Rickenbacker Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) I've got 2 separate images. I want to take one & paste it on the other but before I do that, I'd want to change the colors on it gradient style, but whenever I try using that tool, my image vanishes & all I see are the colors. What am I doing wrong? Its possible I'm using the wrong tool altogether. Edited December 3, 2016 by Rickenbacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 If no selection is active, the gradient tool will cover all of the active layer. The trick here is to make a selection first - then apply the gradient 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...
MJW Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Rickenbacker said: ...before I do that, I'd want to change the colors on it gradient style, Perhaps it's only me, but I don't know what you mean by "change the colors on it gradient style." Change the colors it what way? Make them darker? Change the hue? Maybe you could add a little more detail on what you hope to achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickenbacker Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 1 hour ago, MJW said: Perhaps it's only me, but I don't know what you mean by "change the colors on it gradient style." Change the colors it what way? Make them darker? Change the hue? Maybe you could add a little more detail on what you hope to achieve. I have a photo of a face. I want to change the original colors of it & have it go gradually from blue (on the left) to yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickenbacker Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: If no selection is active, the gradient tool will cover all of the active layer. The trick here is to make a selection first - then apply the gradient Do you mean hit "Select all" 1st? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 No. Select all (Ctrl + A) will select the entire layer. You want to restrict the gradient to certain parts of the image. You'll need to define those areas with the selection tools REF: http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/SelectionTools.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...
MJW Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 23 minutes ago, Rickenbacker said: I have a photo of a face. I want to change the original colors of it & have it go gradually from blue (on the left) to yellow. I still don't understand. The only way I can see to change the original colors from blue on the left to yellow is to first convert it to grayscale. What does it mean to change green and red to blue? If you convert the image to grayscale, I can see at least two ways it can transition from blue to yellow: the colors can be considered replacements for white, and the value can match the value of the image; or the colors can be considered replacements for black, and the saturation can match the saturation of the original image -- or you might have something entirely different in mind. I suppose you could mean the color image looks like it was viewed through a blue-to-yellow filter. If you have an example of the effect you hope to achieve, that would help. (Each of the effects I mentioned would be achieved by using layers with different blending modes.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 27 minutes ago, Rickenbacker said: I have a photo of a face. I want to change the original colors of it & have it go gradually from blue (on the left) to yellow. Like this? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickenbacker Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 11 minutes ago, BoltBait said: Like this? BINGO! & oddly enough, I think I figured it out. (after someone here said to use grayscale 1st) I ended up using an already prepared gradient with the colors I wanted, then pasted the face as a new layer on top, but I lightened the opacity of the face. Voila. How'd you get *that* brighter look on yours though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Open up your desired image Adjustments > Black and White Adjustments > Brightness / Contrast (Adjust such that your image goes from solid black to bright white) Add a new layer Draw gradient on that layer On that new layer, edit properties and change the blending mode to Multiply Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickenbacker Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, BoltBait said: Open up your desired image Adjustments > Black and White Adjustments > Brightness / Contrast (Adjust such that your image goes from solid black to bright white) Add a new layer Draw gradient on that layer On that new layer, edit properties and change the blending mode to Multiply Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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