lynxster4 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) The theme this week is "A Plugin You Have NEVER Used Before" Chosen by @barbieq25 SOTW #235 winner This week you are challenged to design & create a signature with 'A Plugin You Have NEVER Used Before' There are no examples. As per @barbieq25: You may use more than one plugin in the same sig or a different one for each entry. You should state the the name and author of the plugin, but it has to be plugins you have never used before. The deadline for entries is 2:00 PM EST (7:00 PM UK Time) on Saturday, April 17th, 2021. Please see the World Clock for exact times. This thread is for posting competition entries only. If you want to talk about any of the entries, or ask a question regarding the competition, you can do so in the discussion thread found here. Competition Rules: Max dimensions are 500 x 200. Please NOTE: the forum limits signatures to 500 x 150. If it is too large, do not use it as your regular signature. Please keep your signature family-friendly. Please keep to the theme that has been chosen. You may modify or replace your image until the deadline. Don't violate copyright laws with found images; links to source images would be courteous. Your entry must be made using Paint.Net; please don't use an outside image editor. Three (3) entries per entrant are allowed. Please make a separate post for each entry. Signatures may be either horizontal or vertical. Don't add links to larger versions of your signature. Your entry should be voted on based on the size laid out in rule #1. Please keep larger versions of your work for your gallery. The winner gets to choose the subject for the next competition. Good luck to all and thank you for entering. A big thanks to: chrisco97, Sozo, TheHowler, Nitenurse79, Chimay, DrewDale & Pixey for keeping this comp going in the past! Previous comps have included the following topics listed here. List compiled by MJW. Edited April 5, 2021 by lynxster4 1 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...
Manc Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) This was made using 'Newton Fractal' by 'Madjik'. Edited April 15, 2021 by Manc 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladybug Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Plugins I have not tried before: Effects/Render/TR’s FireWorks by @TechnoRobbo Effects/Blurs/Bidirectional Blur by @Tanel Other plugins used that nonetheless deserve recognition: Effects/Object/Outline Object by @pyrochild Effects/Render/Frames by @MadJik Effects/Render/CellMaker by @Ego Eram Reputo Effects/Object/Object Bevel by @Red ochre 5 1 Click HERE to see my Pictorium of images I have worked on. You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you. ~ Isadora Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Facet by @Red ochre Bulge Many layer blend modes, Gaussian blur, Feather by @BoltBait AA's Assistant by @dpy. 5 2 Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladybug Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Plugin I have not tried before: Effects/Render/StickMan by @Ego Eram Reputo Plugins used that nonetheless deserve recognition: Effects/Render/Shape3D by @MKT Effects/Object/AA’s_Assistant by @dpy ImAGif.FileType by @midora 4 1 Click HERE to see my Pictorium of images I have worked on. You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you. ~ Isadora Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 TR's Filaments by @TechnoRobbo Unfocus Surface Blur Grey Scale on Coloured Papre by @Kris Vandermotten in Adjustments TR's Fish Eye by @TechnoRobbo Again many layer blend modes. 5 1 Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Start image: a touch of Droste by @toe_head2001 Plugin not used before: is Psychocolour by @Red ochre 5 1 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...
DrewDale Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Plugin never used before: Distorting mirror by @MadJik Other pluging used: Trail by @pyrochild Objectedge & Clipwarp by @Red ochre Also used a few blend modes and curves+ by @pyrochild Picture self taken view from the front of house mixing tent of Faithless Live 2010. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Never used before plugins: Helix by @Red ochre Spiral by @MadJik Fibonacci Fill by @Ego Eram Reputo Eliminate Dark/Light by @ReMake Cuboids by @Red ochre Hexagonal Grid Trail Blur by @MJW True Blur by @Ed Harvey Drop Shadow by @Kris Van Motten Many, many layers & blend modes, erasers. 4 3 Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manc Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) I'm only naming plugins I have not used before. I used 'Newton Fractal' by @MadJik Also 'Trail blur' by @MJW And 'G'MIC-Qt'. Thanks to Nick,Seb and Dave.😀 Edited April 15, 2021 by Manc 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manc Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) In this I used 'Fractal attractor' by @MadJik Also 'G'MIC-Qt' Thanks to Nick Hayes, Seb Fourey and Dave Tschumpele. Edited April 11, 2021 by Manc 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Not used before: ArtyThing by @Red ochre Dragon Effect by @ReMake G'MIC - ContrastSwissMask 5 1 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...
lynxster4 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 Plugins never used before: @Red ochre's String & Pin and @Xhin's Galaxy Transformation Plugins I use frequently: @TrevorOutlaw's Blur Blend and @toe_head2001's Inset Box Shadow 4 1 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...
lynxster4 Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Plugin never used before: @TechnoRobbo's Filament Other plugins: @xod's Image Distortion, Cells, Bevel, Drop Shadow 4 1 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...
Ladybug Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) Plugins I have not tried before: Effects/Render/TRs StrangeAtrractor by @TechnoRobbo Effects/Blurs/Gradient Blocks by @pyrochild Plugins used that nonetheless deserve recognition: Adjustments/Gradient Mapping by @pyrochild Effects/Color/Metallize by @dpy Effects/Render/Spiral by @MadJik Edited April 12, 2021 by Ladybug 2 1 Click HERE to see my Pictorium of images I have worked on. You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you. ~ Isadora Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djisves Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Plugins never used before: @MadJik's Random Mazes Random Maze #1 for the text and Random Maze #2 for the background. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Plugins used for the start: Julia Fractal by PDN. Never used before: Grow by @Red ochre 3 1 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...
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