How do i rotate 1 single piece of text?

[molvijn]

I would like to know how to rotate 1 piece of text on a layer without rotating every other piece of text on the same layer aswell. is there a way to do this?

[Tactilis]

Welcome to the forum @molvijn

 

2 hours ago, molvijn said:

I would like to know how to rotate 1 piece of text on a layer without rotating every other piece of text on the same layer aswell

You need to select the area containing the text, then rotate the selected pixels.

See the Documentation:

https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/SelectionTools.html   (Note the paragraph on Manipulating Selections)

https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/RectangleSelectionTool.html

https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/MoveTools.html

 

[Ego Eram Reputo]

On 6/20/2024 at 4:26 AM, molvijn said:

I would like to know how to rotate 1 piece of text on a layer without rotating every other piece of text on the same layer aswell. is there a way to do this?

 

I recommend putting the text on separate layers. This way you can rotate one layer to any degree without affecting the rest of the text. Example:

 

[julper]

2 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said:

 

I recommend putting the text on separate layers. This way you can rotate one layer to any degree without affecting the rest of the text. Example:

 

With raster-based programs like PDN this is really the only way to go.

 

My personal workflow involves lots of cutting, pasting and merging layers on a per-glyph basis. Anything that demands to be shaped a certain way, you're best off setting your own guidelines with the line & shape tools. Doing stuff like this, it's generally a solid plan to work in as large of a base resolution as your machine can handle, that way you'll reduce AA artifacts and the overall generation loss that comes inherently with rotating rasters a bunch of times over. apy's "AA's Assistant" is an amazing plugin to cover your tracks in that department!