Can you break up a design?

[kenstr527]

wondering how to break up a design/picture using paint.net? it would like its tore up, puzzle pieces, etc. but close enough you could tell what the design is. almost similar to a distressed look. thanks

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Here's a couple of plugins as a starting point:  Tesserae or Mosaic

 

My recommendation is to make the grout color the same as your background or even transparent (if your target file format supports it)..

[ardneh]

Duplicate your image layer.

 

Expand the canvas and delete the bottom layer.

 

Use the Lasso Select tool to select a chunk of the image.

 

Cut / paste into a new layer.

 

Repeat until you have the whole image in pieces on different layers.

 

You can now reposition the pieces using the Move Selected Pixels tool.
 

[Djisves]

8 hours ago, kenstr527 said:

it would like its tore up, puzzle pieces, etc.

Let's not forget @toe_head2001's Jigsaw Puzzle plugin.