Blooper Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 The crash dialog isn't modal, so nothing stops you saving your changes before you click OK and PDN closes. RAAAAAAAAAAH! I hope you're kidding. Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayed Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 The crash dialog isn't modal, so nothing stops you saving your changes before you click OK and PDN closes. RAAAAAAAAAAH! I hope you're kidding. I don't think he is :evil: :evil: that should be in the "very important read first dummies" file Next to the "read me" Quote Power comes to those who least expect it, Ambition comes to those who want it. Sometimes Ambition rules the Powerful, many times Ambition Is Power. Remember that Frodo, that ring could have been yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) On page 1216 of The <off topic> thread, Rick Brewster explains how to change icons and cursors in Paint.NET v3.36. This may be of interest to anyone who has felt frustration with the PanTool cursors used by the Line/Curve tool. The hotspot of these default cursors isn't easy to determine, and the cursor blocks the view of the line, node and underlying image. When going mouse-button-down on an adjusting node the line tends to jump towards the cursor a bit. None of this is helpful. With my new cursors I can place the arrow tip in the center of the adjusting node, so the line doesn't jump when adjusting. The cursor turns into a tiny cross-hair with mouse-button-down, which doesn't block the view of the work being done. Very nice to work with now. Edited April 7, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 (edited) That. Edited April 7, 2010 by Sarkut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blooper Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 That's neat, Sarkut. Can you post your cursors here? Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 This shows the only two cursor changes I've made so far. The top one was originally arrow_l.cur, copied from Windows Vista Cursor folder, and renamed as shown. The bottom one was extracted from PaintDotNet.Resources.dll using DotNetResourcesExtract. It was originally named PaintDotNet.Cursors.RectangleSelectToolCursorMouseDown.cur http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/dot_net_re ... tract.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Here's a way to do a gloss button. It's pretty easy, but there's enough official tuts. First make a filled circle and then use the align object to align in to the center. Then duplicate the layer. On the top layer, go to Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and turn the lightness all the way up. Then use a transparent :LinearGradient: , then a transparent Make a new layer and make a partially transparent circle that starts near the top. The use align object to align it horizontally. Then use a transparent gradient. You also may want to use the outline object plugin. Just to make people get into the habit of searching, how bout everyone SEARCHES for the plugin I'm talking about. Quote Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axle Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 actually, that looks suprisingly good seeing asa how easy it is Quote My Deviant Art | My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epic epiphany Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Make a seperate folder to store the brushes you're not using. Otherwise it really bogs down Smudge and the Custom Brushes plugin.... And they disappear if you update. Do the same with plugins.... This way they don't all go *whoosh-bye bye acculmilated brushes and plugins* I learned the hard way.... Quote Previously dgirl555, but now you can call me epic Oh, and I really like airbrushing photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onemorelevel Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Making part of an image blurred: Have you ever got an Idea for a blur gradient? Like when you drag the gradient it starts out as a big blur and gets less and less intensive? Well think no more, to do this: Duplicate your layer, then guassian blur/unfocus at ANY settings on your duplicated layer: On your duplicated layer, pick the gradient tool, and set it to transparent mode: :AlphaChannel: do a gradient on the image! This is REALLY useful for making images where you want a focal point. Quote "Being calm can work wonders" ~My gallery~D: Iceberg Tutorial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Making part of an image blurred:Have you ever got an Idea for a blur gradient? Like when you drag the gradient it starts out as a big blur and gets less and less intensive? Well think no more, to do this: Duplicate your layer, then guassian blur/unfocus at ANY settings on your duplicated layer: On your duplicated layer, pick the gradient tool, and set it to transparent mode: :AlphaChannel: do a gradient on the image! This is REALLY useful for making images where you want a focal point. http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26985 Quote [Glass Ball Tutorial] [My Gallery] [starscape Tutorial] [My Sig Tutorial] [My dA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onemorelevel Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Making part of an image blurred:Have you ever got an Idea for a blur gradient? Like when you drag the gradient it starts out as a big blur and gets less and less intensive? Well think no more, to do this: Duplicate your layer, then guassian blur/unfocus at ANY settings on your duplicated layer: On your duplicated layer, pick the gradient tool, and set it to transparent mode: :AlphaChannel: do a gradient on the image! This is REALLY useful for making images where you want a focal point. http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26985 Ah, haven't seen that before, thanks. Quote "Being calm can work wonders" ~My gallery~D: Iceberg Tutorial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Posted this in the Pixel umbrella, thought I'd post it here, for the sake of having all tips nearby. Open a new layer under whatever your working on. Pick 2 colours you want to blend. Make a linear gradient, from one edge to the other. Use the posterize effect, and choose how many colours you want to use. And you're done! Now all you gotta do is pick the colours with the colour picker and use them. You can delete the gradient blend layer afterwards. Some might call this cheating, I call it creative use of advanced tools. EDIT: Example. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Posted this in the Pixel umbrella, thought I'd post it here, for the sake of having all tips nearby. Open a new layer under whatever your working on. Pick 2 colours you want to blend. Make a linear gradient, from one edge to the other. Use the posterize effect, and choose how many colours you want to use. And you're done! Now all you gotta do is pick the colours with the colour picker and use them. You can delete the gradient blend layer afterwards. Some might call this cheating, I call it creative use of advanced tools. EDIT: Example. I like it! because it works! Thanks for sharing Kemaru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex.manchester Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 This in response to the first post actually, There is a much easier way to remove all of the white [or any color for that matter] from a picture. Select the Magic Wand and Shift+Click a white spot and the wand will select all white spots on the picture. Then just hit the Delete button and presto! Quote Work the Wand my friends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0(-.-)0 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I just use the isolate lineart plugin... Quote - Any thoughts? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kemaru Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 This in response to the first post actually, There is a much easier way to remove all of the white [or any color for that matter] from a picture. Select the Magic Wand and Shift+Click a white spot and the wand will select all white spots on the picture. Then just hit the Delete button and presto! That would leave white pixels around the edges. Or it might get aliased. :AntiAliasingOff: :AntiAliasingOff: That is why blooper suggests using the Alpha mask plugin. Quote Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. |fb(page)|portfolio|blog| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blooper Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 I just use the isolate lineart plugin... That method is outdated, gradient mapping yields (or at least yielded, I don't know about the new version) better results. Isolate works too. Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0(-.-)0 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 O.O Outdated? I'm hurt Quote - Any thoughts? - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blooper Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 I meant mine Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olav.k.m Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Not sure if this is in here so: If you have an aliased circle, radial blur at around 2px is an effective way of "feathering"(easiest if circle's center aligned). If your circle-shaped picture is not one solid color you might mess up the image with this method (obviously) so making a selection using ellipse select, containing all but a few pixels along the edge of your circle. Then invert selection and run radial blur, like so: ^ click it!! ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blooper Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Not sure if this is in here so:If you have an aliased circle, radial blur at around 2px is an effective way of "feathering"(easiest if circle's center aligned). If your circle-shaped picture is not one solid color you might mess up the image with this method (obviously) so making a selection using ellipse select, containing all but a few pixels along the edge of your circle. Then invert selection and run radial blur, like so: ^ click it!! ^ To get the perfect selection, select the transparent area with the magic wand, fill in the selection on another layer; run Gaussian blur (~5px radius), and use the magic wand's tolerance to have an optimal selection, as opposed to relying on hit and miss. Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 And sometimes duplicating the layer and then radial blurring the one underneath will yield good results, especially if you feather the one on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontcannon Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I don't know if this is obvious or not, but it works for me Varying the Alpha value when using the transparent gradient gives you better control over the strength of the gradient. Use either primary or secondary colour alphas for diefferent results! Quote Night Vision Text Effect Tutorial Gallery reddit.com/r/futurebeats | My Mixcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flip Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Here's a way to make a nifty vector circle thing. You'll need the align object plugin and BoltBait's flip plugins. First, make a new layer and make a circle outline of the color you want the inside to be. Then use align object and make it in the middle. Then, duplicate that layer and go to Hue/Saturation and turn the lightness all the way down to make it black. Make sure this black layer is on top. Now your canvas should just look like a black circle. Make a new layer under everything, and make a filled circle to be inside the outline. Make sure the color is the color you chose at the beginning. Go to your colored outline layer, and go to hue/saturation to make it lighter a little bit. Then, use the arrow keys to move it down, right, down, right, until it looks pretty good. Erase everything that's outside the black outline. Duplicate the crescent layer and flip it vertically and horizontally. Then adjust the lightness using hue/saturation and make it darker. I think it looks pretty good. You can probably use it to emboss text and stuff too. Quote Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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