Bending or Wrapping an Object?

[Marilynx]

I am back playing with the covers for the books I have been working on. A uniting feature of all seven covers is the DNA strands I referenced making in another thread. 

 

This is a rough of the seventh cover. 

 

What this is supposed to be is a Gate between the world as we know it, and a nasty place called the Bloodlands. 

 

I'm using a low-rez backdrop from Adobe for this. When/If I get it worked out, I will purchase the hi-rez one for the final. 

 

I placed the backdrop on one layer and duplicated it. On the bottom layer, I used Bolt Bait's Color Balance (Adjustments => Color Balance) to turn the layer as close to blood-red as I could. On the upper layer, I used the oval select tool to cut away a section of the "real world" version so it's sort of like looking through a window. 

 

I also used Adjustments => Black & White to turn a set of white pearl DNA strands into black pearls. 

 

The above works, but I think it might work better if I could somehow wrap the DNA around the edge of the oval frame while maintaining its basic shape. Is there a plug-in that will let me do this?

Edited September 1 by Marilynx
typos!

[Red ochre]

@Marilynx Try TR's Paste Frame. If you look through that thread there are examples on page 2 of creating frames around a selection.

[Marilynx]

I have DL the zip file. Uhm, which folder does it go in?

[Red ochre]

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

 

There are detailed instruction there - it's a different method depending on whether you have the store version or classic (free) version.

If you have other plug-ins installed you'll be looking for an 'Effects' folder.

[Marilynx]

Got it. I do have the "free" version, although I send regular donations. Thank you -- I did figure it out. Just been awhile since I've installed something without an automated thingummy. Now over to ask some questions in the appropriate thread.