SofaCritic Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Hi All, New to the forum. I have a .jpg image containing pixellated text. How can I highlight a word or create the illusion of using a highlighter marker on that word? Thanks, Sofa Critic Edited April 30, 2013 by SofaCritic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 create a new layer (ctrl+shift+n), open the layer properties window (F4), and set the blend mode to "multiply." Then, just use the brush tool (or line tool at an appropriate brush size) to draw over the text. 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...
SofaCritic Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 create a new layer (ctrl+shift+n), open the layer properties window (F4), and set the blend mode to "multiply." Then, just use the brush tool (or line tool at an appropriate brush size) to draw over the text. Not working. I created a new layer with same dimensions as original image. I defined the new layer as you described. However it does not give the appearance of an overlay, so you are effectively drawing a line on the original image, which turns out to be fully opaque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I'm not sure why you would say anything about the layer being the same dimension as the original...there isn't any way to change the size of individual layers in paint.net Anyhow, make sure you set the color of the brush to the desired color of highlighter. Black will simply show up as black when the layer blend mode is set to multiply. 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...
SofaCritic Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) I'm not sure why you would say anything about the layer being the same dimension as the original...there isn't any way to change the size of individual layers in paint.net Anyhow, make sure you set the color of the brush to the desired color of highlighter. Black will simply show up as black when the layer blend mode is set to multiply. Working now thanks. File->New creates a new layer (or hotkeys as you describe). Clicking on the new layer and then accessing Layer->Properties allows you to resize the new layer, does it not? Anyway that's not needed here. Edited April 30, 2013 by SofaCritic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 File>New creates a new image, not a new layer The hotkey for a new image is ctrl+n. ctrl+shift+n creates a new layer, which is a component of the currently selected image. Layer>Properties has no way to resize the layer. Image>Resize resizes the image. 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...
SofaCritic Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 File>New creates a new image, not a new layer The hotkey for a new image is ctrl+n. ctrl+shift+n creates a new layer, which is a component of the currently selected image. Layer>Properties has no way to resize the layer. Image>Resize resizes the image. OK, thanks for clarifying. I've done a few things in Paint, but not with multiple layers. /SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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