JLeigh Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hello, I finally have the latest version of Paint.net! I took a picture of my aunt and her daughter, and unfortunately, the household we were visiting at the time was a mess, so I would like to defocus the background while keeping the rest sharp. I have tried the magic wand tool at different tolerance levels so that I can selectively defocus, but it's not selecting how I need it to select. I did do a search here, but I can't seem to find what I need. If someone could either point me to a tutorial or describe what I need to do, it would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Post your picture and someone here will help you. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLeigh Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Here it is :oops: There's other things I want to do to it as well, but the background is what's confounding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I'd use this tutorial to cut out the people in your image. Then in the last step of the turorial, instead of deleting the background, blur it. edit: bad grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Easy. Hold on... Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 OK, how's this: I could make it more blurry, if you want. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLeigh Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 It's perfect!! Could you please tell me how you did it? It's wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Easy... 1) I followed this tutorial: http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=4841 (Good tutorial, even though its hard to read) 2) I made a duplicate of the background 3) I used the magic wand on the mask layer to select the background 4) Switched to the duplicate layer and pressed the delete key. That left only the people on that layer 5) Use the eraser tool to touch up around the hair. 6) Feather with a radius of 10 using the shrink method. 7) Switch to the bottom most background layer. 8) Gaussian Blur with a radius of 10 Here is what my canvas looked like: 9) Turn off visibility of the mask layer. 10) Save as JPG (flattening as required) and DONE! Judging by my post times, it took about 12-15 minutes to complete. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLeigh Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Thank you! I'm slowly learning about what this program can do, and I really appreciate all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLeigh Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Ok, I'm stuck lol. I followed the tutorial and traced the outline, but I have no idea where to go from here. The magic wand tool keeps selecting everything instead of the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 From you screen shot, you bottom layer is active, you need to make top layer active. In layer window click on "layer 2" in your case. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaheny Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Does anyone have an updated link for the tutorial above? all of those lead to 404 page not found. thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 27 minutes ago, mtaheny said: Does anyone have an updated link for the tutorial above? all of those lead to 404 page not found. thanks! Tr's Dodge and burn will help you blur the background very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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