Melting (04/12/2017)

[MadJik]

Melting distortion

 

 

 

 

 

What's this?

This effect is was a bonus in the bottom list of my pack of plugins without its post till now.

 This effect is a long lasting idea since I've created the gravity (effect...), still popping from time to time till I find a new approach.

 This effect takes the top of the selection and distort it like a melting candle.

 

 

Download it!

Plugin Melting.dll

 

 Here is the DLL http://jcljay.free.fr/pdn/Melting.zip  

 

The MadJik's All plugins package is available!

http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=7186 

 

 

How to install

Close Paint.net

 

Classic version of Paint.net

Unzip and (re)place the DLL in your Effect folder usually: C:/Program Files/Paint.NET/Effects

 

Microsoft Store version of Paint.net

Unzip and (re)place the DLL in your Effect folder usually: /My Documents/paint.net App Files/Effects/

You have to adapt for your language My Documents

 

 

The User interface

This plugin is added to the menu Effects, submenu Distort.

  

 

Range

In purcent of the height the length of the melting portion.

 

% Sample length

In purcent of the height the length of image used for the melting portion.

 

Softness

Lower value for extrem peaks higher values for smooth curves.

 

Distortion / Number of phases

Horizontal range/number of distortion/phases

(phases are for the sinus curve method).

 

Reseed

Zero is for full random effect. 1 and more is the Start value of the random generator. It means you will always have the same result for the same value.

 

Shadow

-None

-Black

-White

-White+Black

-Black+White

Add a vertical gradient at the limit of the range.

 

Shadow length

Set the length of the shadow.

 

Both sides

If checked apply a distortor below the range limit.

 

Method

-Sinus curve

-Full random

Select the calculation method of the distortion.

 

 

The Examples:

  

 

This texture used with Shape3D and some more work:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voilà! Enjoy!

Let me see what you could do with it!

Edited April 14, 2018 by MadJik
change pict links

[MJW]

Very interesting. I think, though, that it might benefit from an antialiiasing option, if that's possible.

[lynxster4]

Just something I made real quick.  This needs to be investigated more.  I agree with MJW about antialiasing.

 

 

Thank you, @MadJik          

[Seerose]

 @MadJik! Very interesting new plugin.   Thank you for all your hard work and for sharing.  

[Seerose]

 Dear @lynxster4! I like ice cream, and that looks really nice.  Thank you so much.  

[MadJik]

@MJW and @lynxster4 

Update (same link on first post) with a small quality check box. Usual antialiasing isn't efficient enough IMO...

 

 

Started with gradients...

 

[Pixey]

Very interesting Plugin @MadJik and thank you for another fun plugin

 

Here's my attempt:

 

[RMSTITANIC]

I can't find it! It's not in the distort menu.

[IRON67]

8 minutes ago, RMSTITANIC said:

I can't find it! It's not in the distort menu.

 

So you don't have installed it correctly. Maybe Paint.NET was running? Restart.

 

I have just tested it. Its in the menu.

Edited January 11, 2018 by IRON67

[RMSTITANIC]

I downloaded the plugin pack... and all the other plugins are there.

[IRON67]

So install it from the ZIP with the single DLL. That is an obvious idea, don't you think?

[RMSTITANIC]

Also I used the plugin pack installer.

[IRON67]

3 minutes ago, RMSTITANIC said:

Also I used the plugin pack installer.

 

I repeat: Installation works fine. So it seems for me, that you have done something wrong (forget to click in a checkbox or something) or your PC has a problem.

[lifeday]

Small test with this plugin, the effect is universally usable. Good to combine with e.g. interlace. Great!

 

Edited April 18, 2018 by lifeday