ladymb Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hi All, I am a newbie...well more of a lurker. I have used paint.net for small photo touch-ups of my daughters. But now I'm starting a small business and actually starting to use more tools. I had our logo done by a graphic designer and to save on money I am doing the layouts for ads, flyers, business cards etc. When I copy our logo into a new layer it is super big compared to my canvas size. I cant seem to figure out a way to scale it down in ratio. When I click on the corners it allows me to scale down, but not to ratio. When I select image-resize (Ctrl+R) and do a percentage it cuts off portions of the logo or select by absolute size it wants to change my canvas size. I'm sure this is a totally dumb question for you guys, but it's making me pull my hair out, LOL Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 While you drag the corner, make sure you hold shift Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 You could resize the logo prior to importing with Image > Resize. Make sure that the checkbox "Maintain Aspect Ratio" is checked. Remember to use File > Save As... to save the reduced size image (you don't want your original to be permanently affected). More > http://www.getpaint..../ImageMenu.html Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Image->Resize won't ever cut anything off. You may have clicked on Image->Canvas Size. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Image->Resize won't ever cut anything off. You may have clicked on Image->Canvas Size. I think he tried Image->Resize after pasting the large image onto the small canvas. Image->Resize changes the canvas size, then adjusts everything within the boundaries to fit. If you wish to resize the large image you are pasting, either use image->resize before copying it over or adjust it after by holding shift and dragging the corner. Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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