how to change overal color

[colibri]

included a picture with drawing in black and transparant background. Is there a way to change the black drawing to grey or green keeping the full transparant background?

I was trying with semi-transparent layers but then I loose my full transparant background.

[mountnman]

effects>color>colorfilter should work to get it a color such as green--- color filter was made by ed harvey but it think it comes standard now--

or bucketfill, with the tollerance set low?

Edited December 13, 2010 by mountnman

[Rick Brewster]

color filter was made by ed harvey but it think it comes standard now

Nope

[mountnman]

ahh ok my bad- i was going off what was listed in the Plugin Index by EER "

Color Filter, Color Tint, Posterize, Threshold - Ed Harvey

Included PDN v? "

but i guess i missunderstood the description

[Tarat]

Here's the link for the Color Filter plugin that mountnman suggested. It'll be in Effects>Color when you install it.

http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=1768

Also, as an added bonus, the link for how to install plugins in case you don't know

[Sarkut]

Another option is to fill a new layer with the color of your choice, and use the black envelope shape as a mask.

Copy the mask layer, and apply the Alpha Mask Import plugin effect to the color layer.

Have all three boxes checkmarked.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

ahh ok my bad- i was going off what was listed in the Plugin Index by EER "

Color Filter, Color Tint, Posterize, Threshold - Ed Harvey

Included PDN v? "

but i guess i missunderstood the description

No, my mistake. The reference referred only to Posterize (I should have been more accurate with the description ).

I've flagged the change for the next revision of the Index.

[yellowman]

-Just open your image in Paint.net and use curves:

Adjustment > curves

Select RGB for the Transfer Map and tick only the Green, then put the cursors anywhere on the left edge of the grid, click and hold then move the control point up or down till you get the desired green.

Hint: If you check all Red, Green and Blue and move the curve up and down you will get a gray tone.

-Or use Hue/Saturation:

Adjustment > Hue/Saturation

Move only Lightness to the right till you get the desired gray.

HINT: moving the Lightness all the way to the right gives you a full white color. and all the way to the left gives you a full black, this is helpful when you want to change your selection to a fully white or fully black.

There are some other methods of changing a solid color, but above are the quickest ones.

[colibri]

Many thanks for all your replies!!

The RGB curve adjustment proved to be faster done then writing this post.