xod Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it PDN v3.5.11 - Plugins needed: AA's_Assistant Grid/CheckerBoard Maker Tube Oblique Oblique Tile Image 1. Start with a new canvas size: 540x540px. 2. Add a new layer. 3. In the Colors float window click on More>> and expand. Type in the Hex box: 7F3300. Swich colors and type in the Hex box: F7E68F 4. Effect>>Render>>Grid/CheckerBoard Maker. 5. Add a new layer (Gradient_Radial) and move it down. 6. In the Tools float menu click on Rectangle Select and draw a selection on half of the canvas. 7. In the Tools float menu click on Gradient>>Radial (color mode) and left click on the mouse and draw a gradient then Deselect (Ctrl+D). 8. Add a new layer (Edge). In the Tools float menu click on Rectangle Select and draw a selection in center of the canvas like in image below. In the Tools float menu click on Gradient>>Linear(Reflected) and draw a gradient then Deselect (Ctrl+D). 9. Select Gradient_Radial layer and make a selection with Rectangle Select. Click on Move Selection press Shift key. Right click on the corner of selection and rotate with 30 degrees (look in the status bar of the window to see degrees). Invert selection (Ctrl+I) and Delete. Effects>>Object and run AA's_Assistant. 10. Duplicate layer Gradient_Radial. Click on Layers and Flip Horizontal, again Layers and Flip Vertical. Select Edge layer and click on Merge Layer Down twice. 11. On Effect menu click on Distort and choose TubeOblique. 12. On Effect menu click on Distort and choose Oblique. 13. On Effect menu click on Distort and choose Tile Image. 14. Add a New Layer (Bolt) and move it down. In the Tools float menu click on Rectangle Select and draw a selection. Click on Gradient>>Linear(Reflected) and draw a gradient. Deselect (Ctrl+D). Make Grid layer and Background layer invisible. Duplicate Bolt layer. Select Gradient_Radial layer and click on Merge Layer Down. Now you can resize with Move Selected Pixels, copy, paste in new layer, join two pieces etc. Also you can use Adjustments>>Curve or Conditional Hue / Saturation to change the glow / color. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Excellent tutorial xod. Ingenious use of gradients, and well explained too. I'll be giving this one a go for sure. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Very nice tutorial. I have to echo Goony's comment about the excellent use of gradients. 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...
Seerose Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 1 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Fabulous tute! Well written & such a great outcome. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Well Done very clear and concise Quote Scooter Age is only a number --in my case a Really BIG number, but there you have it When the prefect paint.net image is created, I will still be wondering "How they Do that?"- sigh☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xod Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 Thanks everybody for interest. Seerose, very nice combination! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottoman Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Nice tutorial xod. Thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowman Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Very nice tutorial xod, I like the technique and the outcome. Thanks you. Quote My GalleryMy YouTube Channel "PDN Tutorials" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xod Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks yellowman. In fact, my inspiration came from a tutorial posted by you on youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAND33P Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Excellent tut, i whipped this up quickly, click for the full picture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughty Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Nice tutorial, had a few minor hiccoughs that I got over easily. Thanks for writing this and I like your color choices they work very well together, got them saved for my future use. I think I got enough cables, chains, screws and enough metal looking bits and pieces to make something out of it all. Some good looking posted images above. Sand33P, yours is especially nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzieh Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I've tried this one many times and I still can't produce a worm screw. I think this tutorial is an advanced tutorial, not a beginner's one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Which step are you having trouble with? 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...
mackenzieh Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Which step are you having trouble with? I can't get past step 9 and when I do, step 10 comes out wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 9. Select Gradient_Radial layer and make a selection with Rectangle Select. Click on Move Selection press Shift key. Right click on the corner of selection and rotate with 30 degrees (look in the status bar of the window to see degrees). Invert selection (Ctrl+I) and Delete. Effects>>Object and run AA's_Assistant. 9a. Make a rectangular selection with the rectangle select tool on the Gradient_Radial layer. 9b. Press the M key twice - this tool moves the selection outline (and not the selected pixels). 9c. Hold the Shift key down then Right click and drag. The right mouse key performs rotation, the Shift key constrains the rotation angle to 15 degree increments. 9d. Invert the selection with Ctrl + I. 9e. Press the Delete key to erase everything not in the inverted selection. 9f. Run the AA's Assisstant plugin on the same layer. 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...
mackenzieh Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) 9a. Make a rectangular selection with the rectangle select tool on the Gradient_Radial layer. 9b. Press the M key twice - this tool moves the selection outline (and not the selected pixels). 9c. Hold the Shift key down then Right click and drag. The right mouse key performs rotation, the Shift key constrains the rotation angle to 15 degree increments. 9d. Invert the selection with Ctrl + I. 9e. Press the Delete key to erase everything not in the inverted selection. 9f. Run the AA's Assisstant plugin on the same layer. Thanks, EER. I will try it that way. Now i remember why I hadn't done this tutorial. I don't have the Tile Image plugin. Which brings me to this question. Is Curtis's plgin pack compatible with PDN version 4.0.6? I have the other plugins for the tutorial except Tile Image. Edited December 7, 2015 by mackenzieh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzieh Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I finally got around to doing the tutorial. Here's my attempt: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilian Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Nice outcome, mackenzieh! And thank you, xod, for the tute! (I'll give it a go asap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzieh Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) Nice outcome, mackenzieh! And thank you, xod, for the tute! (I'll give it a go asap) Thanks Maximilian. Edited December 10, 2015 by mackenzieh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Added PDF link 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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