Using Paint.net

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Using Paint.net
Skills change view, rotate, select a portion
of, crop, resize, change contrast, filter an
image, undo an operation IT concepts pixel,
image processing operation
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Where does this topic fit?

• Internet concepts
• Applications
• Technology
• Implications
• Internet skills
• Application development
• Content creation (images)

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Using Paint.net

• http//www.getpaint.net/

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Paint.net screen layout
Open images
Command menus
Tools
Current image
Status line

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• Community http//paintdotnet.forumer.com/

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Purpose of three of the tools
Select a rectangular area
Experiment what do each of the others do?
Add text to the image
Draw a rectangle
(If you do not see the toolbox, give the Windows
gt Tools command).
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Experiment
Play around. You can undo any changes you make
in the History window.

Ctrl-z undoes the last command. Ctrl-y redoes the
last command.
(If you do not see the history window, give the
Windows gt History command).
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The status line describes the selected tool
For example status line for the Rectangular
Selection tool
Cursor location (0, 0 is the upper left hand
corner)
Tool description with a help hint
Image size
Tip watch the status line as you work
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The status line changes as you work
Status line while making a selection
These change as you make the selection.
You can adjust selections one pixel at a time
using the arrow keys.
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Rotate an image
Image gt Rotate
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View menu
Changing the view does not alter the image, just
what you see while working on it.
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Adjusting contrast
Adjustments gt Brightness/contrast
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Immediate feedback high contrast
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Immediate feedback low contrast
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Apply the ink sketch effect
Effects gt Artistic gt Ink sketch
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Resize an image
Image gt Resize
If you check Maintain aspect ratio, changing
either the width or height automatically adjusts
the other.
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Resizing without maintaining the aspect ratio
will distort the image
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A few questions
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How did I do that?
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How did I do that?
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How did I erase the oarlock?