mtPaint - Simple paint tutorial
mtPaint - Simple paint tutorial
Simple paint tutorial
I made this video tutorial as an experiment to test whether it is
possible to make a useful tutorial with no microphone and only
a low-end machine without a video editor.
The video assumes some knowledge of the alpha channel.
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Instructions to paint with mtpaint program.
There is no need to use layers feature or a mask.
Additional benefit : the greys in a black and white drawing are preserved.
This protects the quality of the final result.
Start with a simple 24bit RGB drawing in black and white
(see my snowman drawing).
Be sure to use the default color palette.
Note: If your drawing is a GIF document you must convert it to 24 bit color
because pasting an indexed image into a 24 bit image causes the
color palette to become confused.
Select all the document and copy to clipboard.
Save the clipboard to disk.
The original image is still in mtpaint document window.
Use the paint brush or fill bucket to color the document.
Don't be afraid to use gradients or change opaque levels.
You can paint over black lines (see below).
Once the coloring is done, the last step is to fix the
black lines.
Edit > Load Clipboard
(If the clipboard and document size are the same,
then there will be no need to move the selection)
Set the A and B colors to white.
Selection > Alpha Blend A,B
(the clipboard paste now becomes transparent)
Press <ENTER> then ESCAPE keys to set the selection.
Save the finished image to disk.
Note that no layering or masking was used.
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Next a more advanced example which uses a mask.
Make a clipboard file as in previous example.
Mask a region where you want a gradient.
Pour paint with paintbucket (low tolerance to paint over black).
Disable the mask.
Then load and paste clipboard like in previous example.
(Make sure that A/B colors are white to make white the transparent color)
There should be no need to move the loaded (pasted) selection
in the document window if document size hasn't changed.
Delete the mask ...
Channels > Delete
Proceed to mask another region if you wish.
(Gradient will need to be reset to new region of image as well)
This way you can color your entire image in different colors.
Note that the layers feature in mtpaint hasn't been used.
This technique is called 'alpha blending'.
Greys are pasted as well as black. This preserves quality.
Remember the way it is used. Both the A and B colors are set to the
color that you want to be the transparent color in your paste
(white in this example).
___________________________________________
I made this video tutorial as an experiment to test whether it is
possible to make a useful tutorial with no microphone and only
a low-end machine without a video editor.
The video assumes some knowledge of the alpha channel.
http://www.datafilehost.com/d/f0b8dc3f
untick box to avoid the downloader program
Instructions to paint with mtpaint program.
There is no need to use layers feature or a mask.
Additional benefit : the greys in a black and white drawing are preserved.
This protects the quality of the final result.
Start with a simple 24bit RGB drawing in black and white
(see my snowman drawing).
Be sure to use the default color palette.
Note: If your drawing is a GIF document you must convert it to 24 bit color
because pasting an indexed image into a 24 bit image causes the
color palette to become confused.
Select all the document and copy to clipboard.
Save the clipboard to disk.
The original image is still in mtpaint document window.
Use the paint brush or fill bucket to color the document.
Don't be afraid to use gradients or change opaque levels.
You can paint over black lines (see below).
Once the coloring is done, the last step is to fix the
black lines.
Edit > Load Clipboard
(If the clipboard and document size are the same,
then there will be no need to move the selection)
Set the A and B colors to white.
Selection > Alpha Blend A,B
(the clipboard paste now becomes transparent)
Press <ENTER> then ESCAPE keys to set the selection.
Save the finished image to disk.
Note that no layering or masking was used.
_____________________________________________
Next a more advanced example which uses a mask.
Make a clipboard file as in previous example.
Mask a region where you want a gradient.
Pour paint with paintbucket (low tolerance to paint over black).
Disable the mask.
Then load and paste clipboard like in previous example.
(Make sure that A/B colors are white to make white the transparent color)
There should be no need to move the loaded (pasted) selection
in the document window if document size hasn't changed.
Delete the mask ...
Channels > Delete
Proceed to mask another region if you wish.
(Gradient will need to be reset to new region of image as well)
This way you can color your entire image in different colors.
Note that the layers feature in mtpaint hasn't been used.
This technique is called 'alpha blending'.
Greys are pasted as well as black. This preserves quality.
Remember the way it is used. Both the A and B colors are set to the
color that you want to be the transparent color in your paste
(white in this example).
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Last edited by don570 on Sat 12 Jul 2014, 17:25, edited 2 times in total.
Another example..
- draw with several colors into a document with a black background
(or choose some other color to be your background)
- select and transfer to clipboard ( Ctrl-C )
Open a new image
File > Open
(or if you wish, you can work in a second layer)
Paste your drawing (CTRL -V)
- Change both color A and color B to black
(assuming that black is the background color).
- from the menu choose
Selection > Alpha Blend A,B
This has created a transparent paste.
The problem with this method is that anti-aliasing such as anti-aliased text
will have a strange outer border where the black changes to another
color. See the next example for a possible solution...
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Another example ...
Transfer a gradient into an image
- select and copy the desired region
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
- in the destination image set colors A and B
to be the same colors used in gradient .... red and black in this example.
- load and paste the selection
Edit > Load Clipboard > 1
- from the menu choose
Selection > Blend color A,B
Final result...
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- draw with several colors into a document with a black background
(or choose some other color to be your background)
- select and transfer to clipboard ( Ctrl-C )
Open a new image
File > Open
(or if you wish, you can work in a second layer)
Paste your drawing (CTRL -V)
- Change both color A and color B to black
(assuming that black is the background color).
- from the menu choose
Selection > Alpha Blend A,B
This has created a transparent paste.
The problem with this method is that anti-aliasing such as anti-aliased text
will have a strange outer border where the black changes to another
color. See the next example for a possible solution...
____________________________________________________
Another example ...
Transfer a gradient into an image
- select and copy the desired region
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
- in the destination image set colors A and B
to be the same colors used in gradient .... red and black in this example.
- load and paste the selection
Edit > Load Clipboard > 1
- from the menu choose
Selection > Blend color A,B
Final result...
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Replacing a head on a person's body is a common use of a paint program.
Mtpaint does this simply and quickly without the need of layers or
an alpha channel, just use a selection channel. I find it
simpler than Photoshop or Gimp.
First start with a source image to select a head.
Do a scaling if necessary
Image > Scale Canvas
You can change the hue of skin if necessary as well.
- The source head needs to be equal or slightly
bigger than destination head, but you don't need to be exact.
A crude approximation is all that is necessary.
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To begin the selection process ---> Go to menu
Channels > Edit Selection (cleared)
With a brush tool paint the outline of head (don't go outside head) see image below
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Use paintbucket tool to fill inside. This speeds up the process. (see image)
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To fuzz the outer border of selection
use a gaussian blur to blur several pixels around the head.
The box doesn't need to be ticked. A number less than 10 is
possible if you are careful to select only the head region.
Note that this is the selected region that is being fuzzed not the image itself.
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Now return to editing the image itself. Use the menu...
Channels > Edit image
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- Select all (Ctrl-A)
Now select just the source head. Use the menu...
Selection > Lasso select
This puts the head in the clipboard,
however for extra safety, save the head to your hard disk.
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
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Open the destination image in mtpaint.
If the head is too big then use smear brush to make
the head smaller. Stroke direction to the interior of head.
Now paste the source head. It should be
nearly impossible to see an outline. See final result...
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Mtpaint does this simply and quickly without the need of layers or
an alpha channel, just use a selection channel. I find it
simpler than Photoshop or Gimp.
First start with a source image to select a head.
Do a scaling if necessary
Image > Scale Canvas
You can change the hue of skin if necessary as well.
- The source head needs to be equal or slightly
bigger than destination head, but you don't need to be exact.
A crude approximation is all that is necessary.
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To begin the selection process ---> Go to menu
Channels > Edit Selection (cleared)
With a brush tool paint the outline of head (don't go outside head) see image below
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Use paintbucket tool to fill inside. This speeds up the process. (see image)
____________________________________________________
To fuzz the outer border of selection
use a gaussian blur to blur several pixels around the head.
The box doesn't need to be ticked. A number less than 10 is
possible if you are careful to select only the head region.
Note that this is the selected region that is being fuzzed not the image itself.
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Now return to editing the image itself. Use the menu...
Channels > Edit image
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- Select all (Ctrl-A)
Now select just the source head. Use the menu...
Selection > Lasso select
This puts the head in the clipboard,
however for extra safety, save the head to your hard disk.
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
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Open the destination image in mtpaint.
If the head is too big then use smear brush to make
the head smaller. Stroke direction to the interior of head.
Now paste the source head. It should be
nearly impossible to see an outline. See final result...
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Last edited by don570 on Wed 16 Jul 2014, 15:51, edited 3 times in total.
For titles i was using Gpaint
wonderful enfin on avance. Don 570 puppy tools are mini, but efficient. If we use all the properties of MTpaint, we can do a lot of things.
Thanks for this tuto
For titles i was using Gpaint here, easy to do.
Thanks for this tuto
For titles i was using Gpaint here, easy to do.
Last edited by Pelo on Thu 08 Sep 2016, 09:54, edited 1 time in total.
It is possible to do the same work with the alpha channel.
I will demonstrate with the same head.
-go to menu
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
Zero Alpha is shown by the blue hue
With a brush paint tool draw the outline of head (don't go outside head)
Use paintbucket tool to fill inside
These will be regions where alpha = 1
-use a gaussian blur to blur several pixels around the head
Now go back to editing the image, however alpha channel will remain.
- Channels > Edit image
If you wish you can add more paint. In this example I added a border
using the cut tool with gradient on.
- Select all (Ctrl-A)
- now select just the source head with its border
Selection > Lasso select
-This puts the head in the clipboard,
however for extra safety save the head on your disk
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
If you want to edit with Gimp you should save the file as a PNG with no transparency i.e.
transparency index = -1
Gimp will open the image with four channels including alpha.
or alternatively you can use the system clipboard
Edit > Export Clipboard to System
Then in Gimp 2.8 in Puppy linux , paste into an opened file or create a new file...
File > Create > From Clipboard
Note that checkered pattern in Gimp means transparency i.e.
alpha = 0 in that region. You can do further editing in Gimp.
Note that there is four channels in a Gimp layer.
Alpha is the final channel. Here's the final result in Gimp...
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I will demonstrate with the same head.
-go to menu
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
Zero Alpha is shown by the blue hue
With a brush paint tool draw the outline of head (don't go outside head)
Use paintbucket tool to fill inside
These will be regions where alpha = 1
-use a gaussian blur to blur several pixels around the head
Now go back to editing the image, however alpha channel will remain.
- Channels > Edit image
If you wish you can add more paint. In this example I added a border
using the cut tool with gradient on.
- Select all (Ctrl-A)
- now select just the source head with its border
Selection > Lasso select
-This puts the head in the clipboard,
however for extra safety save the head on your disk
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
If you want to edit with Gimp you should save the file as a PNG with no transparency i.e.
transparency index = -1
Gimp will open the image with four channels including alpha.
or alternatively you can use the system clipboard
Edit > Export Clipboard to System
Then in Gimp 2.8 in Puppy linux , paste into an opened file or create a new file...
File > Create > From Clipboard
Note that checkered pattern in Gimp means transparency i.e.
alpha = 0 in that region. You can do further editing in Gimp.
Note that there is four channels in a Gimp layer.
Alpha is the final channel. Here's the final result in Gimp...
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oval cutout of a man's head
Here is an example to make an oval cutout of a man's head plus a border.
I use the alpha channel. As well using the cut icon button will leave
a gradient in the cut selection.
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Steps:
Start the same way as the previous example....
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
Make a selection rectangle around the head
Selection > Fill ellipse
We have just chosen the head region.
Now we will make a border.
Channels > Edit Image
Right click on gradient placement tool icon
and set Length 10 and Linear. Color A red and Color B black.
With the same selection rectangle active
make an oval with the gradient placement toggled on
Selection > Fill ellipse
Now select and transfer to clipboard.
Paste in a white image and here is the result.
Note the fuzziness of the border. This is made possible
by making the border outline with the gradient placement toggled on.
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I use the alpha channel. As well using the cut icon button will leave
a gradient in the cut selection.
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Steps:
Start the same way as the previous example....
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
Make a selection rectangle around the head
Selection > Fill ellipse
We have just chosen the head region.
Now we will make a border.
Channels > Edit Image
Right click on gradient placement tool icon
and set Length 10 and Linear. Color A red and Color B black.
With the same selection rectangle active
make an oval with the gradient placement toggled on
Selection > Fill ellipse
Now select and transfer to clipboard.
Paste in a white image and here is the result.
Note the fuzziness of the border. This is made possible
by making the border outline with the gradient placement toggled on.
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Colorful text
Here's an example to show colorful text.
Note 1: EDIT : Works in Windows version mtpaint 3.40
Note 2: To place a selection in place you press <ENTER> then <ESC>
Toggle on 'Snap to Tile Grid'
View > Snap to Tile Grid
Settings toolbar should be showing
Right click on gradient placement tool icon
and set Length = 100 and type = Linear.
( set Length to 60 for a more dramatic effect)
-Set color A to red and color B to orange. Click preview
to see the blend of colors in the settings toolbar.
Place the gradient line vertically
Note: It is NOT necessary to right click on the paintbucket tool and
choose 'Gradient-driven'. The default settings are fine.
Make sure that the gradient mode is set. You can use the gradient icon
in the settings toolbar window to toggle the gradient on and off.
Use the paintbucket tool to make gradient paint .
Turn off 'Snap to Tile Grid' feature
Now we will create an alpha channel i.e. there will be transparency around the text.
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
-Click on text tool, choose text size 48 and bold.
Click the inverse option box.
- Click 'Paste text'. The text is in your clipboard.
Paste it in your document (see image below)
Channels > Edit Image
Select all (Ctrl-A) and copy to clipboard (Ctrl-C).
Save it to disk by going to the menu
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
Now create slightly bigger fuzzy black text . We will use the alpha channel to fuzz
the text. Create the alpha channel.
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
(Not necessary) Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
Click on text tool, choose text size 50 and bold.
Click the inverse option box.
Click 'Paste text'. Now do a Gaussian blur of 5.
- To edit image go to menu
Channels > Edit Image
Select all and copy to clipboard
Edit > Save Clipboard > 2
Now you can construct the final text by combining both clipboards
in one document. White was chosen as the background, but
any other color is possible.
Here are some examples of various colors used for the text,
red to orange, red to yellow , dark blue to turquoise,
dark green to light green
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Note 1: EDIT : Works in Windows version mtpaint 3.40
Note 2: To place a selection in place you press <ENTER> then <ESC>
Toggle on 'Snap to Tile Grid'
View > Snap to Tile Grid
Settings toolbar should be showing
Right click on gradient placement tool icon
and set Length = 100 and type = Linear.
( set Length to 60 for a more dramatic effect)
-Set color A to red and color B to orange. Click preview
to see the blend of colors in the settings toolbar.
Place the gradient line vertically
Note: It is NOT necessary to right click on the paintbucket tool and
choose 'Gradient-driven'. The default settings are fine.
Make sure that the gradient mode is set. You can use the gradient icon
in the settings toolbar window to toggle the gradient on and off.
Use the paintbucket tool to make gradient paint .
Turn off 'Snap to Tile Grid' feature
Now we will create an alpha channel i.e. there will be transparency around the text.
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
-Click on text tool, choose text size 48 and bold.
Click the inverse option box.
- Click 'Paste text'. The text is in your clipboard.
Paste it in your document (see image below)
Channels > Edit Image
Select all (Ctrl-A) and copy to clipboard (Ctrl-C).
Save it to disk by going to the menu
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
Now create slightly bigger fuzzy black text . We will use the alpha channel to fuzz
the text. Create the alpha channel.
Channels > Edit Alpha (cleared)
(Not necessary) Channels > View Alpha as an Overlay
Click on text tool, choose text size 50 and bold.
Click the inverse option box.
Click 'Paste text'. Now do a Gaussian blur of 5.
- To edit image go to menu
Channels > Edit Image
Select all and copy to clipboard
Edit > Save Clipboard > 2
Now you can construct the final text by combining both clipboards
in one document. White was chosen as the background, but
any other color is possible.
Here are some examples of various colors used for the text,
red to orange, red to yellow , dark blue to turquoise,
dark green to light green
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Last edited by don570 on Thu 10 Jul 2014, 16:56, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Colorful text
How so? It does, just like 3.44.xx.don570 wrote:Click the inverse option box. (Version 3.40 doesn't have this feature)
When pasting text into any of utility channels, you have "Invert" - in place of "Background color" which you get for image channel.
moi en anglais j'y arrive pas.
moi en anglais j'y arrive pas.can you do a video please, because i don't understand anything. I am using Mtpaint, trying to re-do what is explained, nothing works. It's not yr fault, it's mine.
Paste : ok, but it's not really pasted, if you sve image.
fill; how to fill exactly the outline ?
Invert colors a and b
Transparency
Nothing works...
Paste : ok, but it's not really pasted, if you sve image.
fill; how to fill exactly the outline ?
Invert colors a and b
Transparency
Nothing works...
Your lucky day I happen to be learning how make video tutorialscan you do a video please
Here it is...
Edit : Better pronunciation
http://www.datafilehost.com/d/f0b8dc3f
It assumes that you know something about the alpha channel.
Remember that every pixel in an image layer has four values associated with it.
Red Blue Green and alpha. If alpha is zero then the layer is transparent
i.e the paint below it will show.
If alpha is one then the color will show. Values between zero and one
give a transparency effect. One layer's pixel interacts with another layer's pixel in
an interesting way.
I wanted to avoid using a video editor and a microphone , and use a cheap PC.
Here's how I made the video.
1) Write a script
2) Play the script using espeak
Code: Select all
espeak -f script
4) Create a wav audio file of script
espeak -f script -w output.wav
5) Use Retrovol program to set capture volume and source 'MIX MONO'
6) play audio of script in background while I record screen
with pavrecord
I used 5 frames per second and X264 encoder. My screen resolution was
800 by 600 to make the text size bigger.
vlc player will play the file fine however I couldn't get a video editor to
open the file
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Last edited by don570 on Sat 12 Jul 2014, 17:24, edited 2 times in total.
MTpaint usage of the Puppy Menu.
It assumes that you know something about the alpha channel.
NO !
Video are easy to do. I can help you. Donnant Donnant
I am ready to study the Mtpaint application. Let me some time to go around.
But in english, it's not easy at all. Sure, video movies are easily understood by everybody. Speach : speak slowly please, for non commonwealth citizens.
Some audio are from USA Texans, awful. Furthermore they speak very loud as brazilian speakers watching their team winning the world cup futbol finale.
Don570, i am very interesred in your works. The good way to improve Puppy world, and to keep customers (users).
NO !
Video are easy to do. I can help you. Donnant Donnant
I am ready to study the Mtpaint application. Let me some time to go around.
But in english, it's not easy at all. Sure, video movies are easily understood by everybody. Speach : speak slowly please, for non commonwealth citizens.
Some audio are from USA Texans, awful. Furthermore they speak very loud as brazilian speakers watching their team winning the world cup futbol finale.
Don570, i am very interesred in your works. The good way to improve Puppy world, and to keep customers (users).
e-speak ? speak yourself
Full screen :
Use drec (dpuprec) after having set up alsamixer or retrovol sound capture (make capture active, because disabled by default)
Start, don't forget comments during the recording !
Stop recording by CTRL alt "S" (stop) . let it cook, you will have a message when finished (choose the format)
Xvidcap : idem, activate capture in retrovol. Xvidcap can record the exact zone you want.
But it's so easy. I do it so everybody can do it.
E-speak ????? better to use google translation, you have a voice that reads the text ( as a robot).
one minute how to (xvidcap)
Use drec (dpuprec) after having set up alsamixer or retrovol sound capture (make capture active, because disabled by default)
Start, don't forget comments during the recording !
Stop recording by CTRL alt "S" (stop) . let it cook, you will have a message when finished (choose the format)
Xvidcap : idem, activate capture in retrovol. Xvidcap can record the exact zone you want.
But it's so easy. I do it so everybody can do it.
E-speak ????? better to use google translation, you have a voice that reads the text ( as a robot).
one minute how to (xvidcap)
- Attachments
-
- drec-2.0-i686-dpup.pet
- Wonderful tool. If you use terminal, dpuprec is the command. Interest of terminal : you see each step of post processing.
- (43.66 KiB) Downloaded 948 times
I found an excellent free site that converts text to speech
http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/
I will redo the video with the improved pronunciation.
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http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/
I will redo the video with the improved pronunciation.
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mtPaint - Simple paint tutorial
Fine business on your "mtPaint - Simple paint tutorial"don570 ! ,which I use both mtpaint and Gimp in trying to make small pictorial "How to" files for doing
basic functions in Puppy. This to my way of thinking is the way to go to inform
those like myself who are less informed on the ins and outs of Puppy Linux.Keep up the good work ! cheers
basic functions in Puppy. This to my way of thinking is the way to go to inform
those like myself who are less informed on the ins and outs of Puppy Linux.Keep up the good work ! cheers
I'm working on a tutorial to show how to put the head in a polygon.
I'll make a video with this script.
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Here is my first try at a video. I'll try a second time with better
audio from http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/
http://www.datafilehost.com/d/189547fc
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I'll make a video with this script.
Let us make a polygon.
Open image file.
Show settings toolbar.
R G B image
Make a polygon shape with the polygon tool.
Copy shape to clipboard.
Create a new layer using the clipboard.
Choose Edit mask.
Make a rectangular selection around the head.
Choose Fill ellipse
Choose Gaussian blur two.
Choose edit selection.
Choose Gaussian blur one.
Choose edit image.
Right-click paint bucket.
Increase to Two hundred.
Paint with paint bucket tool.
Select all and copy to clipboard.
Paste into a new document.
The End.
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Here is my first try at a video. I'll try a second time with better
audio from http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/
http://www.datafilehost.com/d/189547fc
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A small change is all that is needed to make the star's color a color gradient.
Make sure that a radial gradient is chosen.
Color a red Color B yellow
To show the transparency as checkerboard pattern---> copy and
choose from the menu....
Edit > Paste in New Layer
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Make sure that a radial gradient is chosen.
Color a red Color B yellow
To show the transparency as checkerboard pattern---> copy and
choose from the menu....
Edit > Paste in New Layer
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To make a crude polygon border a scaling can be used rather than cutting
a selection. Here's how I did it...
- open an image document
-make a star pattern with polygon selection tool
-copy the clipboard (Ctrl-C)
-Make a new layer
Layers > New Layer (from Clipboard)
Channels > Edit Selection
To remove jagged edges do a gaussian blur of one or two
Return back to editing the image
Channels > Edit Image
Set all (Ctrl-A)
-copy the clipboard (Ctrl-C)
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
Scale the image to be bigger by going to the menu...
Image > Scale
To remove jagged edges do a gaussian blur of one or two
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Return back to editing the image by going to the menu...
Channels > Edit Image
To make the polygon region bigger
Image > Scale Canvas
Right-click the paintbucket icon. Set tolerance to 200.
Using paintbucket tool fill document with a color (or gradient color)
by clicking with paintbucket tool in yellow area.
Load the previous smaller polygon by going to the menu...
Edit > Load Clipboard > 1
You may move the selection if desired.
Make sure that selection is dropped in document.
Select all (Ctrl-A)
-copy to the clipboard (Ctrl-C)
Make a new layer by going to the menu...
Edit > Paste to New Layer
Important note: Do not use the layers' menu
Save this layer to a file (PNG format with no transparency).
Now open the file in another paint program that supports PNG.
and transparency is shown by checkerboard pattern around the polygon region. Final result...
a selection. Here's how I did it...
- open an image document
-make a star pattern with polygon selection tool
-copy the clipboard (Ctrl-C)
-Make a new layer
Layers > New Layer (from Clipboard)
Channels > Edit Selection
To remove jagged edges do a gaussian blur of one or two
Return back to editing the image
Channels > Edit Image
Set all (Ctrl-A)
-copy the clipboard (Ctrl-C)
Edit > Save Clipboard > 1
Scale the image to be bigger by going to the menu...
Image > Scale
To remove jagged edges do a gaussian blur of one or two
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Return back to editing the image by going to the menu...
Channels > Edit Image
To make the polygon region bigger
Image > Scale Canvas
Right-click the paintbucket icon. Set tolerance to 200.
Using paintbucket tool fill document with a color (or gradient color)
by clicking with paintbucket tool in yellow area.
Load the previous smaller polygon by going to the menu...
Edit > Load Clipboard > 1
You may move the selection if desired.
Make sure that selection is dropped in document.
Select all (Ctrl-A)
-copy to the clipboard (Ctrl-C)
Make a new layer by going to the menu...
Edit > Paste to New Layer
Important note: Do not use the layers' menu
Save this layer to a file (PNG format with no transparency).
Now open the file in another paint program that supports PNG.
and transparency is shown by checkerboard pattern around the polygon region. Final result...
mtPaint - Simple paint tutorial
@don570 :don ,for some reason I can't load a clipboard ? Can you explain what my problem may be.Thanks
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