neunundachtzig Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it Hey folks, I've made a tutorial on how you create a 3D-looking Book in Paint.NET (advanced) you can find the full PDF here (DeviantArt) or get the ZIP file here (28MB) Step 1 Start with importing a cover of a Book Step 2 Go to "Rotate and Zoom" and follow the screenshot Step 3 Duplicate the Layer... Step 4 ...and scale down the upper one. Step 5 Set it behind layer 1 Step 6 Adjust the brightness Step 7 Draw a line from point A to point B. You can create a new layer for that behind the 2nd but you can also just draw on the one you just have darkened. Step 8 Step 9 Bring together layer 1 and 2... Step 10 ..and add a new layer again. Here you draw a thin white line from A to B Step 11 Set the Gaussian Blur to something around 4 - Now you have a nice looking edge Step 12 Bring together all of your layers, duplicate the result and scale down the upper Layer again. This will be the back of your book Step 13 Match the 2nd layer to the right 3D-perspective Step 14 Set down the 2nd layer and add a new one between layer 1 (Back) and 2 (Cover) Step 15 Draw a line from A to B... Step 16 ...and connect the ends on the right with a line Step 17 Fill out the area Step 18 Duplicate your 'Paper'-layer Step 19 Add Noise to the upper one Step 20 Step 21 Add Motion Blur to the upper one Step 22 Step 23 Select an area from the middle of your upper 'Paper'-layer... Step 24 ...and stretch it Step 25 Now select your lower 'Paper'-layer, select the 'Wand'-tool and select a transparent region Step 26 Select your upper 'Paper'-layer again without klicking somewhere else before and delete the selected area Combine the 2 'Paper'-layers and duplicate the result again Step 27 Adjust the brightness of the upper layer Step 28 Select the 'Gradient'-tool and set it to transparency-mode. Now draw a shadow from left to right. For the best result you can hold Ctrl while sliding horizontally. Step 29 Now you can add a shadow if you want but this is not necessary Step 30 Voila! (and let me see your results ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N00Bz Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Good job. could have used some text though. Quote | My Gallery|My deviantART| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHowler Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 This is a good tut, but it's a bit hard to understand in places. I mean, "bonus" isn't much of an instruction. Quote My Brick Wall Tutorial....|....My Gallery....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthpyro Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 (edited) This is a wonderful tutorial, but is not easy based on the fact it is minimal instructions and more pictures showing you what to do. You often have no idea what effect to use because it is in German, but nonetheless, nice to know how to make decent books. Attached it my result. It seems to be aliased (pixely) around the paper, and there is a grey line at the top of my book. But, I'd still use this book of spells and potions. Edited September 11, 2011 by Darthpyro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 It was good before. Putting images inline kicked it up a notch. I agree, though; text would not go amiss. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neunundachtzig Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Ok I will add some more text to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N00Bz Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 (edited) Good Job! Edited September 12, 2011 by N00Bz Quote | My Gallery|My deviantART| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Also, you should probably add English translations to the German words on the screen. This is supposed to be an English-only forum, and although having the German on there isn't a bad thing (and I know what they are because I'm familiar with the program), a lot of people will probably be a bit confused. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthpyro Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Yes, I was confused at some points as to where the program was and what it was called. Great tutorial none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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