BoltBait Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 Mmm... this isn't exactly what I'd call a feather. Feathering isn't blurring the edges, it's fading the edges to transparent, which is actually doable with the new gradient tool, to an extent.Not saying this isn't useful, but calling it a feather isn't very accurate. But, if you think about it, that's EXACTLY what its doing. If you Gaussian blur a pixel that is sitting next to a totally transparent pixel, it becomes slightly transparent. Then, if you blur that transparent pixel, it takes on some of the color of the previous pixel and becomes slightly less transparent. Isn't that exactly what you describe? That would be what I'm describing, if the feathered object were a solid color and nothing more. I made this with the gradient tool, rect to polar, and alpha mask. This is a true feather. On the faded edges, not a single pixel has had an RGB value changed, only the alpha transparency. This is what the feather tool in Fireworks does, and I'm pretty sure that applies to other image editing programs. Kaiser Yoshi, check out the latest update. I think you'll like it. 8) Try the "shrink" method... Go get it here: http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2498 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I kinda feel sorry nobody replied to this yet, so I'm replying! I've already added this to the PPP. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x haggard x Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 This has already come in very handy for me. This picture was actually taken outside and I put it on this self-made background for ***** and giggles. Thanks for the feather plug-in Bolt! EDIT: This is a family friendly board. Please do not use swear words. ~BoltBait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 With the new settings is even better But I have found some bugs with the latest plug-in. When zoomed in, and Use Feather@10. Move slider from grow to shrink then Grow again. In the zoomed area will have an effect that will look like users apply Grow-feather then apply Shrink-feather. And "this" feather effect will only show up in the zoomed in area when feather is applied...and the rest of the area will look different like only grow-feather has been applied.. Hope this make sense I can post some screen caps if you don't understand. BTW, from this bug I found out that Apply Grow-feather then 2nd time apply Shrink-feather will make it look very nice and smooth. can there be a setting that will allow users to do this 2 steps in 1. Thanks!! Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Thanks, yes, I've noticed that when moving the second slider back and forth, it gets confused. I'll look into that. But, no, I won't combine both effects into one. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeras737 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 BoltBait, I love you, keep up the awesomness work :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 It makes a cool text effect if you put it on Shrink@ 10 pixels. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkShock Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 My computer won't download that plugin because of it's dll extension. is there any other way? Quote ---- Gallery | Sig Tutorial | deviantART | Sig Videos | PhotoBucket ----D E S T I N Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 It will have to be put in a .zip file then. Edit: Alright, I zipped it, try this: http://yata.110mb.com/Feather.zip Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwarsaw Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I downloaded the feather dll but my system won't let me open it. It says "....is not a valid Win32 application" what is my problem? Warren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 wwarsaw, to install plugins, you need to follow the instructions on this page: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/install Once installed, restart Paint.NET and look in the Effects > Blurs submenu for Feather. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 With the new settings is even better But I have found some bugs with the latest plug-in. When zoomed in, and Use Feather@10. Move slider from grow to shrink then Grow again. In the zoomed area will have an effect that will look like users apply Grow-feather then apply Shrink-feather. And "this" feather effect will only show up in the zoomed in area when feather is applied...and the rest of the area will look different like only grow-feather has been applied.. Hope this make sense I can post some screen caps if you don't understand. This bug has been fixed. Go get the latest version: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/feather (Looking at the source code, I'm surprised this thing ever worked!) Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 With the new settings is even better But I have found some bugs with the latest plug-in. When zoomed in, and Use Feather@10. Move slider from grow to shrink then Grow again. In the zoomed area will have an effect that will look like users apply Grow-feather then apply Shrink-feather. And "this" feather effect will only show up in the zoomed in area when feather is applied...and the rest of the area will look different like only grow-feather has been applied.. Hope this make sense I can post some screen caps if you don't understand. This bug has been fixed. Go get the latest version: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/feather (Looking at the source code, I'm surprised this thing ever worked!) WOO HOO Thank you!! Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jart23 Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 cool thanks for the update, can always use good plugins Quote "What will we do if we don't try and help eachother?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Sweet action, Boltbait. Thanks! Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moc426 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Bolt, can you change the name, it says feather2 in my blur menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Bolt, can you change the name, it says feather2 in my blur menu. Hehe. Oops! Yeah, I'll fix that this afternoon. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Bolt, can you change the name, it says feather2 in my blur menu. Hehe. Oops! Yeah, I'll fix that this afternoon. I kinda like it Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share Posted June 14, 2007 Fix one bug, introduce another. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 Ah...pick a bug, any bug... Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Bolt, can you change the name, it says feather2 in my blur menu. OK, this is fixed. Go get the latest build: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/feather Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moc426 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Thanks. Bolt, can you change the name, it says feather2 in my blur menu. OK, this is fixed. Go get the latest build: http://boltbait.googlepages.com/feather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 for some reason i just can't get a good feather on a sphere. can do the laso style as in the plug in info but a sphere well I'm totally lost. any tips thanks Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Did you make the background Transparent? (just in case) Then use feather. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 yes do you clik majic wand outside the orb and invert? how many pixels do you usually use? Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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