Marilynx Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Heyla, I was playing with making some jewelry designs, and converting the "paint" to "metal" using Steps 5-12 of Barbieque's jewelry tutorial. It wasn't coming out. Then I noticed that when I set the colors in Bevel Selection, they did not look like solid colors -- they were faded out. I assume I've somehow done something wrong, but I've done this before without issue. This is what I see. https://imgur.com/a/rDN5Ntq I'm not sure how to get it back to solid color, which I think would solve my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, Marilynx said: when I set the colors in Bevel Selection, they did not look like solid colors This is a visual anomaly with Paint.NET v4.1.1. All plugins with standard colorwheels have this issue at the moment. It will be fixed in the next release. BTW, even though the color swatch shows alpha, it really doesn't have alpha. The plugins work normally. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilynx Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, BoltBait said: This is a visual anomaly with Paint.NET v4.1.1. All plugins with standard colorwheels have this issue at the moment. It will be fixed in the next release. BTW, even though the color swatch shows alpha, it really doesn't have alpha. The plugins work normally. Except that they don't. I have eight layers, each with a hexagon at a slight angle to the layer below it. When I do the Bevel Selection on them, this is what I get. (Yes, I am saving between sequences.) https://imgur.com/ee3At4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Hi @Marilynx I noticed that you are using an older version of @BoltBait's Bevel Selection Plugin. I used a later version (4.5) and my colors don't look faded like yours. 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...
Pixey Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Sorry - double post ?. Thought I'd do a quick screen capture of the Bevel Selection result (forgive me, I've got some new software and need the practice too) 1 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...
BoltBait Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Pixey said: Hi @Marilynx I noticed that you are using an older version of @BoltBait's Bevel Selection Plugin. @Pixey, I haven't actually released that version of Bevel Selection yet. ? @Marilynx, come back this weekend and I'll release an update of my plugin pack. 2 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 1 minute ago, BoltBait said: @Pixey, I haven't actually released that version of Bevel Selection yet. ? @Marilynx, come back this weekend and I'll release an update of my plugin pack. Ooooops - I'm sorry about that @BoltBait I thought it was from your last published Pack. I did check twice, and still assumed it was the old one ? @Marilynx I had been playing with @BoltBait's Beta Plugin and should not have posted that tutorial using it. But, luckily @BoltBait is soon to let us all have the use of his new, souped-up Pack 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...
BoltBait Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 10:42 AM, Pixey said: Ooooops - I'm sorry about that Well, I've published my updated plugins, so no harm done! 3 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, BoltBait said: Well, I've published my updated plugins, so no harm done! I hope @Marilynx will enjoy the new great updated Plugins ..... especially the Bevel Selection she was using 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...
Marilynx Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/22/2018 at 1:36 PM, Pixey said: I hope @Marilynx will enjoy the new great updated Plugins ..... especially the Bevel Selection she was using Well, I have snagged a copy of them. Now I just have to figure out how to install them and update. Would have done this sooner except I was dealing with a root canal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilynx Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/22/2018 at 1:30 PM, BoltBait said: Well, I've published my updated plugins, so no harm done! Duly snagged, and donated. (Given how often I use Selection Bevel, I'd've donated more, BTW.) Just have to figure out how to update and install them. Are the file names the same? Do I just overwrite? Or do I have to find and remove the old files and then add the new ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, Marilynx said: Duly snagged, and donated. (Given how often I use Selection Bevel, I'd've donated more, BTW.) Thanks! Bevel is one of my favorite plugins too. 14 minutes ago, Marilynx said: Do I just overwrite? On that thread, click the big blue download button. Unzip the downloaded file. Run the installer. Carefully check all the boxes for the things you want installed. Then, after agreeing to the license agreement, click the Install button. When prompted, click "overwrite". 1 1 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilynx Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 On 9/26/2018 at 7:53 PM, BoltBait said: Thanks! Bevel is one of my favorite plugins too. On that thread, click the big blue download button. Unzip the downloaded file. Run the installer. Carefully check all the boxes for the things you want installed. Then, after agreeing to the license agreement, click the Install button. When prompted, click "overwrite". Got it. I like that installer. Much easier than unzipping everything, and then having to find the correct directory to copy them to, and worrying whether I got the right one the next time I fire up PDN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilynx Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 BoltBait, Do not know if this is feasible, but you know what would make Selection Bevel faster to use for me? An option to set the Shadow and the Highlight to either the Primary or the Secondary color. Then, if, say, I am doing something in gold, I can pick my gold shades from my "metallic" palette as primary and secondary, and then click inside Selection Bevel to set the Highlight and Shadow to those. As it is, I have to make notes of the colors I use regularly, and hand-enter each color each time I use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewDavid Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 @BoltBait Giving up the reset buttons to add the transparency control was a great idea. It's easy to change the color to black. To build on @Marilynx s request could not all the SelectionTools.DLL and ObjectTools.DLL open with Primary and Secondary(if applicable) colors? Another Option; Adding a switch or button to all the effects contained in SelectionTools.DLL and ObjectTools.DLL would add more functionality to this already great set of tools. The switch/button would inherit the values of the primary/secondary colors. Here is a quicklist of the effects involved that I hope will help. 4.3 4.5 ObjectTools.DLL Bevel Object Opens with B/W Opens with B/W Reset buttons changes to B/W No Reset Outline Object Opens with Primary Color Opens with Primary Color Reset button to Primary Color No Reset Inner Shadow Opens with B Opens with B Reset button to B No Reset Object Shadow Opens with B Opens with B Reset button to B No Reset SelectionTools.DLL Outline Selection Opens with Primary Color Opens with Primary Color Reset button to Primary Color No Reset Bevel Selection Opens with B/W Opens with B/W Reset buttons changes to B/W No Reset Inner Shadow Selection Opens with B Opens with B Reset button to B No Reset Name changed to Inner Shadow (as shown in plugin browser) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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