MadJik Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it Canyon rocks, Starships, Stalactites/Stalacmites 02-2018 This tutorial will guide you to create some fancy volumes that could be compared to rocks of canyon and or stalactites/stalacmites. A lot of other "volumes" could be created using this method with some adjustments (ex: starships)... Starting with this tutorial, plus extra steps and time I made this image (original is 4000x2000). Plugins needed: Texture Object Rounder https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=111754 Gravity https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=7968 Plugins optional: Moire https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=8450 Random Shape Fill https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=10633 TR's Custom Random Filler https://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=30002 Anti Aliasing < no swearing >istant https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/16643-dpys-plugin-pack-2014-05-04/ Let's start...1.Create a new image 800x600. 2.Create a new layer (above the white background). 3.Use any way you want to draw something on the canvas. The restriction is to draw thin shapes not too close to the borders of the image. -use the pencil or pen -use Random Shape Fill -use render plugins (Random Shape Fill, TR's Custom Random Filler) -use texture plugins (Julia+, moire) -a mix of this...My example: Effect/Render/Random Shape Fill, set Minimum fill opacity (last slider) to 255, press ok, press Ctrl+F (redo to have more shapes). 4.Run Effect/Distort/Gravity (default values). 5.Run Effect/Height map/Texture Object Rounder... -Check Show Shading (and leave it checked). -Play with Height Map Scale and Texture Height Scale to have more/less contrast. 6.The result -Fill the background folder with a color (not white) to see the result. 7.Some Adjustment -Often the bottom part is white. Delete it and repeat the effect Gravity. 8.Finishing -Add a new layer -Fill it with a gradient from Blue(top) to Rose(Bottom)... Ok you could test other colors... -Press F4 to set the blend mode to Multiply. My other example: -Create a layer for each element of the complex objet. Here one color per layer per element: -Run Effect/Height map/Texture Object Rounder on each layer. (change settings to adapt the light or the shadows) (try to rotate the image if the rounded effect isn't "tasty" enought) (you could need to run anti aliasing < no swearing >istant on each layer) -Add a background In this example, I used the plugin TR's Custom Random Filler to fill the dark background... And Moire with alpha(transparency) to create the artefact lying on the floor. 3 2 Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 That is so cool @MadJik ! Other ways to use @MJW's Texture Rounder! I'll definitely have to try this. Thank you for sharing! (We'll make artists out of ourselves in no time!) Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 What a great introduction to Texture Object Rounder. Many thanks for these insights and techniques @MadJik. 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...
Seerose Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) @MadJik! All your plugins are so useful, thanks. Edited May 10, 2018 by Seerose 2 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 45 minutes ago, Seerose said: All your plugins are so useful This tuto uses plugins from @pyrochild, @MJW, @TechnoRobbo and @dpy Thanks to them too... Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thanks so much @MadJik A really fun tuto and a great lesson in combining all of those Plugins 2 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thank you to @pyrochild, @MJW, @TechnoRobbo, and @dpy for the plugin. Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I used a lot of plugins over your basic instructions. Awesome! 3 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 This is a fun one, @MadJik! I decided to add some Liquify and some Noise since I'm from a part of the world with clay/sand soil. (St. Peter-Prairie du Chien-Jordan aquifer ftw, I guess?) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrapbookWithPDN Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) Wow! I love seeing how other people interpret or show their variation on many of these tutorials Edited December 6, 2018 by ScrapbookWithPDN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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