TheUnofficialPaint.NETUserGuideisintendedtoprovideaccesstoseveralPaint.

NETtutorialsina
singledownload.Thiswillhopefullybeusefulforpeoplewithoutinternetaccess,apayasyougo
internetconnection,thosewhoprefertutorialsinaprintedformatandthosewhosimplywanta
guidetoimprovingtheirPaint.NETskillshavingjustreadthehelpfilewithoutgoingtutorialhunting.

ThisguideistheworkofseveralmembersofthePaint.NETcommunity(seethecreditssectionfora
fulllist)andwouldneverhavehappenedwithouttheirhardworkandgenerosity.Ifyouwantto
thankaspecificauthorfortheirtutorial,clicktheurlatthebottomofatutorial.

Formoreinformationemailpdn@simonandrewbrown.co.uk.

Contents
Thebasics
1.Cuttingoutimages

Creatingimages
1.HardWoodFloors

2.ThePyrosig

3.PowerReactor

4.Somekindofhitechwallpaper

5.TheUnPhotoshopstylesigtut

6.PlayingCards&Chips

Photoediting
1.Croppingphotographstheruleofthirds

2.Howtoshrinkacityin5easysteps

4.Realcar>ToyCarconversion

3.Levels

4.Antiquing

5.HowtoCloneYourself

Notes
1.Copyright


CuttingoutImages
BYSIMONBROWN
1. FindyourimageI'llbeusingoneoftheOffice2007clipartimages.

2. Onanewlayerwitharelativelythinwidth,(dependingonthesizeofyourimage)coverthe
perimeterofthepartoftheimageyouwishtocutoutwiththepenandlinetoolsbeing
carefultoleavenogaps.

3. Nowselectthemagicwandtool(anytolerancebelow60%shouldworkfine)andclickinside
theoutline.


4. NowholddownCtrl+Itoinverttheselection,andthenselectthebackgroundlayer.

5. Nowpressthe"delete"keyandremovethelayeryouusetodrawtheoutline.



6. Croptheimagetothepartyouhavecutout.

7. Usethefeatherplugintomaketheedgeslesssharp.



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HardWoodFloors
BYJERKFIGHT

RequiredPlugins

Jumble
Panelling

A.OpenaBlankCanvas

B.1.ChangeColours(Primarydarkgrey,secondarylightgray)
2.Gradientool
3.LinearGradientSetting,andmakethegradient.

c.AddNoiseatthesettingsbelow,don'tbeafraidtoexpirememnt.


D.Motionbluratthesettingsbelow.

E.Usingeffectssuchastwist,trytomakeknotsinthetexture.

1.Ifusingtwistsfollowderectionsbelow.
1.1.Expirementwiththeamount
1.2.Expirementwithposition
*Youmayhavetorunthiseffectmultipletimes,butwithdiffrentsettings


F.1.NewLayer
2.Paintthenewlayerbrown,youcanusemyhexifyouwant.
3.Playwiththelayerproprities(F4)
4.MergeLayerdown

G.1.Dependingonimagesize,youmaywanttoplaywiththesesettings.
2.Pressthejumblebuttonuntillyougetanicebalenceofdarkandlightwood.
3.PressOKwhenready


H.Selecteverysecondlineofwoodlikebelow.

I.Usingthepanellingeffectmovetheselectionhorizontalbyanamountofyourchoice.


J.Rotate/Zoom(Playwiththeselectionsthatareboxed)

ThisisacommonsettingIuse.

Therewego.


Madethefloorofthiswiththesamemethodabove.

Thanksforreading.
Jerkfight

Copyright(C)KyleBridgemohansing2008
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The#1MostCopiedSigOnTheForum
(AKAthepyrosig)
BYZACHWALKER,A.K.A.PYROCHILD
Here'swhatyou'remaking:

Yup,hereitis.Finally.Thelongawaitedpyrosigtutorial.Ididn'tevenwanttowritea
tutorialonthis,butwassuckeredintoitbycountlessrequests,bothinthemainforumas
wellasprivatemessages.Afewemailsevencamemyway...weird.Tobeperfectlyhonest,I
don'tthinkthisisactuallyworthafullblowntutorial,buthey,anythingtokeepy'allhappy...

Theseinstructionsaretocreateanexactduplicateofmysignature.Obviously,youjust
mightwanttochangesomethingorother,especiallythename...unlessyou'rethenitwit
whokeepsstealingmyusernameonotherforums.AnddeviantART.Grr.

Pluginsandfontsneeded:
GradientBars
OutlineObject
WaterReflection
Evanescent(TrueTypeFont)
Optional:
Curves+
GradientMapping
ConditionalHue/Saturation

Theprocedure:

Notes:
AllgivensizesareinPIXELS.
Untilstep11,youshouldkeepyourPrimarycolorsettoBLACKandyourSecondarycolor
settoWHITE.Fromthatpointon,colorsdon'tmatter,butifyouchangethecolorsbefore
then,there'sagoodchancethingswon'tworkout.
AllgivensettingsforpluginsareAPPROXIMATE,andyoumayhavetoexperimentatinybit
togetthelookexactlyright.

THEBACKGROUND

1Createanewimage,1000x200.
File>New...

2Selectthetophalfofyourimage
Tool:>RectangleSelect
Yourselectionshouldspanthewholewidthofyourimage,andgofromtheverytopto
abouthalfwaydown.YoucanusethetextintheStatusBartohelpyouselectthecorrect
height

3RunGradientBars
Effects>Render>GradientBars...
SetthealignmenttoBottom,Scaleto150%,andplaywiththeseedvalueuntilyoulikethe
look

4Createanewlayer
Layers>AddNewLayer

5Drawagradientacrosstheimage
Tool:>Gradient,Linear(Reflected)
Startyourgradientfromthemiddleoftheimageanddragitacrosstoeithertherightor
leftedge

6SettheBlendingModeofthetoplayertoColorBurn
Layers>LayerProperties...
Dependingonyourgradient,theremaybeablackbarinthebottomhalfofyourimage.
Ignoreit;it'lldisappearinstep9.

7Mergethelayers
Layers>MergeLayerDown

8Duplicatethelayer
Layers>DuplicateLayer

9SettheBlendingModeofthetoplayertoNegation
Layers>LayerProperties...


10Mergethelayers
Layers>MergeLayerDown

11Color!
Usewhatevermethodsyoufeelcomfortablewithtorecolortheimage;atthispoint,the
colorsyou'reworkingwithnolongermatter
IusedCurves+intheoriginal,butnowIthinkI'dpreferGradientMapping.Conditional
Hue/Saturationworksalso.
Ifyoudon'tknowhowtorecolorit,well,therearelotsofothertutorialsthatcoverthat,so
...http://searchpaint.net/

12RunWaterReflection
Effects>Distort>WaterReflection...
SetDurationto200,allothervaluescanbeleftatdefault.

13CreateanewlayerandnameitShadow
Layers>AddNewLayer

14DrawyourtextontheShadowlayer
Tool:>Text
Font:Evanescent72pt

15DuplicatetheShadowlayerandnameitText
Layers>DuplicateLayer

16Puttheshadowbehindthetext
Layers>Rotate/Zoom...
Twistangle:90.00
Twistradius:75.00
Ypan:0.300

17AddanewlayerundertheShadowlayerandnameitGlow
Layers>AddNewLayer

18Drawafilledellipse
Tool:>Ellipse,DrawFilledShape

19RunGaussianBlur
Effects>Blurs>GaussianBlur...
Radius:25

20Recolortheshadow
Youknowhow...ifnot,http://searchpaint.net/

21RunOutlineObjectontheTextlayer
Effects>OutlineObject...
Width:15
Softness:254

22RunWaterReflectionontheTextlayer
Effects>Distort>WaterReflection...
Distance:70.00
Wavesperiod:1.50
Duration:100.00

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PowerReactor
BYMADJIK
Thistutorialwillguideyoutodosomethinglikethis:

Theresultisinfactfromthetutorialisthis:

Thistutorialmainlyneedsthehexagridplugin.Youcouldfindithere:
http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=3607

Youwillneedalsothefastzoomblur(deluxe)plugin.Youcouldfindithere:
http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=3666

______________________

1.
Createthebackgroundimage:white400x400forthistutorialbutbiggerisbetter.

2.
Addalayer(nr2).Selectamidgreyforprimarycolor(hex:777777).
Runthehexagrid:
...Size:6
...DrawMode:horizontalcentered
...Brushwidth:1
...Antialiased:Y

3.
Addalayer(nr3).SelectBlackforprimarycolor.
Runthehexagrid:
...Size:50
...DrawMode:left
...Brushwidth:2
...Antialiased:Y


4.
Repeatstep3,4times,increasingthesizeby5,andthebrushwidthby1.
..1.Addalayer(nr4).Runthehexagrid:Size:55;Brushwidth:3
..2.Addalayer(nr5).Runthehexagrid:Size:60;Brushwidth:4
..3.Addalayer(nr6).Runthehexagrid:Size:65;Brushwidth:5
..4.Addalayer(nr7).Runthehexagrid:Size:70;Brushwidth:6


5.
Repeatnowforeachlayers3to7:
...ZoomBludDeluxe:Alldefaultvalues

6.
Selectlayernr2,andrunthebulgeeffect.
...amount:100

7.
Flattentheimage.


8.
Duplicatethelayer.
Flipithorizontaly.
SettheblendmodetoDarken(testallthemode...)


9.
Flattentheimage.


10.
Playwiththecurves...

11.
Duplicatethelayer.
SettheblendmodetoLighten(testallthemode...)


12.
...ZoomBludDeluxe:Amount:4?Rest:defaultvalues
...Repeat34times(Ctrl+F)

Copyright(C)MadJik2007
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SomekindofHitechwallpaper
BYMADJIK
Playingaroundwithseveraleffects,lookingforsomeniceart,
Imadethis:

Iwilltrytoredoitinthistutorial.

1.Chooseyourimagesize(bigger=better,youcouldreduceitlater).
...Forthetut,I'vechoose600x450.

2.SelecttheLines/CurvesTool,
...setthebrushwidthto3050(Isetitto32),
...setthestyletoDashes,DashdotorDashdotdot.
...drawahorizontallinecentered:


3.FastZoomblurit(:Plugin:PluginZoomBlurDeluxe):
http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=3666
...Amounttothemax,
...Defaultfortherest.

4.Invertthecolors(Ctrl+Shift+I).


NextstepsarepartlybasedonthetutorialMakeaWavewithPaint.NET
http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=4158

5.DistorttheimagewiththeTwisteffect:
...Amount+2030
...Quality5

6.Duplicatethelayer.

7.DistortthetoplayerwiththeTwisteffect:
...Amount3060(max2xtheamountusedstep5innegativevalue)
...Quality5

8.OpenthePropertiesofthelayer(pressF4)andplaywiththeblendmodetofindtheoneyoulike
more.
...IsetittoOverlay(LightenorDarkenworkwelltoo)


9.NowgotoAdjustments/CurvesRGB,andmakeitcoloredononeorbothlayers.
...Isetthesecurvesonthebottomlayer,nothingonthetoplayer.

10.GotoAdjustments/CurvesLuminosity,andchangethecurveononeorbothlayers.
...Isetthiscurveonthetoplayer,nothingonthebottomlayer.


11.Oneachlayer,applytheReliefEffectwithangle45.

12.SavethePDNfileforlatermodification.Flattentheimageandsaveasaflatformat(PNGorJPG)
foruse.


Finalresultisn'tsofarthanthemodel.Needmorelightsomehow!
Thesizeoftheimageandthebrushwidthareimportant,thefastzoomblurwillgivedifferentresult
dependingonthesefactors...

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TheUnPhotoshopstylesigtut
BYLIAMDESIC(LJXD)
Howcompletelylameofmetodoasigtutonmysig,butdignityasidehere'sthewayIdo
mytypeofsigs.
Thesearesomethati'vereleasedinthisstyle.

BasicallywhatIaimforwhenIdesigntheseis,gloss,colourandshape.FormylatestoneI
focusedonredorangeyellow,greenandblack.InmysigsIneverusestocksorbrushes.
Thisiswhatyou'llendupwith,dependingonwhatdesignyoudraw

Thesearethepluginsyou'llneed
[url=http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22881&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit
=Drop+shadow]
Dropshadow,Averageblur..[/url],AlignObject

Okaysoletsstart

Part1:Intro
1.Openanewcanvaswithasizeof1000x300(Ilikemycanvas'stwicethesizethenresize
later)

2.Nowctrlaandhitdelete.

3.Drawastraightlinefromtoptobottomanywhereonthecanvas,thenrunalignobjectto
centretheline.Thiswillbethemiddleofourdesign.

4.Nowselectthepaintbrushbutton,andchangethesettingtoaliased.(Ifyou'dprefer
drawingtheshapewiththeline/curvetoolthenbyallmeans)

5.Addanewlayer
Part2:TheShapeandDesign
6.Nowthisthemostcrucialpart,theshapedesign.Weonlywanttodrawonehalfandwe'll
flipitlater,firstwewanttomakeourcentrepiece,inearlierpiecesimadeanorbbutinmy
latestoneimadeagreenyshieldthing.
ThecentrePieceisalsowhatwillbetheavatar,tomakeanicematchingpiece.

7.Keeperasingandpaintinguntilyou'vefinishedthebasicoutline.zoomintoabout200
300%tooseethelineseasier.Rememberwereonlydrawingonehalf.ThisiswhatIget

8.Okaynowweduplicatethelayerandflipithorizontally,ifthedesignlooksbadinfull,you
shoulddeletethatlayerandmakeadjustmentsuntilyoufinethecentrepiecelookinggood.
Onceyoulikeitmergethecentrepiecelayers.

9.Addnewlayer

10.NowwewanttheOutsidedesign,weneedtodecidewhetheritsgoingtobeattachedto
thecentrepieceorlookasthoughitscomingfromunderneath,becauseoftheintricacyof
mycentrepiecei'mgoingtohavethecentrepiececomingfromunderneath.

11.Okaysogetyourpaintbrushesoutandstartdesigningagain,rememberonlyonehalf.
Here'swhatigot

12.Nowduplicatethatlayerandflipit,that'sthewholeshapeofyoursig,ifyournothappy
thenmakechanges.Mergethetwolayers,andmakesurethey'reallclosedup.Thisishow
mineturnedout.

NOTE:MakeSurethatallyouroutsidedesignlinesareconnected,unchecktheviewicon
nexttotheCentrePieceLayertohavealook.Itdoesn'treallymatterhowthey'reconnected
asyouwontbeabletoseeit.

Part3:Colours

13.Nowitstimeforabitofcolour,weneedonecolourforthecentrepieceandoneforthe
outside.ILikecontrastingcolourstocatchtheeye.Nowchooseyourcolourforthecentre
piece,ichoseorange.

14.GrabthemagicwandtoolandselecttheoutsideoftheCP(centrepiece).ThenctrlIand
addanewlayerThenpaintbucketyourcolour.Ifitcoversthewholecanvasctrlzandtry
andfindwhereyoudidn'tlinkup.

15.Dontdeselect,andaddanewlayer,getyourpaintbrushandandmakethecolourabit
darker,thendrawsomelinesallalongthesame"flow".

16.Getasmallerbrushandchangeryourcolourtosomethinglighterthantheoriginal
colouranddrawsomemoreflowlines.ThisiswhatIgot,Iputabittoomuchflowlinesi
think.

17.NowGaussianBlurataround15andchangethelayeropacitytoabout200,duplicated
layerandfliphorizontalandmergeandmergeagaintotheCP.

18.Magicwandtheoutsideandinvertagain,andaddanewlayer.Makeyourprimary
colourwhiteandsecondaryfullytransparentandmakealineargradientfromthetoptothe
bottom.Onthatlayerchangetheopacitytoabout150

19.Opencurvesandchangethelinetoaboutthis.(Dontworry,we'llgetouroriginalcolour
backlater)


20.Dothatselectionthingagainwiththemagicwandandinvert

21.Addanewlayerandgrabthecircle/elpisetool.AndchangetheModefromoutlineto
fill.

22.Nowdrawacurvelikethis,Changethelayeropacitytoabout30

23.DeletetheoriginalCPoutlinelayer

24.Runfeatherondefaultexcepttickthetruefeatherbox.

25.Runaveragebluronthetransparentgradientondefaultsettings

26.Runfeatheronthecircle"Gloss"Layer

27.RunGlowonthebaseCPlayerwitheverythingon10

OUTSIDEDESIGN:Unlessyouwantmetowriteabookonthistut,i'mgoingtohave
toletyoudotheoutsidedesignbyyourself.Justrepeatsteps1327(toacertainextent),
andyou'llberight.Ifyouhaveanytroublejustpostyourproblem .Herearesome
screensofmyprogressdongtheoutsidecolour.

Part4:Extras

30.OKnow,that^^^iswhatihave.ButThere'ssomethingmissing.Earlieronimentioned
whetherornotyouwanttheoutsidetobeattachedtotheCP.IFyouwanteditattached
thenskipthenextstep

31.TogiveitaDetachedfeelingwe'llneedtoduplicatedthemaincplayer,selecttheone
underneathandopenDropShadow.Iranthesesettings

NOTE:TheKeeporiginalimageboxisunchecked

32.Wanttoaddsometextorasymbol?Ifoundsomegreatsymbolshere
http://www.tribalshapes.com/Ichosethistribalsymbol

33.IcutitoutusingCurves+likethis


34.PastethesymbolontoanewlayerthatisundertheCPglosslayer,thendostep31to
thesymbol
NoDropShadow

DropShadow

35.Youcanalsodostep35toyouroutsidedesignaswell
NoDropShadow

DropShadow

36.Flattentheimage,andresizeitto50%.Andmakesureyousaveitasa.png

YAYWe'redone,Ihopethatwasn'ttooconfusingandIthelpedyouout.

Copyright(C)LiamDesic2008
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PlayingCards&Chips
BYCJMCGUINNESS
PokerSettutorial(Cards&Chips)

ThistutorialispostedinresponsetomanyrequestsastohowImadethe'bent'cardsandpoker
chipsinthispiece,

whichIalsouseinmysig.

YouwillneedatleastPaint.NETversionv3.20

Youwillalsorequirethefollowingplugins.

AlignObject
Shape3D

Part1AcePlayingCard:

ThispartdealswiththemakingoftheplayingcardsIused.IdecidedonAcesastheywere
reasonablyeasy;youcould,ofcourse,makeothercardsI'llleaveituptoyou,theuser,totake
thesestepsandmodifythemforyourownpurposes.Idecidedtomakeeverythingfromscratch,but
youcouldeaslilydoaGISforsomecards.

Thestepsdemonstratedherearenotanythingnew,orexciting,andI'msuremostPDNuserscould
easilycreateaplayingcardimage,however,forthePDNnoob's,here'sthesteps

Startwitha500x700canvasfilledwhite.Setyoursecondarycolourwithanalphavalueof0(zero)
soitiscompletelytransparent.

Image>CanvasSize(CTRL+SHIFT+R)andchangethecanvasto1000x1000.Youshouldnowhavea
whiterectanglewithatransparentborder.

Effects>Noise>Median:Radius30Percentile50.Thiswillgiveyourrectangleroundedcorners.

Createanewlayercallit'Centre'.OntheCentrelayerusetheRectangleSelecttooland(anywhere
onthecanvas)dragarectanglethatis350x500usethepaintbuckettofillthisblack(thisisforthe
blackcards,youshouldfillthisredfortheredcards).

Effects>AlignObjectCentre
Thiswillperfectlycentreyourblackrectangle.

Now,Imademyowncardsymbolsfromscratcheachis200x200.
Youcanfeelfreetousethese,orcreateyourown(thistutorialwouldbehugeifIgaveinstructions
forhowtocreateeachoneindividually).

YouwillneedbothRed/BlackandWhiteversionsofeachsymbol.
Aquickwaytoturnablacksymbolwhite,istouseAdjustments,InvertColours.Withtheredones,
goAdjustments>Black&White,Adjustments>Curves>Luminosity(dragthethetoprightpoint
overtothetopleft,setting1,255).

Createanewlayerandcallit'Symbols'.Copyyourprecreatedwhitecardsymbolandpasteitinto
thisnewlayer.Again,usetheAlignobjectplugintocentrethis.

[Edit:Ithasbeenpointedoutthatasimplermethodwouldbetouseexistingtextcharacters.Youcan
alwaysfindtextexamplesofthesesymbolsTimesNewRomanfonthassomeniceones.Awayto
inserttheseistorunCharmap(clickStart>Run>andtypeCharmap).SelectTimesNewRomanfont
fromthedropdownandclickonthesymbolyouwant,pressselectthenpresscopy.UsetheTexttool
inPdNandpressCTRL+Vtopastethesymbolin.Youcanadjustthefontsizetosuit.]

Doaresizeofyourcardsymbol(red/black)andmakeit72x72pixels.

Copythisblack(orred,dependingonwhatcardyou'reworkingon)versionofthecardsymboland
pasteitintotheanewlayer(pressCTRL+SHIFT+Vwhenpasting).

Positionthissymbolinthetopleftofthecardsothatthetopofthesymbolislevelwiththetopof
yourblack(orred)rectangle).

Onthesamelayer,usethe'Text'toolandselectfont'TimesNewRoman'andsetsizeto72.Typea
capital'A'andpositionitabovethesymbol.

PressCTRL+SHIFT+Dtoduplicatethislayer.Then,onthenewduplicatelayer,goLayers>Flip
HorizontalfollowedbyLayers>FlipVertical.Thiswillessentiallyrotatethelayer180degreesand
placethesymbolsinthebottomleftcorner.

Flattentheimageandyounowhaveafinishedplayingcard.Youcanrepeatthesestepsfortheother
3Aces.
Iencourageyoutocreateyourowncards,anddeviatefromthesestepstocreateyourowndesigns.
However,feelfreetoclickoneachofthecardsbelowtodownloadtheoriginals,ifyou'dratheruse
these.

Nowthatyouhavecreatedyourrequiredcardsit'stimetoinvoketheallpowerfulShape3Dplugin
andmakethecardsbend.

HereisavisualoftheShape3Dsettingsyourequire:

AttachedhereistheShape3D.xmlfilewithallthesettingssaved.Simplydownloadthisfile,extract
ittothePaint.NETuserfilesfolderand,throughtheShape3Dplugin,clickontheXMLoptionatthe
bottomandloadthisfile.
Editornote:Thefileisattachedtothisdocument.

OnceyouruntheShape3Dpluginwiththesesettingsyoushouldhavethis.

Thisistheendofpart1.

Part2PokerChip

Youwillalsorequirethefollowingadditionalpluginsforthispartofthetutorial.

Polygon/Stars
LightRays(partofMadjik'spluginsforv3.20)
DropShadow

Startwitha500x500canvas.

Createanewlayerandcallit'Guide'.

Effects>Render>Polygon/Stars:Size99,Vertices100.Thiswillrenderacircleattheouteredgeof
thecanvas.
Effects>Render>Polygon/Stars:Size75,Vertices100.Thiswillrendersecondcircleinsidethefirst.
Effects>Render>Polygon/Stars:Size60,Vertices100.Thiswillrenderathirdcircleinsidethe
second.

ThesethreecirclesaregoingtoactasaguideastowhereyoucanpositionelementsofyourPoker
Chip.
Theareaoutsidethefirstcirclewilldisappearlater,soshouldnotbeused.
Theareabetweenthefirstandsecondcircleswillformtheouteredgeofthechip.
Theareabetweenthesecondandthirdcircleswillbetheouterrimontheupperface.
Theareainsidethethirdcirclewillformthecentreofyourpokerchip,wherethemaindesign
elementswillgo.

Youareobviouslyfreetocomeupwithyourowndesignforthepokerchip,butthistutorialwill
continuetoexplainhowImademyversion.

Gobacktothe'background'layerand,onthecolourpalette,selectyourprimaryandsecondary
colours(thetwocoloursofyourchip)Imadevariouscoloursfordifferentdenominationseachwith
thesecondarycoloursettowhite.

Onceyou'vepickedyourcolours,Effects>Render>LightRays:Setthenumberofraysas12the
restofthesettingscanbeleft.

Createanewlayer(thisshouldbecreatedinthemiddle,abovethebackgroundandbelowthe
guide),callit'Centre'
Clickonthe'Guide'layerand,usingtheMagicWandtool,selecttheinnercircle.Now,switchbackto
the'Centre'layerandfillthiswiththeprimarycolour.PressCTRL+DtodeselectandEffects>Blurs>
RadialBlur,atthedefaultsettingsthiswillsoftentheedges.

Now,myoriginaldesignusesthefourAcesthatIcreatedpreviouslyforthebentcards.Isimply
resizedeachofthesetoabout70x95andpastedthemintoanewlayer,arrangingtheminafanned
layout,withinthecentreofthechip.Youcan,ofcourse,putwhateverdesignyourequirebutmake
suretoleavesomespacefortext,atleastforthechipvalue.Belowisanillustrationofthecards
positionedslightlydifferently.

Createanewlayerandcallit'Value'.Selectthe'Text'toolandchooseyourfavouritefont(orone
thatisappropriateforthechip),IamusingArialNarrow,Bold,size48.Setyourprimarycolourto
Blackandtypethevalueofyourchipintheverycentre.Youcanmakeuseofthe'AlignObject'
plugin(usedintheearliercardtut)togetthisperfectlycentred.

Effects>DropShadow:X=0,Y=0,BlurRadius=1,ShadowColour=White.PressCTRL+Ffourtimes
torepeattheshadow.

Youareessentiallyfinishedthedesignofthepokerchip,butyoucouldaddextradetailbyputting
someofthecardsymbolsinthewhitespacesofthefacerim.Deselect(untick)the'Guide'layerand
pressCTRL+Ftoflattentheimage.

NowisthetimetoapplyShape3Dtoyourpokerchip.Hereisavisualofthesettingsrequired.

Asbefore,attachedhereistheShape3D.xmlfileforthePokerChip.Simplydownloadthisfile,
extractittothePaint.NETuserfilesfolderand,throughtheShape3Dplugin,clickontheXMLoption
atthebottomandloadthisfile.
Editornote:Thefileisattachedtothisdocument.

YourfinishedPokerChipshouldlooklikethis:

Andhere'sanalternative,withsomegraphicsonthefacerim(youmayhavetoadjustthetexture
scalingto0.80inShape3Dtofit).

Foreachchipdenominationyoushouldchangethecoloursinthe'Background'and'Centre'layers
aswellaschangingthetextinthe'Value'layer.YoucandothisbypressingCTRL+Ztoundothe
shape3Dandflattenactionsandmakingtheappropriatechanges.

PleaseexperimentwiththedesignofthechipandplaywiththeanglesettingsinShape3Dforyour
owneffects.

Ihopethistutorialhasbeeninformativeandenjoyable.

Copyright(C)cjmcguinness2008
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CroppingphotographsTheRuleof
Thirds
BYCJMCGUINNESS
AsPDNismorethanadigitalartcreationmediumandisusedbymanyforenhancingtheirown
photographs(myselfincluded)IthoughtI'dpostthistutorialregardingcroppingofphoto'sformost
pleasinglyartisticcomposition.

Thistutorialwillshowyouhowtocropyourdigitalphotographsaccordingtoatriedandtested
methodknownastheRuleofThirds.

TheRuleofThirdsisawellknownandrespectedcompositionalruleofthumbinphotography.

Whereasmost'amateur'photographerstendtoplacetheirmainobjectinthecentreoftheirview,
theRuleofThirdsworksontheprincipalthatwhenanimageisdividedintonineequalparts(bytwo
equallyspacedhorizontalandverticallines)andthemainfeatureispositionedaccordingtothefour
intersectingpointsitproducesamoreaestheticallypleasingandprofessionallookingresultthan
simplecenteringofthefeaturewould.

Theruleisusuallyappliedbyliningupsubjectswiththeguidinglinesandplacingthehorizononthe
toporbottomlineinsteadofthecenter.Althoughcommonlyknownasthe'Rule'ofThirdsthisis
reallymoreaguidelinethanahardrule.

Thepicturebelowdemonstratestheseprincipals:

Youwillnoticethatthemainfeatureinthepictureisthetower.Thisisperfectlycentredontheright
verticaldividingline.Also,thehorizoninthebackgroundispositionedaccordingtothebottom
horizontalline.

Croppingalandscapepicture:

Theusualreasonforcroppingapictureistoremoveextraneousmaterialandleaveapleasingimage
forprinting.Thistutorialaimstoproduceafinalimageof8"x6",astandardphotographicprintsize,
butcanbeadjustedtosuitanysize.

First,loadtherequiredimageintoPDN.IamusingthispictureoftheWashingtonMonument.

Thisimagewasoriginally1024x768Ihavescaleditdownto600x450fordisplaypurposes

Asyoucanseethemonumentitselfisperfectlycentredinthephotograph.Wearegoingtocropit
accordingtotheRuleofThirdstoproduceamoreprofessionalandaestheticallypleasinglook.

Createanewimageandenterthecanvassizeasfollows:

At96DPIyourcanvasshouldnowbe768x576

Createanewlayerandcallit'Thirds'.Onthisnewlayerwearegoingtocreatethegrid.

Positionyourcursoratthetopofthecanvas,attheposition256,0(seebelow),andusingthe
Line/Curvetooldrawalinestraightdownthecanvas,ensuringyoufinishatposition256,576(you
cangobelowthecanvas).

Repeatthis,anddrawanotherverticallinefromposition528,0.

Now,startontheleftsideofthecanvasandpositionthecursorat0,192anddrawahorizontalline
acrossthecanvas.

Repeatthisfromposition0,384.Younowhaveyour3x3grid.

Zoomouttoabout66%.Thiswillgiveyousomespacetoworkwhenyoupastetheoriginalimagein.

GotoyouroriginalimageandpressCTRL+A,toselectallandCTRL+C,tocopy.

Movebacktotheimagewiththegrid,selecttheBackgroundlayerandpressCTRL+Vtopaste.

Youwillgetthefollowingdialog:

Select'KeepCanvasSize'.Thiswillpastetheimagesothatitisoutsidetheboundsofthecanvas.


Usethemouse,clickanddragtheimagetopositionthemainfeature(themonument)alongtheleft
verticalline.Youshouldalsopositionthehorizonalongthebottomhorizontalline.

Youmaywishtoincludemore(orless)ofthepicturewithinthebounds.Todothisyoucanclickon
oneofthecornernodesand,holdingthe[SHIFT]buttondragtoadjusttheimagesize.

PressCTRL+Dtodeselect.Youcannowuncheckthe'Thirds'layertoremovethegrid.

YourimageisnowcroppedandcompositionallycomplieswiththeRuleofThirds.

Comparethistotheoriginalimage;isthisamorepleasingpicture?

CroppingaPortraitpicture:

Ifyouarecroppingapictureofapersonyoucanfollowthesame'RuleofThirds'.

Takethispictureofawellknowpoliticalleader(justarandompicturethathappenstosuitmy
needs).Theobjectiscentrallypositioned.

Ifwecreateacanvasthatis6"x8"andrecreateourgrid(sameprincipal,onlyportraitin
orientation)youshouldpositionthesubjectsothattheireyelineintersectsthetophorizontalline
andthebodylinefollowstheright(orleft,dependingonyourcomposition)verticalline.


ThisisawellestablishedmethodologhyforpicturecompositionandIlaynoclaimstoany
inventivenessonmyparthere;IjustthoughtthatPDNcoulddowithsomedifferenttutorialsfor
thoseinterestedinenhancingtheirphotographs.

However,thesameRuleofThirdscanapplytocreativecompositionsaswell.If,forexample,youare
creatingaspacescenetrypositioningthemainfeature(planet,sun,etc..)accordingtotheserules.

Ihopethistutorialisinsomewayenlighteningandinformative.

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Howtoshrinkacityin5easysteps
BYDAVIDATWELL
Soyouwantamodelofyourcity.Youcouldgotothehobbystore,buysomefoamcore,carveout
thecity,addsomepaint,somedecorativetouchesliketreesandpeople,andsixmonthslateryou
mightbehalfwaystarted.

OryoucouldjusttakeapictureandletPaint.NETdotherest!ThisisatechniqueknownasTiltshift
photography(Wikithis),andwhatitessentiallydoesisfakeasmallerdepthoffield(Wikithis).The
tutorialyou'reabouttoreadisadaptedfromthisphotoshoptutorial.Itwillteachyoualittleabout
theAlphaMask,aboutGradients,andmaybeevenalittleaboutphotography!

Youllbeturning

So,herewego!

YouWillNeed:
1Photograph,preferablytakenfromabove.Itimprovestheillusionifit'stakenfromfarabovethe
ground.Italsodoesn'thavetobeacity:itcanbeamountain,atrainstation,ahighway
overpass...prettymuchanythinglargethatyouwouldliketomakesmaller.
Ilnab1024'sAlphaMaskImportPlugin.
EdHarvey'sTrueBlureffect,locatedwithinhispluginpack.Thoughthistutorialwilltechnically
workwithjusttheGaussianBlurthatshipswithPaint.NET,it'smuchmorerealisticwithhisTrueBlur
(knowntoPhotoshopusersasLensBlur).Plus,Ed'seffectpackisagreatadditiontoyourPdN
arsenal,andyoushouldhaveitanyway.

StepbyStep:

Step1:Openyourimage.First,duplicatethelayer.Namethenewlayer"Blur"ifyou'reintothatsort
ofthing.

Step2:RunEd's"TrueBlur."Runitwitharadiusbetweenabout78(youcanfiddlewithitalittlebit,
but78shouldbeaboutright).

You'llendupwiththis:

Step3:Addanewlayer.Nameit"mask"ifyoulike.Now,withthecolorsleftattheirdefaultblack
andwhite,choosetheGradienttoolwiththe"Linear(Reflected)"mode,asshownbelow.

Clickonthefocalpointofyourpicture,andholdShift.Dragthegradientuntiltheblackisadecent
size.Thenreleasethemousebuttonbeforeyoureleaseshift.Thiskeepsitinaperfectlineacrossthe
photo.
You'llendupwiththis:


Step4:Youmayhavenoticedthatit'sabitlessthanperfectlyblendedasagradient.Youcanfixthis
prettysimplybyrunningFrostedGlass.(Ifyoucan'tfindit,clickhere.)RunitwithaMaximum
Scatterofabout6,aMinimumScatterofabout1,andasmoothnessofabout3.Again,youcan
fiddlewiththis,butthatshouldbeaboutenoughtogiveyouagood"grainy"look.

Thisshouldleaveyousittingprettyonthis:

Savethefileasa.PNGinsomeplacethatwillbeeasytofindlater,suchasyourdesktop(don'tworry,
youcandeleteitwithoutfearonceyou'redone).Isavedmineas"mask.png."

Step5:Deselectthe"mask"layer,andselectthe"Blur"layeragain.YourLayerswindowshouldlook
likethis:

NowruntheAlphaMaskImportplugin.(Ifyoucan'tfindit,clickhere.)Clickon"Browse..."andfind
the"mask.png"fileyousavedearlier.

Result
Onceyouhit"Ok,"you'redone!Youshouldendupwiththis:

Howcute!Nowyoucanaddextrafinishingtouchessuchasmaybeahandenteringtheshot,little
peopleontheground...also,uppingthesaturationreallyaddstothe"toy"feel.Anything,really!Try
itoutandpostyourresult.


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RealCar>ToyCarconversion
BYCJMCGUINNESS
Thisisn'tareallyatutorialinthestrictsense,asitdoesnotreallydemonstrateanytypeofeffector
techniqueit'sjustabitoffun.

WearegoingtotakeapictureofafullsizedsportscarandmodifyittolooklikeacoolToyCar.

Startwithapictureofacarmustbetakencompletelysideonforbesteffect.

StartwiththeRectangleSelecttoolandselectthefrontareaofthecaraheadofthewheelarch,
fromtoptobottomofthepicture.(Ifthereisaflareonthewheelarchselectoutsidethataswell,
it'lllookbetter).

Now,switchtotheMoveSelectedPixelstooland,selectingoneofthemiddlepoints,contractthe
sizeoftheselectedshapeby50%(so,ifyourselectionis100pxwide,squashitto50px)

SwitchbacktotheRectangleSelecttoolandnowselectthemiddleareaofthecar,thewholearea
betweenthefrontandrearwheels.


Again,usetheMoveSelectedPixelstooltosquashthisselectionto50%ofit'soriginalsize.

Then,usingRectangleSelectagain,highlightthearebehindtherearwheels.

Oncemore,usetheMoveSelectedPixelstooltocontractthisto50%ofit'soriginalwidth.

Now,youneedtomoveallthepiecesbacktogether,sothattheyjoinupneatly.Thesimplestwayto
dothisiswithMadjik'sGravityplugin.
PressCTRL+DtomakesureanyactiveareasaredeselectedalternativelyyoucanpressCTRL+Aand
selecttheentirecanvas;eitherwillwork.
ThengotoEffects>Distort>Gravity:Selectthedirectionas'Left'or'Right'andallthepieceswillbe
movedbacktogether.

Togetridoftheleftoverspace,usetheMagicWandtoolandselectthetransparentareaofthe
canvas.PressCTRL+ItoinverttheselectionandgoImage>CroptoSelection(CTRL+SHIFT+X)and
voilayouhaveturnedafullsizedcarintoatoyversion.

TryturningitintoacartoonversionusingthecombinationsoftheInkSketch,PencilSketchand/or
ToonFiltereffects.

This'llworkforanycaraslongasthepicistakendirectlysideon...

Likethis.....

orthis.....

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Levels
BYMIKERYAN
Introduction
Levels, in terms of Paint.NET, are a histogram based view on the colors, the amount of a
particular color, and how frequent the color is across the image. If one were able to bear
throughthat,itshouldalreadybeclearthatthisisapowerfultoolthatcanbeusedtoprecisely
changetheamountofcolorinanimage.

Understandingahistogram
Ahistogramisagraphicalviewoftabulatedfrequencies.Inotherwords,ahistogramisaneasy
waytoseeparticulardataacrossamapofdata.WhenusingPaint.NET'sLevelsonewillfindthat
itiseasytoseethecolorsRed,Green,andBlue(RGB)andthecolorsCyan,Magenta,Yellow,
andKey(CMYK).

Understandingcolor
BeforeonerushesintoLevels,oneneedstounderstandthebasiccolorwheelspossibletoalter
usingCurves.RGBisthebasiccolorwheelthatisusedinPaint.NET.RGBstandsforRed,Green,
andBlueandmakesupformostofthecolorspectrumvisibletothehumaneye.Likewise,Levels
can alter the color wheel entitled CMYK. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key
(Black).CMYKisnotsupportedforfulluseinPaint.NET,butusingtoolslikeLevelsonecanstill
editthesecolorchannels.

Beginningthetutorial
1. Ok,firstopenupPaint.NET.Vistausers,openuptheimageentitledWaterfall.jpgfoundin
yourSamplePicturesinyourPicturesfolder.IfyouareusingXP,ordonothaveSample
Pictures,thenitisrecommendedyousearchforanaturalwallpaper.Alright!Nowgoto
Adjustments>LevelsorpressCtrl+L.

2. Youshouldbepresentedwithasmallplugindialogue.Goaheadandmakeitfullscreenfor
thepurposeofunderstandingtthelayoutofthisadjustment.Ifyouhavenot,goaheadand
presstheResetButtontogetthedefaultview.Ifyouhavedoneso,youshouldseenearthe
bottomcentercheckboxesforRGandB.Aspreviouslyexplained,thisstandsforRedGreen
Blue.Becauseallthreeofthesecheckbboxesarecurrentlyfilled,yourcurrentcolorchannel
foreditingisKey(Black).Aswell,thetwohistograms(ontheleftandright)showthecurrent
amountofeachcolorchannelintheimage.

3. NowgoaheadandunchecktheboxforR.BecausethecolorchannelsGreennandBlueare
stillleftopen,theycombinetoaCyancolor.ThismeansyouarenoweditingtheCyancolor
channel.AlsonoticeableisthattheinputandOutputboxeshavechangedfromaWhiteand
BlackgradientintoaCyanandBlackgradient.ContinuetouncheckandcheckRGandB
checkboxestodiscoverallcolorspossible.Forinstance,R+B=Magenta.R+G=Yellow.
Alsonoticethatwhenthecolorchannelschange,thecolorsrepresentedinthetwo
histogramschange.

4. Nowthen,restoreyourLevelsdialoguebox.Iwanttoshowyousomethingthatshowsoff
thepowerofLevels,butfirstIwanttogetamessageacross.BecauseRGBandCCMYKare
theonlychannelsavailableforalteration,theyarenottheonlycolorsavailablefor
alteration.Infact,youhavetheentirecolorspectrumatthetipofyourfingers!Goahead
andunchecktheRcheckbox.YoushouldnowbealteringgtheCyancolorchannel.Now
then,inordertoexperiencethecolorspectrum,dragthetoparrowundertheInputsideof
thedialogueboxupanddown.Youarechangingthespecificcoloryouwanttoalter(Input).
Aswell,thefartheryoudragitdownthe'flatter'theOutputhistogrambecomesandmore
Cyanisaddedtoyourimage.


5. GoaheadandResetLevels.NowwearegoingtochangetheOutputofLevelstoalterthe
amountoftheparticularcolorthatisgoingtoreplacetheInputcolor.Goahheadand
uncheckboththeGandBcheckboxes.YouarenoweditingtheRedcolorchannel.Movethe
Outputarrowupaanddown.Unlikechangingtheinput,theehigheryouraisetheOutputof
Redthereddertheimagegets.TheloweryouraisetheOutputofRedthemorelush(blue
andgreen)theimagegets.
6. NowyoucancombinetheInputLevelsandOutputLevelstoreplaceyourInputwithyour
Output.GoaheadandresetLevels.Besurethatallcheckboxesarecheckedbecauseweare
goingtoaltertheKeycolorchannel.Usethefollowingsettingstoaltertheamountofwhite
versusblackto'burn'theimage.

OtherUsesforLevels
Levels is good for multiple things. A good use is using it to adjust Brightness s and Contrast. By
adjustingKeyyoucandeterminetheoverallbrightnessandcontrast,oryoucanfocusononecolor
wheel.Aswell,Levelssisgoodforchangingtheseasonsfromcoldandbitterytolushandgreenand
summerybyusingtheCyancolorchannel.Ifyoufindagooduse,shareitwithothers!

Conclusion
Yes,thatisaboutallthereeistoknowaboutLevels.Ihopeyouhavelearnedsomethingnewabout
Paint.NET, and I think if you master this technique your image editing will go farther then you
believed possible. Also note that this tutorial was completely inspired by the Curves tutorial. I
recommendreadingthattutorialaswellbecauseyoucanuseCurvestomapcolorchannelsontoan
image.Thanksforrereading!Iwouldlovetohearyourfeedback,andifyoufindamistakeletme
knowandIwillbesuretosortitout.


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Antiquing
BYHELIO
Inthistutorialwewillmakeaphotoantique.IconvertedthisforPDNfromaPStutorial.

NOTE:YouwillneedtheColorBalancepluginforthistutorial.

Thisiswhatyou'llendwith:

Alright.ThisistheimagethatImstartingwith.

Now,atthetimeperiodthatwewanttoconvertthisphototo,manyofthephotoswere
croppedtosquares.Sothatsjustwhatweregoingtodo!(Thisstepisoptional.)

Usingtheselectiontool,holdtheshiftkeydownwhileclickinganddraggingtothesizeand
positionyouwant.Then,croptoselection(CtrlShiftx.)

Now,maketheimageSepia(CtrlShiftp.)

NowisthetimetousetheColorBalanceplugin.Iadjustedtheimage10pointstoward
yellow.

Then,duplicatethelayer(CtrlShiftd.)Unfocusbluratasettingof2onyournewlayer.

Thisiswhatitshouldlooklikesofar:

Now,weregoingtomakeatransparentradialgradient.Selectthegradienttool,then
theradialtypegradient,andmakesurethatitissettomakeatransparentgradient.

Thenleftclickanddragwhereyouwanttheimagetobemorefocused.

Now,duplicatethebackgroundlayer.AddNoisetoitatasettingthatyoulike.Iputmineat
40becauseIwantittolookreallyaged.

Thisiswhattheimageandyourlayerswindowshouldlooklikeatthis
point:


OpentheLayerPropertieswindow(f4.)SettheNoiselayerblendmodetolighten.

Nowitneedsavignette.Flattentheimage.Then,addanewlayer.Makeaboxaroundthe
edgesinyournewlayerwiththebrushsizesettoaround20pixels.ThenGaussianbluritso
ithasaverysmooth,transparentlook.Iuseasettingof70.

Nowweneedtoaddsomescratches.Addanotherlayer,andaddsomewhitelinesusingthe
brushtoolatasizeof1toyournewlayer(Youcouldalsouseabrushsizeof2toaddreally
largescratches.)Openthelayerpropertieswindowthenewlayerandadjusttheopacityto
howevermuchyouwantthescratchestoshow.Iuseasettingof45.

Nowisthetimeifyouwanttoadjustthecontrastofthepicturetomakeitlookevenolder.I
chooseincreasethecontrastofmine.


Flattentheimage.Youcanleaveitjustthewayyouhaveit,now.Or,youcouldaddapaper
bordertoit!

OpentheCanvasSizewindowundertheimagetab(OrCtrlShiftr.)Timetodosomemath.I
wantanextra15pixelsoneithersideofmyphoto,somakingsurethatMaintainAspect
Ratioischecked,Iadd30tothewidthofmycanvassize.Youshouldnthavetoadd
anythingtotheheight,itwilladdtoitautomatically.

Usingthemagicwand,selectanddeletetheextrawhitethatitadded.Wewantittobe
transparent.Addanewlayer,moveitbeneaththepicturelayer,andrendersomeclouds
(defaultsettings)onitwithalighttanasyourprimarycolorandaslightlydarkertanasyour
secondarycolor.Usingtheselectiontoolonthetoplayer,selectalmostallofthepicture
onlyexcludingtheveryedge.Itshouldlooksomethinglikethis:

Inverttheselection(Ctrli)anduseFrostedglassatasettingof1.ThenMedianblurwiththe
Radialsliderat1anddefaultPercentile.Deselect(Ctrld.)Thisishowitshouldlook.

Nowwearegoingtorepeatthelastfewsteps.Increasethecanvassize(anysizeyouwant,
justlargerthan20pixels.)Deletetheextrawhite.AndrepeatFrostedGlassthistimeata
settingof3.ThenrepeattheMedianblur.

Done!


Addabackground:

AndanotheroneImade:


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HowtoCloneYourself
BYJULIASSIEDLER

PluginsUsed:FeatherbyBoltBait
OtherThings:Camera!

I'mnewhere,butIwanttoshowyouaTutorialabout"HowtoCloneYourselfonaPicture!"
BeforeIstart,Iwanttosay,thatI'mfromGermanyandcan'tspeaksomuchEnglish!
But,let'sstart!

1.Step!
Youhavetomakesomanypictures,howoftenyouwanttocloneyourself!<figureouthow
many"clones"youwant,andtakethatmanypictures.d.a>
Thecamerahavetostandonthesamepointallpictureslong!<you'llneedtouseatripod
orsomeothersolidbaseforyourcamera.d.a>
Ifyoushotallphotos,gotoyourComputerandstartPaint.net!

2.Step!
OpenallPicturesyoushot!

StartwiththeBackgroundImage!


3.Step!
Gotoyoursecondpicture!
Copythepicture!
GotoyourBackgroundImageandgoto"InsertinNewLayer"


4.Step!
NowyouchoosetheRopeTool!<"LassoTool"inEnglishversions.d.a>


Anddeletethepartaroundofyou!


Nowitshouldlooklikethis:

TheNextSteps!
Nowyourepeatthelaststep,withtheotherpictures!

YoucanusetheFeatherPluginbyBoltBait!

TheEnd!
Ifallyoupicturesareonthetopofeachother,yourPictureshouldlooklikethis:

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