typo Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I would like to use a feather effect on a photo. I have no idea how or where it is. Can someone please explain extremely slowly and clearly where to find a it and how to use it. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkly Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewt ... ht=feather see if this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 I tried, I honestly don't know how its works. I pretty much need step by step instruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguba Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The Feather blurs the edges of an object with jagged edges to help it look more "natural". To use it, the area around the object must be transparent. Quote aguba.deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 I know what feathering does to an object I meant I don't know how to download dll or what c:/program files/Paint.NET/effects is. And once its all done how do I find the program and use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguba Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 C:/program files/Paint.NET/effects is the default folder that the plugins should be put in. To download the dll, just click the download link. Either download the dll directly to the effects folder, or download it to your desktop and drag it to the effects folder. Quote aguba.deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Frojo Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 There should be a link in the feather thread to download it. c:/program files/Paint.NET/effects is where you would put the dll that you downloaded. Then once its installed, the feather plugin should be under the effects thing at the top middle of paint.net. I think its under blurs. Quote I'm still alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 good news, it work I found it in my program. bad news, I don't know how to make it work. So far nothing is feathering properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Frojo Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 It feathers the edges of something solid if the stuff around it is transparent. Quote I'm still alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 I know what feathering does. I don't know what buttons to push to make a feathered effect. Do i need to highlight the image? Ex: stamp button- you press on the stamp button in the tools bar and to use it you line up the cursor and press ctrl then place the cursor over the object you wish to cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilNeko Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Effects button at the top>Blurs>Feather ~EvilNeko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 1st of all, did you download the DLL from the link in sparkly's post? 2nd, did you put the dll in Paint.net's effect folder? 3rd, if you did all that, you should see feather in effects--->blurs...... Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Ok I have the feather icon in my effects, that is not the problem. The problem comes when I click on feather it give me a wee box that has a scale that says feather amount and another scale that says grow shrink. I do some adjusting, but nothing is happening to my image. My question is... do I need to highlight my picture for the feathering to take effect or do I have to press a special button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguba Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The image you are feathering must be surrounded by a transparent area(meaning it has no background) Quote aguba.deviantart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 no And did you do what Mr Frojo said? **It feathers the edges of something solid if the stuff around it is transparent** The object you wanna feather must have NO background (transparent) Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 I think I got it now, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed4Thee Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 I downloaded the feather plug in and put it into the effects folder and I did the same with drop shadow. I opened Paint to make my first attempt at using these plug in. New to Paint...so I'm still finding my way around. I went to effects to find both of these plug ins and neither are showing. I just under blur but they aren't there. Any idea what I did wrong. I drop shadow was a .zip file and I opened that. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed4Thee Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Bumping this up....hoping somebody can tell me what to do. I tried uninstalling both the effects and the shadow and reinstalling them...still not showing. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Please don't bump threads. For your problem- Make sure you don't drop the .zip into the Effects folder, rather drag the .dll inside the .zip into the effects folder. Restart Paint.NET if it was running. Go to Effects - Blurs and you will see feather as one of the first effects in that menu. Go to effects and scroll down until you see drop shadow. Its a little closer to the bottom. Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed4Thee Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Sorry for bumping....just thought maybe the topic got buried. Thanks.....I'll go do as you suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed4Thee Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Ok. I did exactly as you said. I decided to start over and download the feather .dll to my desktop and drag it to the Effects folder. Its now in the Effects folder along with the Alein .dll and the Drop Shadow effect. Nothing else is in that folder. I restarted Paint and went to effects....no feather effect nor drop shadow effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yata Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Are you using the latest version? I doubt this has anything to do with it, but its worth a shot... Quote "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former" [ dA Paint.NET Chat :: Yata on dA ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed4Thee Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Yes its the newest version. Maybe I should uninstall everything and re-install it. Unless you have another idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleed4Thee Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Got it. I rebooted the computer and like magic both effects are there. Thanks for you help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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