MP0001 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 When I click, using the gradient tool, a nub appears and no color appears. As I drag my mouse, the first nub remains and a second nub appears, following the cursor. At no time does the gradient itself appear. I've tried rebooting the program. it doesn't work. I've never had this problem before using the gradient tool. Any ideas? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 You might be trying to draw a gradient outside of an active selection. Try pressing Ctrl-D before drawing your gradient. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP0001 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Thanks, BoltBait. I tried that, but no luck. Also, I have clicked Ctrl+A to select everything in the scene and that didn't work either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Make sure you have gradient set to color mode and not transparency mode. If it is, check your color window to make sure you didn't accidentally set your colors to transparent. If that isn't it either, check the layer window to make sure the layer is visible. If none of those are it, then I have no idea 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...
MP0001 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 (edited) pdnnoob. Checked all of those too. Still no luck. Thanks, though, for trying. Edited July 19, 2012 by MP0001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 If it's not the color/transparency mode, or drawing outside an active selection, then the only other thing I can offer is that perhaps you're rendering the gradient on a lower layer with the upper layer(s) obsuring the result? 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...
MP0001 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Thanks EER. How do you tell on which layer you're rendering? I guess I assumed that Paint.Net wouldn't let you render on any other layer but the one you're currently on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP0001 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) I'll explain one context in which it continues to happen in the hope that that might shed some light on what I'm doing wrong. When I open up a new, blank canvas, I can render the gradient just fine. When I enter text on the new, blank canvas, I can also render the gradient. When I select around the text (via Shift+magic wand) and delete the area, I can also render the gradient (though it covers over the text). Once, however, I have selected around the text (via Shift+magic wand) and the inverted the selection (Ctrl+I), then the gradient tool no longer works, giving those nubs only. In case it's relevant, I am trying to creat a tricolor gradient text. Note: Rebooting Paint.Net seems to fix the problem. I was just hoping I could find another means of remedying the problem without having to close out of the program each time. Edited July 20, 2012 by MP0001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 The active layer is the one highlighted in the layers window. Editing is always done on the active layer. I'm not completely sure, but I think you're running into the selection area problem that BoltBait mentioned. When you have a selection it acts as a 'sub grouping' of the active layer. Editing operations are restricted to inside the selected region on the active layer. Seen this? http://forums.getpai...ed-curved-text/ Edit: also this: 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...
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