Skar Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 First of all, I just found this software about an hour ago, and I'm loving it. The interface is very intuitive, and it's very easy to do things. However, I do have a small problem... I'm trying to make a ring with a certain pattern on the outside circumference. Is there way I can go about doing this, without having to duplicate a layer 50 times and manually position them around the circle? Also, is there any way transform layers like you could in Photoshop? The only thing I've found I could do is rotate a layer with the pivot in the centre of the canvas. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 "certain pattern", which means? Post smaple image so we know what you mean. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skar Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Eh, I think I might've worded that wrong. I just meant using a small image, like say, a triangle, and just covering the circumference with triangles angled away from the centre. EDIT: Or something like the attached image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 just covering the circumference with triangles angled away from the centre. Like this? Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skar Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Exactly! That's exactly what I need to do. How do I go about doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 you will need 2 pligins first (use search or goto my googlepage to find the links to plugins and stuff) Align Object Rect to Polar 1. start with a square canvas (I used 600x600) 2. draw 2 horizontal lines from side to side using the " :LineCurveTool: " (hold shift key while doing this will let you easily draw horizontal & parallel lines. 3. Use Align object to center the lines. 4. Draw triangles or any shape you want. Whatever facing down will be facing out once you run Rect to Polar plugin. 5. Use Rect to Polar. Done. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skar Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Awesome, I'm downloading the plugins now. Thanks for the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 You're welcome Good luck. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skar Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hm, once I use Rect to Polar, it just warps the image I want to use. How do I make it actually cover a circumference? As in, how do I go from have one triangle to surrounding a circle with lots of them like you have in your image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I just put those triangles pointing down and in between the 2 lines. then run the rect to polar plugin. And bam! done. Edit: Check the attached file (before rect to pol) Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skar Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ohhhh, now I understand what you mean. Sweet, thanks for the quick reply! EDIT: Finally, done my first piece in Paint.NET! Though I mainly owe it to the Julia Fractal included with the program: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 No problem Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Also, is there any way transform layers like you could in Photoshop? Might be planned in an upcoming release. Check http://getpaint.net/roadmap . :-) Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skar Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ah, I see. Looks like A LOT of changes for 4.0...something to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiguelPereira Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Ah, I see. Looks like A LOT of changes for 4.0...something to look forward to. that's an understatment... Quote [The stock on my sig is a photo I took not a render from Splatter] [My deviantART][My Gallery][My Space] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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