Artistic Effects With Paint.NET

[OizenX]

Just a Few easy effects that can make signatures look cooler

Border Shadow
Open Your background Image and Add a New layer

On the New layer Make a shape similar to your background image with the shape tool.

Go back to the Background Image and Feather

Now on the Border Add a Drop Shadow

You can Also change the Border Layer's Properties to make cool effects



Reflection
This effect is really simple but effective

Copy your Main image onto a new layer and flip it upside down


Move the upside down one to the bottom of the screen and lower the

Now their are so many thing you can do with the reflection but you can figure that out yourself.

Shine
You can Add a Shine to make things look more realistic


Add a New Layer to what ever you what to add a shine too.

Make a Shape around the area that you want to shine


Select inside the shape on the new layer with the Magic Wand Tool


Go Back To the background Layer and Select from the Tool Bar Adjustments>Lighten the delete the shape layer

Perspective Change
This feature can really help make cool Text Effects ect.

Open what ever you want and Press Ctrl+Shift+Z to preform a Rotate/Zoom (Move the Sphere to change Perspective) .


Now you can add a Drop Shadow and make a looking Cool Text effect.


Darken/Lighten Lines
Now this one is an effect I use in almost all signature I make.

Find a signature background like this and add a new layer.

On the New layer make a border around the signature.


Have the Color Wheel set to Black as Primary, Transparent as secondary. (To do this use the Color Picker over transparent)


Now Select the Paint Can and on the Tool bar Select Backwards Diagonal.


Fill the Border


Now Go to layer Properties, For the Blending Mode Select Color Burn and set the transparency to what looks good


Merge layers Feather and your done


To make the lines lighten instead of Darken, Select White and Transparent and set the Blend Mode in Layer Properties to Additive instead of Color Burn.

Really Simple Recoloring
A new found way that will make recoloring even easier


On your image use the Magic Wand tool to select the part you want to recolor.

Use The color Flip/rotate plugin and select what ever you want


Do this for the entire hat or item and your done

I Did not Steal this tut :P

[Chocolate123]

Oh thats cool. Is this all with paint??

[OizenX]

Originally Posted by Chocolate123

Oh thats cool. Is this all with paint??

Paint.NET, It's different and one of the best Free Art Programs available.

[Chocolate123]

Oh thats cool then. I wanna try....

[OizenX]

Originally Posted by Chocolate123

Oh thats cool then. I wanna try....

Download link Download

Great Program.

[MYSTERIOUS PENGUIN]

i would but i am not downloading anything sorry

[OizenX]

Originally Posted by MYSTERIOUS PENGUIN

i would but i am not downloading anything sorry

That's ok some people just dont like to download too much.

[103 pens]

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Originally Posted by OizenX

Download link Download

Great Program.

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