GOOGOOHEADGOOGOOPLEX Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm making a logo for someone by hand-drawing a font I made up. But because I was having trouble drawing a perfect letter 'O', I'm using the "Circle/Ellipse" tool to do it. I drew an 'O' with that tool that's almost the right size... and I wanna draw another one just a little shorter... but I can't figure out how to place the completed new shape directly over the old one.I don't know where to start the action with the tool! The completed shape always ends up in the wrong place.Can anyone tell me how to get my finished shape to complete just where I want it to?(Re-sizing the shape won't work because that changes the thickness of the line I used for the letter 'O'.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Install the 4.0 alpha. You can move things around all you want before committing it to the layer. 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...
xod Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Gridlines above all layers for guidance can help you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'd use two layers. The lower one for the large circle, and the upper one for the smaller circle. Use the Align Object plugin to centre both on the canvas. Activate the Move tool and perform a by-pixel realignment using the keyboard arrow keys. Then merge top layer down. Now you can move your O anywhere by moving the entire layer. 2 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...
Red ochre Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 You could try using 'squirkle' - I changed the default shape to circle/ellipse a long while back. The anitaliasing my not quite as good as the pdn tool - but it's not bad. http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/23194-squirkle/ 2 Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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