a few pixels, might be off by a lot more. If the selection box had handles and could be enlarged/reduced, then I could fine-tune the 'fit' and not be stuck trying again and again, or trying to make a series of boxes work/match when one would do it. I know the lasso lets you cut it close but trying to control a mouse to cut it close is a real pain, and sometimes you want a straight edge. For example, think about trying to select an odd-shaped object. I want it in a square shape with a 1 pixel cushion at its outermost parts. As things are now, I don't know any way other than trying over and over to find the exact right starting point to give me the perfect sized selection box, or selecting and then trimming the individual sides, or I can cut away everything around it with a series of selection boxes that have to be lined up perfectly. OR, ideally, you could put one imperfect selection box around it, enlarge or reduce the various sides as needed, and be done. Hoping that makes sense because if there is a way to do this that already exists, I would dearly love to know it.

Thanks! I'll look into this one too 😊

Thank you SO much! I can't wait to try installing this. I've needed the ability several times lately.

I downloaded the Dodge and Burn Plugin, but the 'Install Plugin' instructions aren't written for Windows 10 and I can't figure out how to install it. Can anyone advise?

Zanga, I don't know why I didn't think about moving it to another window altogether to manipulate it.... Thank you! I keep forgetting that Paint.net has the capability to have multiple windows open and jump between them (and thanks for all the keyboard shortcuts too)! Need to retrain my brain to Paint.net's new possibilities. 😁 Eli, No! I hadn't! Did even know I could! Never occurred to me as I'm so used to MS Paint's zoom tool just being a way to magnify. That also worked quite nicely. Thank you! 😀 Thank you both!!! Sooooo appreciated all the help from EVERYONE!

Okay. Thanks. That is what I was afraid of. I really wanted to be able to start with a percentage reduction of the image (I'm trying to duplicate a picture but put in a different image reduced by the same percentage and was finding it hard to 'eyeball' it accurately), but the more I played with it, the less it seemed feasible. Maybe I'll try the algebra approach and do the math to reduce the actual pixel height to 87%, but I was trying to avoid that - lol. So, can I put in a "would love to see" request for a way to reduce a selected image by a percentage, or to have a 'percent of original selection' added to the status bar, maybe? Anyways, I really appreciate you time and advice. God bless!

Thanks for the quick replies. Okay, the size does change, so it would appear it's resizing both layers (and changing the zoom) at the same time. Can I not resize the image on one layer independent of the other layer? I'm trying to resize the image on layer 2 to fit in a frame on layer 1 so would like to resize and tweak in the one file if possible.

Hi, I'm a pretty novice user when it comes to paint.net, but I'm pretty sure I'm doing this right. I'm in Windows 10 using the Paint.net App and have a picture I'm trying to reduce the image size of by 87%. I have two layers and after selecting the layer I want, I have tried using SELECT ALL and square select tool, respectively, to select my image, but the result is the same every time. I pull up the resize box, select the percentage option and type 87 and enter. The image blinks, and I see the layers in the layer box jump as if they are switching places (but they don't), but on the screen the image size remains unchanged. The file size, however, is reduced. I saw something in the beta thread about a Windows update 1903(?) correcting a resize issue for another user, but I have both that version and the app store says my Paint.net app has been updated, so I'm not sure what to do next. Any ideas? (I have used the shift+drag method to reduce a picture before, but I need a specific percentage this time, and I don't see anything that shows a shifting percentage while I'm dragging, just the pixels(?)xpixels(?) size)