Lablover1 Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Hello, I am new to this program and need a little assistance. After giving up trying to reinstall Photoshop I decided to look for an alternative. I take photos and video for a dog rescue, Labs4rescue.com, and need to learn how to use an erase function on this program. In the Photoshop program I was able to highlight the leashes on the dogs with an eraser function that would replace it with surrounding background imagery. Can I do that with this program and if so how? I also used it to crop and improve the quality of the photo but I am hoping I can figure that part out. Thank you in advance for any assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Hi Lab|over1, welcome to the forum Yes paint.net can do this, but there are several steps you need to do before you can erase those leashes... 1. Go >>HERE<< and download the zipped file in the first post of the thread 2. unzip and install the SelectionObscure.DLL file to your /Effects/ folder. You can find exhaustive instructions on this process here: https://boltbait.com/pdn/InstallingEffects.php (that's for a classic paint.net install, if you have the Windows store version, go here: https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/InstallPlugins.html 3. Restart paint.net. 4. Open your image to be edited. 5. Using the selection tools, select the leash in the image. 6. In paint.net, run the Selection Obscurer tool (Effects > Selection > Selection Obscurer) to remove the selected leash and blend the edges with the background. Please let me know if you get stumped. 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...
Lablover1 Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Thanks for the quick reply Ego, I have the function installed in the Effects folder. When I select the area with the lasso, and use the tool, the area is not the same as the background which is usually the ground or the fur of the dog. When the tool ask for the setting (from 0 to 100) I tried both. Still not matched. Can not get the lasso tool to select small areas is there another tool for painting these smaller areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDavid Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 Hi @Lablover1 Welcome to the forum. Posting your pic always helps to determine what you are trying to achieve and allowing some of the experienced members to try different approaches. Hope you can manage this task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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