About selection tools

[kspadan]

Hi, I have a question, important to me. I want to change the all day task of image editing from photoshop to paint.net, but I can´t find a simple selection tool, that´s poligonal selection. If you know where to find this tool in actual version (I think there´s no present) or any advanced selection plugin for this excelent software, please let me know where is. Thank you.

[Myrddin]

Long URL you will appreciate clicking on.

I'm not being rude, but this is just to show you that using Search does work. Have a look down a few of the first results to get your answer, especially that second result .

[kspadan]

Thank you Myrddin for your fast response. I have used the search tool before, and haven´t found this tool in the actual feature list. I have post the request to know if someone know how to do poligonal selection in paint.net

Best regards

[Myrddin]

Well, the quickest way I know how to do something of the like, and no doubt how others will respond with, is to use the Line / Curve tool:

- On a new layer draw how you want your shape to look;

- Use the Magic Wand to select on the line layer, but do the deed on the image layer - the layer you wish to carry out the action.

For a tutorial using this method try Cutting out images the easy way! Version 2.

It all depends on what you wish to use such a tool for. For example, if you wish to cut someone/thing out of a picture I would highly recommend Alpha Masking (plugin / tutorial) for a professional, clean cut. It is a slow process, but most definitely worth it.

Does this help?

[oma]

I use the lightrays tool on a separate layer. set both colors to black then make light rays top slider at 5 and the size around 60-70

then just drag the pixels in or out to get correct size I need for the application.

as myrdian says magic wand the polygon and proceed as he states.

[kspadan]

Thanks for the response, and yes, I think this is the easy way in paint.net for the present.