Tayoni Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 I got Paint.net monday and I'm doing fairly well. Been through the help files, did a couple newbie guide things so I know my way around the menus. I'm stuck trying to figure out what to learn to do next and I've been looking around at the tutorials and reading them but I don't know which one to do. Is there maybe a list that shows poor n00bs what order to use the existing tutorials so we don't grab one that's way over our heads? Maybe some guide that says, "Now you've done these 4 tutorials, try these next 3 tutorials in any order." Anyhoo, if there's no list. And I know pretty much all the basics and have done the tuts for wet floor reflection, "make a wave" and some other one to make parchement...and I've played around with all the tools...(magic wand is still a bit ...mysterious) I've made some of my own stuff by now like a setting sun and taken a cat out one picture and put it over a background, so I know a bit about layering. I am not ready yet to add plugins tho. I want to get more time with the exising tools in the box before I add more. So, what tut would you recommend I try next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Whatever you want. The tutorials are there for your (the user) benefit. Pick whatever interests you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayoni Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Whatever you want. The tutorials are there for your (the user) benefit. Pick whatever interests you. the problem is, when I pick the ones that I want, I find things in them that are over my head right now and I just end up getting stuck. :oops: I think I need to get a tutorial with no plugins required that'll give me a really good lesson on layers, what to do with them and show how the transparency values effect each layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Whatever you want. The tutorials are there for your (the user) benefit. Pick whatever interests you. the problem is, when I pick the ones that I want, I find things in them that are over my head right now and I just end up getting stuck. :oops: I think I need to get a tutorial with no plugins required that'll give me a really good lesson on layers, what to do with them and show how the transparency values effect each layer. I think This tutorial fits that description pretty well. Quote [Glass Ball Tutorial] [My Gallery] [starscape Tutorial] [My Sig Tutorial] [My dA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 for a introductory tutorial with no plugins, this might fit the bill: http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayoni Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Thanks very much! They look like they are just what I should be trying at this point and am going to try them right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 To tell you the truth, I had the same problem at first. What I did, is I used PDN as Paint program and drew whatever I wanted. After, I tested different effects and renders. Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayoni Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 I've been doing just that, Helen, drawing stuff, or using pics I got and just playing around. There's only so much I can learn on my own doing that though, so i go into tutorials to get new ideas to play around with some more. Instruction in the tutorials are sometimes written in such a way that I can't do them without having to go do three other tutorials. For example, here's a step I saw somewhere "Type something." Okay...what if I didn't know that you need to click on a new tool to be able to type something? Okay yeah we should know this stuff from doing the interactive beginner's guide or reading the help files. (I knew very well how to type something btw that's just an example of what I've been runing into) but how about a tiny reminder? How about saying..."go get the 'text tool' and type something." There's also other problems like this one is a good example viewtopic.php?f=34&t=26967 the title looked like something I wanted to try. Basic and easy. I'm assuming that the tutorial was done with images and instructions attached right into the images. There's nothing there now at all, so I can't learn that one. I hope it gets updated, or redone. I know I'm trying to make a point here, but i think I'm so new that I don't know what it is I'm trying to say. *pulls out hair and runs in circles* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Yeah viewtopic.php?f=12&t=28550 Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayoni Posted January 19, 2009 Author Share Posted January 19, 2009 Oh, i sort of figured as much about that empty tut, thx for showing me Ash. I'll just check back on it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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