How to make Shadow Block Letters

[LoudSilence]

I saw a request for this in paint.net discussion and questions and thought i would make a tutorial on it so here you go!


NOTE: SETTINGS MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED FOR DIFFERENT SIZED TEXT


Plugins needed:
AA's assistant from dpy's plugin pack
Object Shadow, Outline object, and Feather Object from Boltbait's plugin pack
Trail from Pyrochild's plugin pack

End result:


Step 1: Remove the background (the blank white canvas) by pressing CTRL+A, then hit delete
Step 2: Insert your text in all CAPS with the font Bahnschrift Condensed (comes with windows 10) color hex #FF1919
(download if its not on your computer for whatever reason)

Step 3: outline object with following settings:

Step 4: AA's assistant with all settings at max
Step 5: Duplicate layer

Step 6: On bottom layer, apply trail with following settings

Step 7: Select magic wand tool, set tolerance to 0, set flood mode to global, then click on the transparent part (still on bottom layer)

Step 8: Press CTRL+I to invert selection

Step 9: Set hex to #FF5959 and hit backspace on keyboard to fill selection, then deselect

Step 10: Run AA's assistant again with the same settings
Step 11: Press CTRL+F to repeat aa's assistant
Step 12: merge two layers together

Step 13: Object shadow with following settings

Step 14: Run Transparency Plugin at max setting

Step 15: Set magic wand to global flood mode, select the black, then adjust tolerance to the highest thing possible without selecting anything else

Step 16: Run transparency plugin again with following settings (can be adjusted to liking)

Step 17: Deselect
Step 18: Run feather plugin

Finished!

Edited September 25, 2020 by LoudSilence
updated plugin interface

[toe_head2001]

You need images that show the progress of each step in the tutorial.  You only have the final image.

 

Your tutorial also consists of mostly just running effects in an obvious way; not too original.

[LoudSilence]

I will fix this tomorrow; it's night where I live (images)

Edited September 25, 2020 by LoudSilence

[Djisves]

3 hours ago, welshblue said:

but what do I know

🤣🤣🤣

 

 

@LoudSilence, you may want to check again the plugin information you provide above: 

- @BoltBait has a newer version of the shadow plugin you show in your screenshot.

- Trail plugin is not by @MadJik, rather by @pyrochild.

Edited September 25, 2020 by Djisves

[LoudSilence]

Alright thanks for that @Djisves I normally don't stay on top of plugin updates, also welshblue, I agree that the trail looks better when darker, but I'm teaching a certain style how to do this

[LoudSilence]

I believe I added enough images now..? (and changed the tutorial a bit because the new shadow plugin does not have a sharpness/blur (i believe)

Edited September 25, 2020 by LoudSilence

[Djisves]

14 hours ago, LoudSilence said:

I normally don't stay on top of plugin updates

You should, if you want to publish tutorials and offer advice.