idesign Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Hey all, I just joined in the forums. I'm a watch face designer, and am a total beginner at this. I use Paint.Net to design watch hands and color them. Only problem is when I put in my watch face to my watch, the hands are not centered. How should I center it using this software? I see the circle with the + on it which tells me that it is the center point, but I don't know where on the watch hand it should go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Hello @idesign and welcome to the forum If you use the Align Object Plugin when you start your work on the face, then make your hands on a new layer, then repeat Align Object again. Here are two: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/4193-align-object-plugin-updated-06172007/ https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/112095-align-object/ 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...
idesign Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 16 minutes ago, Pixey said: Hello @idesign and welcome to the forum If you use the Align Object Plugin when you start your work on the face, then make your hands on a new layer, then repeat Align Object again. Here are two: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/4193-align-object-plugin-updated-06172007/ https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/112095-align-object/ @Pixeythank you, really appreciate your help, and thanks for the welcome ☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idesign Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 38 minutes ago, Pixey said: Hello @idesign and welcome to the forum If you use the Align Object Plugin when you start your work on the face, then make your hands on a new layer, then repeat Align Object again. Here are two: https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/4193-align-object-plugin-updated-06172007/ https://forums.getpaint.net/topic/112095-align-object/ @Pixey hi, do you mean to use the Align Object plugin first, then put the hands, then repeat Align Object? Not sure what you meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 2 hours ago, idesign said: Pixey hi, do you mean to use the Align Object plugin first, then put the hands, then repeat Align Object? Not sure what you meant. Yes. If you have the correct proportions for the face and the hands, do them on separate layers and then use the Align. FYI - we do have a clock Plugin on here: 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...
idesign Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Pixey said: Yes. If you have the correct proportions for the face and the hands, do them on separate layers and then use the Align. FYI - we do have a clock Plugin on here: I'm just working on the hands. I use Clockology app for the watch face. These are the hands I'm trying to center, but it's not working out. Well just one for both, the minute and hour hand. I don't even know if it's correctly centered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, idesign said: I don't even know if it's correctly centered. I would draw a graph as a guide and then move your hand to the center. I used @toe_head2001 Graph Paper Plugin as a guide between the face and the hand. Then move the hand accordingly. 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...
Tactilis Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 12 minutes ago, Pixey said: I would draw a graph as a guide and then move your hand to the center. Or even just an alignment cross on a layer. Then add layers for the watch face and each of the hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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