Panning beyond the boundaries of the image

[Sven]

Often times I work upclose with images and when I get to the edges doing stuff like using the edge of the brush or the gradient becomes really hard since I have to zoom out all the way which makes things a lot less accurate.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Often requested. It even appears in the list of frequently asked questions http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/2940-popular-feature-requests/

At the moment there is no workaround. It's a limitation of the way paint.net is put together.

[Sven]

Often requested. It even appears in the list of frequently asked questions http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/2940-popular-feature-requests/

At the moment there is no workaround. It's a limitation of the way paint.net is put together.

 

Oh, sorry - didn't see it and kinda forgot to search if it was already suggested.

Edited November 4, 2014 by Sven

[Montego]

I would suggest a temporary increase in canvas size to help with your up close work.

 

Image > Canvas Size...

Increase the width and height by a couple hundred pixels, anchored at center.

You now have a border to work on.

Reduce the width and height to the original size, anchored at center.

The border disappears!

 

Just remember this is different than Resize.