Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I've been through every menu but I can't see how to bend something. I have a straight line, I want to re-shape it so it looks like bunting or a washing line instead of just a straigtht line. I guess I'll need a PLUG IN??? cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 4,920 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Hello @Spencerlancs and welcome Here are a couple of Plugins for you to try to bend something: Liquify Polar Transformation Rectangle to Archimedean Spiral And here is how to download Plugins: Install Plugins (getpaint.net) 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 post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 thanks Pixey, I downloaded shape 3d and pasted it into my effects folder but it hasn't appeared - but now I notice it was from 2007 - I'll try your suggestions thank you. I'm only after something that gives me the ability to pull something out of shape any way I please 😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ardneh 82 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Another possibility that is non-plugin is: Effects > Distort > Bulge 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Hi again, I'm not after anything spectacular, just to pull something out shape a bit - to make a straight thing into a slightly bent thing. Pixey that liquify link doesn't work for some reason oops the other two plug in effects are too extreme for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 I've found liquify on a search !!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 4,920 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 4 minutes ago, Spencerlancs said: I've found liquify on a search !!!!! I've fixed that link now Do you know that the Line/Curve Tool can be used to draw a line which can be bent, by pulling the nubs? 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 post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 example - I've got this and I want to bend it so it looks like bunting or a washing line (but not upside down obvs) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 4,920 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Okay try this Plugin, but it would be better without the white background: Grid Warp - Plugins - Publishing ONLY! - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) 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 post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 update - I'm going through the index and found a few good tools I'm trying to get into a bit of "crafting", anyone interested can have a look at instagram spencertheartist 😀 andfinally THANKS PIXEY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 7 minutes ago, Pixey said: Okay try this Plugin, but it would be better without the white background: Grid Warp - Plugins - Publishing ONLY! - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) that's exactly the one I just installed!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 done with grid warp thanks Pixey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 4,920 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Fantastic - well done 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 post Share on other sites
Ladybug 274 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I sometimes also use @MadJik's the Tube Oblique plugin found in Effects/Distort. Not sure if it makes a random wavy line since I have only used it to make an even curve. 1 Quote Click on the Painting Easel to view my paint.net Gallery creations! Link to post Share on other sites
ardneh 82 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 A good result using Madjik's Gravity plugin, but not as quick as @Ladybug's suggestion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NSD 64 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) Edited January 21 by NSD more info 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 (edited) wow thanks everyone I did this with grid warp but I'll try your suggestions too Edited January 21 by Spencerlancs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 another problem is how to get smooth lines like a vector - I've tried noise/median Remind me where anti-alias is - or is that another plug in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 11 hours ago, NSD said: hi which plug in is this??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 4,920 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 26 minutes ago, Spencerlancs said: hi which plug in is this??? Here it is: Image Distortion - Plugins - Publishing ONLY! - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) 30 minutes ago, Spencerlancs said: another problem is how to get smooth lines like a vector A great smoothing Plugin is called AA's Assistant: dpy's Plugin Pack (2014-05-04) - Plugin Packs - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) 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 post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 9 minutes ago, Pixey said: Here it is: Image Distortion - Plugins - Publishing ONLY! - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) A great smoothing Plugin is called AA's Assistant: dpy's Plugin Pack (2014-05-04) - Plugin Packs - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) 10 minutes ago, Pixey said: Here it is: Image Distortion - Plugins - Publishing ONLY! - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) A great smoothing Plugin is called AA's Assistant: dpy's Plugin Pack (2014-05-04) - Plugin Packs - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) THANK YOU PIX 11 hours ago, NSD said: hi which plug in is this??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NSD 64 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Sorry, I didn't see Pixey answer already. Edited January 22 by NSD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 just made this. For some reason, even though I make the image transparent, when I transfer it to my cutting machine it makes the background white again. Not your problem of course. It just means I have to delete the background all over again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter 294 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Spencerlancs You may want to check on the file extension of your drawing . Paint.net is automatedly a .pdn and if you save it as a .jpg or you cutter changes it into a .jpg then the transparency will be removed and replaced by white. There you have my entire fount of knowledge, or drip if you prefer. 1 Quote Scooter Age is only a number --in my case a Really BIG number, but there you have it When the prefect paint.net image is created, I will still be wondering "How they Do that?"- sigh☺️ Link to post Share on other sites
Spencerlancs 1 Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 On 1/23/2021 at 7:09 PM, Scooter said: Spencerlancs You may want to check on the file extension of your drawing . Paint.net is automatedly a .pdn and if you save it as a .jpg or you cutter changes it into a .jpg then the transparency will be removed and replaced by white. There you have my entire fount of knowledge, or drip if you prefer. thanks Scooter On 1/21/2021 at 6:06 PM, Pixey said: Here it is: Image Distortion - Plugins - Publishing ONLY! - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) A great smoothing Plugin is called AA's Assistant: dpy's Plugin Pack (2014-05-04) - Plugin Packs - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) On 1/21/2021 at 6:06 PM, Pixey said: Here it is: Image Distortion - Plugins - Publishing ONLY! - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) A great smoothing Plugin is called AA's Assistant: dpy's Plugin Pack (2014-05-04) - Plugin Packs - paint.net Forum (getpaint.net) THANK YOU PIX On 1/21/2021 at 6:30 AM, NSD said: hi which plug in is this??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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