Stacyhy Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Hi there. I wrote my signature on piece of paper, then scanned it in, removed the white background, leaving just the signature in blue ink on a transparent background and saved it as a .gif. HOWEVER, I need to make the signature darker blue. I've used clipping masks in the past, but cannot figure how to do this in Paint.net. I made duplicate copy of the original .gif, then created a layer and filled it with a darker blue. What do I do from here so that when I put the layers together the signature is darker, but the background is still translucent? Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 There is a plugin called "alpha mask" which is pretty much exactly what you are looking for. Basically, you make your clipping mask, select and copy it, then use the plugin with "copy from clipboard" checked. 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...
minners71 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 If the sig is on a transparent background and all you want to do is make it darker why not just go to Adjustments>Hue/saturation this can be used to change the blue to anyother colour and also how dark or light it is. Adjustments can be found at the top of the paint.net screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 1. Duplicate the layer :DuplicateLayer: 2. Select the top layer by clicking on it. 3. Press F4. 4. Change the Blend Mode to Multiply. 5. Merge the top layer down. Repeat as many times as you need. The Multiply blend mode has the effect of darkening the original layer. More on Blend Modes >> http://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/BlendModes.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...
jim100361 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Just a quick reminder ( I have a sig file too that I used at work for pre-signed Bills of Ladings templates - as an example), regardless of what you may wish to use it for, remember that a .png is higher quality than a .gif file and also supports transparency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Just to clarify: GIF's support transparency too, however Jim is quite right about the quality. GIF's are limited to a palette of 256 colors so are not going to render the same breadth of palette. This may be OK for a simple image (without areas composed of gradients or variable transparency). 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...
Stacyhy Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Thanks for all the replies! You're right, I should use a .png. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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