Photoshop Trick #3

Here is a Trick I like to use, Its called Layering. Layering in Paint.Net can make your picture go from ok to great in minutes.

If you go to the Windows tab on top you will see the Tool ( Layers) open it up. You could also press F7.

Think of layering as the way it sounds. It tells the Paint.Net which order to lay the images. You go from background to foreground.

• Add New Layer

  This will add a new, transparent layer to the image.

• Delete Layer

  This will remove the active layer from the image. You will be asked to confirm this is what you want to do before it is deleted.

• Duplicate Layer

  This will make an exact copy of the active layer. All properties of the layer, along with the graphical (pixel) contents, will be duplicated. The new layer will also have the same name as the original.

• Merge Layer Down

  This will take the current layer and merge it into the layer that is below it.

• Import From File

  This allows you to select one or more images that will be imported as one or more new layers.

• Adjustments

  Paint.NET contains many commands which can be used to adjust your image to look exactly the way you want it to.

• Flip

  This submenu allows you to flip just the active layer, either horizontally or vertically.

  

• Rotate/Zoom
  

  This command allows you to rotate and pan in all three dimensions.

• Layer Properties

  This command brings up a dialog that

  allows you to define how the layer blends in with the layers that are before it in the Layers Window's list. You may specify a name, whether the layer is visible, a blending mode, and an opacity level.

  There are fourteen (14) blending modes available: Normal, Multiply, Additive, Color Burn, Color Dodge, Reflect, Glow, Overlay, Difference, Negation, Light, Darken, Screen, and Xor.

  The opacity slider controls how transparent the layer is overall.

  

Menu Bar

There are nine top-level menus in Paint.NET:

1. File

   Provides access to open, acquire, and save images. These options behave similarly to other document and image editing programs. There are also commands for setting the language of the user interface, and checking for updates.

2. Edit

   Contains commands for easy manipulation of the image history, the selected region of the image, the selection itself, and the clipboard.

3. View

   These commands change the way that the image or workspace are presented to you.

4. Image

   Contains commands that alter the entire image, including all layers.

5. Layers

   These commands alter only the currently active layer.

6. Adjustments

   Contains adjustments which may be used to edit the current layer.

7. Effects

   Contains effects which may be used to transform the current layer.

8. Window

   These commands allow you to hide or show the floating utility windows, to reset them to their original locations, and to toggle their translucent effect.

9. Help
   

   Provides quick access to this help documentation, the ability to send feedback or a bug report, and access to information about the authors.

Photoshop Trick #2

List of Features

Paint.NET is designed to be accessible and simple for most users while still allowing powerful and sophisticated operations to be performed on an image.

• Simple, intuitive user interface

  Every feature and user interface element was designed to be immediately intuitive and/or quickly learnable without assistance. It is also designed to be immediately familiar to users of Paint and Photoshop.

• Layers

  This allows you to compose one complete image from a stack of other images that are blended together.

• Unlimited History

  Every action you take on an image is recorded in the History window, and is only limited by available disk space and memory.

• Support for many popular file formats

  The following file formats are supported:PNG,JPEG, BMP, GIF,TGA, and TIFF. The native Paint.NET image type is PDN which preserves layering.

• Effects and Adjustments

  You can apply many special effects to your image, and support for image adjustments is also possible.

• Full Support for Dual- and Quad-Core CPU's, and 64-bit

  Paint.NET is fully optimized for the latest in processor technology enabling dramatic performance improvements and the ability to work with larger and more images.

• Tablet PC Support

  The Paintbrush tool supports the Tablet PC's pressure-sensitivity feature, allowing you to draw in a more natural and artistic manner.

• Extensibility

  Paint.NET supports plugins that add new effects, adjustments, and file format support.

• Free

  Paint.NET is provided for no cost with generous licensing terms.

Photoshop Trick #1

You can forget about having to buy/pay for the Application-Photoshop. There is a program called (Paint.Net), which has all of the photoshop options, without all the photoshop pricing. It is an Open-Source version of Photoshop. Open-Source means there are alot of those weirdos, (who sit in there basement and program code for all kinds of programs)working on Paint.Net to give you added features. You don't have to buy upgrade packages like in Photoshop.

It can be Downloaded for Free at:

http://www.getpaint.net/

Download Paint.Net and you can start making fun of anyone