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Getting Started with Paint.NET

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Getting Started with Paint.NET

Overview of this book

Paint.NET is a free, reliable program that rivals the most expensive photo editing programs currently on the market.Paint.NET supports plugins, which add image adjustments, effects, and support for additional file types. They can be programmed using any .NET programming language, though they are most commonly written in C#. This book will teach you everything you need to know to edit and manipulate images. Written with very clear walkthroughs, hands-on tutorials,and amazing resources, this book will turn you into a photo wizard with Paint.NET. The book starts with simple tool-based tasks, introduces you to the workpane and then builds up to more complex areas taking a deep dive into the commonly-used features of Paint.NET. With this book, you will learn how to do everything from making simple adjustments to full artistic rendering with tools not available in any other program. Starting with the very basics of photo editing, you will gain an understanding of the basic principles of manipulating images. From layering to special effects, this book will give you all the knowledge you need to create images that leave a lasting impression. This book has everything you need to make amazing, artistic photos using completely free software. Filled with fun exercises and valuable information, you will learn how to master every tool and every effect in Paint.NET. Within minutes, you will be able to resize images, make adjustments to brightness and contrast, and apply color correction. By the end of this book, you will be working with layers and effects to create images that rival some of the most advised and expensive pieces of software. With simple exercises and information, this book will take you from absolute novice to an accomplished photo editor quickly and easily.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Getting Started with Paint.NET
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Sepia (Ctrl + Shift + E)


Back in the early days of photography, when people used to take photos with a medium known as "film", chemicals were used to process pictures. Color film did not exist in those days, so the world was black and white. The chemicals used were a bit unstable, making some pictures degrade after only a few years. To keep this from happening, silver sulfide was used to make photos last longer. However, this would give the black-and-white photos a brown tint known as "sepia".

Today, we still associate photos with this tint for an old photo look. Thankfully, you don't have to expose yourself to toxic chemicals in your photo processing; you just have to hit the Sepia button. This will instantly give your photo an aged look.

To do this, simply hit Ctrl + Shift + E or navigate to Adjustments | Sepia from the main menu.

The following is the appearance of the image before applying Sepia:

The following image shows the same photo after applying Sepia: