SailorCelestial Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi! I use Paint.net to fix up my artwork sometimes, and this time my picture needed a lot of fixing! I scanned it in with glitter, but the glitter didn't scan the way I wanted it. I wanted it to sparkle like an old Black and White movie, but it didn't. (The picture is color, btw.) So I looked around here for something to help me, but the two plug-ins I tried failed miserably~ *-~-* They didn't do what they supposedly did in the pictures other people uploaded. I JUST want to add SPARKLES to places WHERE I WANT THEM, not just a randomly-generated effect. I'm just about to give in and buy Photoshop, because this is just too much effort to bother with. (Even though I can create some really cool glitter-like effects with just Gaussin blur, Glow, and Add Noise.) I wonder why there are no "Brushes" like Photoshop has? Man, those sure would save me some time! Or just something that automatically makes any white spot sparkle! That would be a MAJOR time-saver! Can anyone PLEASE help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Try downloading Simon Brown`s Custom Brushes mini plug in. It `s the nearest you`ll get to brushes in PDN.There is also a link on the page to a Custom Brushes thread where you might find what you need. Here is the link to the plug in - http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/14845-custombrushesmini-v19/page__hl__custombrushesmini If you want to PS brushes you`ll also need the abrviewer to change them to png files which the plug in uses.Here is the link to the tutorial. It`s also got a link to the abrviewer website - Hope this helps. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorCelestial Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 *Gasps* Thank you SO much! That is exactly what I was hoping for! I'll try that right now and see what it does~ *Evil grin* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorCelestial Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Okay, everything seems to work okay, except for one, eensy-teensy little thing: My PDN does not seem to have a "Paint With Custom Brush" option. I've looked all over for it, but it just isn't there. Perhaps I should ask its creator this question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) If the plugin is installed correctly, the effect should show in the menu as: Effects > Tools > CustomBrushesMini The reference to "the "Draw with Custom Brush" tool" in the link below is outdated. Edited May 12, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorCelestial Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Nope, nothing there. Maybe if I restarted my computer? I've done a lot, and I haven't turned it off in a while. *Goes to try it* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 You shouldn`t need to restart when you install new plug ins. Have you tried downloading the whole plug in pack, then just copying the Custom Brush dll file to the Effects folder? - Just to make sure you have the latest version. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Make sure you didn't just unzip the plugin pack into the effects folder. It contains subfolders for both Effects and FileTypes and Paint.NET doesn't look in subfolders for plugins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorCelestial Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 Ahh, I see! That makes sense now, since there's a lot of other .dll files in the main folder as well! ...*Tries it. Nothing happens.* Okay, next step, re-installing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorCelestial Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 HALLELUJA!!! IT'S A SUCCESS!!! *Grins happily* Apparently, re-installing it -in the RIGHT folder- did wonders!!! Thanks for all the help, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) ----- Edited May 13, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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