BAPACop Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I swear that in the past, maybe some months ago at this point, I was able to select a Fill while using the Text tool (ex. Solid Color, Weave, Trellis, etc.). Now I'm using 4.0.8 and that option seems to be missing. Am I not seeing anything, was it removed, or was it never there and I'm just imagining things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Yes BAPACop, it was possible in version 3.5... However, it is still possible to obtain the same results using the Alpha Mask effect but it requires extra steps. I hope Rick brings back this feature. Edited January 2, 2016 by Eli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAPACop Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Thank you for the response. Do you happen to know why it was removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I noticed this some time ago, and I do not know why the Fill option was removed (I think it was removed when Rendering modes were introduced). Perhaps Rick just forgot to activate it when Paint.net was upgraded to 4.0 and no one told him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 It was only removed for some of the tools. You can still achieve the same styles of fill using the Paint Bucket Tool to fill your text.... 1. Write our your text on it's own transparent layer. 2. Activate the magic wand tool. 3. In the layer with the text on it, hold down the Shift key and select any area that is not a character. 4. invert the selection with Ctrl + I 5. Activate the :PaintBucketTool: Paint Bucket, choose your fill style and click on each character in turn. Another way to achieve this: 1. Write our your text in black on it's own transparent layer. 2. Add a new layer, fill this with the fill style you want (using the Paint Bucket Tool ) 3. Change the filled layer blend mode to Additive. Fill Styles ref: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/PaintBucket.html Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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