PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Hi there! I have to following two pictures and want to put the ruins in the background. However, when I tried it just looked... unsatisfactory! So, is there anyone who could help me out by doing it for me or give tips how I can do it? I would like to place the ruins a little bit to the right from the 2nd island. https://1drv.ms/u/s!An0k3NNBZ4JRgZBELIjLWOGMj1-NfQ?e=4FGB3Q https://1drv.ms/u/s!An0k3NNBZ4JRgZBELIjLWOGMj1-NfQ?e=dBZa3A Thanks in advance for any help :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Hello @PaintDotNetNoob and Welcome You have posted two images of the same scene. I think we need the ruins to continue with this project 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...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Oh, dang. Here are the ruins ':):https://1drv.ms/u/s!An0k3NNBZ4JRgZAaxGuJD1Uu3vLyDg?e=ZTYkg9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Check out this tutorial: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 Thanks for the tutorial, @HyReZ. Unfortunally that's not what im looking for. The ruins are already underwater. I just need the place it so it will look good. The end result should look similar to this: https://1drv.ms/u/s!An0k3NNBZ4JRgZBMqAWbThJ8rDee0g?e=kP2t2U Thanks in advance for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 You could also use the Gradient Tool to blend them together, like this. 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...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 Wow this is awesome, thank you so much for the great help @welshblue and @Pixey! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yours is quite hard to understand for me @welshblue ':). Is it possible to make it quite a bit smaller, so its in the far background? :) Or eventually you still have the .pdn file? And i tried your way @Pixey, but it didnt worked as shown by you. :/ I believe I made all the way you showed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 We are here to teach, not to do your work for you. 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 August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 It takes practice, practice and more practice @PaintDotNetNoob ~click to see it larger~ ~ ditto ~ 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...
TrevorOutlaw Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 This kind of stuff is something I enjoy doing. I liked @welshblue approach as well with a slight difference in the hardness, I always set hardness to 0. Here's what I did under 15 minutes for fun, nothing serious. @PaintDotNetNoob one thing I would advise you to do is get good quality stocks to work with. It makes a big difference in any photomanipulation you do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 2 hours ago, TrevorOutlaw said: I would advise you to do is get good quality stocks to work with Agreed. This is one of my favorite places to find them: Unsplash.com 1 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...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 10 hours ago, BoltBait said: We are here to teach, not to do your work for you. Yes, like I said: "So, is there anyone who could help me out by doing it for me OR give tips how I can do it?" I didnt asked straight for someone doing the work for me, even tho it's appreciated. But it's also great if someone can tell me how, then I should be able to do it on my own. So no need to reacts so harshly thx :). Thanks aswell for the link @Ego Eram Reputo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 And I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Looks like this when I use your tutorial @Pixey :/. Do you possibly know what I'm missing? https://1drv.ms/u/s!An0k3NNBZ4JRgZBUFTg04IRqAPLyFQ?e=9evcgG Also for some reason it won't let me insert a picture from URL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) Oh wait i think I got it :). Thanks all for your help, really appreciate that . Haha yea, it has to be built till Monday tho lol. This picture I will need for some game fan art contest. Some things are still missing in it Edited August 30, 2019 by PaintDotNetNoob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: This is one of my favorite places to find them: Unsplash.com Almost all of my stock sources is from unsplash.com, and I have also found pexels.com, another useful site for stocks. 1 hour ago, welshblue said: I'm no PDN wizard but it's the eraser every time for me. More control and as @TrevorOutlaw says - using varying degrees of hardness contributes to a better finish. At least for me Also, if you are lucky to have uniform background color in one stock, you could use magic wand and adjust the tolerance. I was fortunate the ruin above had a clear sky with blue gradient that made it easier for magic wand to track and delete. In the OP's case, magic wand simply won't work since the stock of choice had strong blue tint, and your suggestion to use eraser or radial transparent gradient is spot on. Edi: In some case, it is possible to use remove.bg to separate foreground object from the background, but that is more tricky on complicated object like a ruin. I tried and it deleted a lot of but retained some stuff, so manual sometime is the way to go. Edited August 30, 2019 by TrevorOutlaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 What do you think about this? With or without light effects? https://1drv.ms/f/s!An0k3NNBZ4JRgZBYaNtGdI1dW0hhAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 I can't add any more reactions today?? wtf, what the heck is this? Who brought this up lol? Does this even makes sense? xD *likes last reply of @welshblue* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 What do you think of this? Only Poseidon riding the dolphin and some bubbles missing. https://1drv.ms/u/s!An0k3NNBZ4JRgZBiyQ_t85TilpRyEQ?e=Ijx7fS 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Excellent piece @PaintDotNetNoob I love it 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...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Really? Cool, glad you like it at least a lil bit. Any suggestions for improvement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintDotNetNoob Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 Alright, thanks for the feedback. Really apreciate that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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