The_Lionhearted Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Hey all, I'm having some difficulty finding an easy way to tell the center of the canvas...I'd like some way to mark it so I can draw lines & such through it. Does anyone have some suggestions? How do you guys (and gals ) make things centered? Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 make a new 1 pixel canvas then go to image>canvas size and put in the measurements of your current canvas (make sure that its anchored in the middle) then hit CTRL+A to select all and then just copy and paste it on a new layer on your current canvas. I hope that made sense haha Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faileas Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 I'd just create a new layer, then draw lines diagonally to form an X on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 Sorry, I can't seem to figure that out...when I try and increase the canvas size from 1x1 to 800x200, it changes the entire canvas to black... Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 your prob resizing the pic, try pressing CTRL+SHIFT+R. That should be canvas size Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadJik Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 BTW on 800x600 the center isn't a pixel it's 4px and you could use the mouse position in the both right corner. So the center is 399x299,400x299 399x300,400x300 If you create a new micture 801x601, then the center is a unique pixel 400x300! Not convinced? Try with small image 8x6 and 9x7 even vs odd sized pictures! Quote My DeviantArt | My Pictorium | My Plugins | Donate via Paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 Huh...now it works. I could have sworn that I was doing Canvas Size and that's why I was having problems...I dunno...perhaps it was early in the morning and I was being stupid...thanks Jake and Madjik for the quick responses...I'm sure this will help someone else out as well. Ironically, I was working on a Jake2k style sig while trying to find the center... Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 You probably had the secondary color set as black... Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 ...? Does Paint.Net expand the canvas with the secondary color? Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Yup. Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Only on the Background layer. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 Ah...I learned something new today. Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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