Getting started with Paint.NET / / Andros T. Sturgeon, Shoban Kumar

• Autore: Sturgeon Andros T
• Pubblicazione: Birmingham : , : Packt Publishing, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Disciplina: 621.36/7
• Soggetto topico: Open source software; Photography - Digital techniques; Photography - Special effects
• Altri autori: KumarShoban
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Welcome to Paint.NET; System requirements; Downloading and installing Paint.NET; Summary; Chapter 2: The Paint.NET Workspace; Opening and saving an image; Work area windows; The title bar; The menu bar; The toolbar; The image canvas; The Colors window; The status bar; The Layers window; The History window; The image list; File types; Summary; Chapter 3: The Tools of Paint.NET; Selection tools; Rectangle Select (shortcut key S); Lasso Select (shortcut key S) ; Ellipse Select (shortcut key S)Selection modes; Replace; Add (union); Subtract; Intersect; Invert (""xor""); Magic Wand (shortcut key S); Flood Mode; Move tools; Move Selected Pixels (shortcut key M); Move Selection (shortcut key M); View tools; Zoom (shortcut key Z); Pan (shortcut key H); Fill tools; Paint Bucket (shortcut key F); Fill; Antialiasing; Blending; Gradient (shortcut key G); Drawing tools; Paintbrush (shortcut key B); Eraser (shortcut key E); Pencil (shortcut key P); Photo tools; Color Picker (shortcut key K); Clone Stamp (shortcut key L); Recolor (shortcut key R) ; Text and Shape toolsText (shortcut key T); Line/Curve (shortcut key O); Geometric shapes; Rectangle (shortcut key O); Rounded Rectangle (shortcut key O); Ellipse (shortcut key O); Freeform Shape (shortcut key O); The Colors window; Photo retouching; Summary; Chapter 4: Image Resizing and Editing; Rotating an image; Cropping an image; Resizing an image; Changing the image size; Resizing a canvas; Anchor points; Selecting an area; Selecting with the Magic Wand tool; Moving, cutting, or changing the selected areas; Selecting with the Lasso tool; Summary; Chapter 5: Adjustments ; Auto-Level (Ctrl + Shift + L)Now you try; Black and White (Ctrl + Shift + G); Now you try; Brightness/Contrast (Ctrl + Shift + C); Curves (Ctrl + Shift + M); The Curves interface; Multichannel adjustments; Hue/Saturation (Ctrl + Shift + U); Invert Colors (Ctrl + Shift + I); Levels (Ctrl + L); Posterize (Ctrl + Shift + P); Sepia (Ctrl + Shift + E); Summary; Chapter 6: Working with Effects; Artistic effects; Ink Sketch; Oil Painting; Pencil Sketch; Blurs effects; Fragment; Gaussian Blur; Motion Blur; Radial Blur; Surface Blur; Unfocus; Zoom Blur; Distort effect; Bulge; Dents; Frosted Glass ; PixelatePolar Inversion; Tile Reflection; Twist; Noise; Add Noise; Photo effect; Glow; Red Eye Removal; Sharpen; Soften Portrait; Render effect; Clouds; Julia Fractal; Mandelbrot Fractal; Stylize effect; Edge Detect; Emboss; Outline; Relief; Summary; Chapter 7: Working with Layers; How layers work; Adding a new layer; Merging layers; Adjusting a layer; Moving layers; Summary; Chapter 8: Supercharging Paint.NET; Plugins in Paint.NET; Getting plugins; Helping yourself if you get stuck; Help; Forum; Tutorials; The top five Paint.NET plugins; Pyrochild plugins; MadJik' all plugins ; BoltBait's plugin pack
• Sommario/riassunto: This book follows a tutorial-based approach and is packed with examples in a compact and concise format.If you have ever wanted to create photos and images that go beyond simple point and shoot results, then this book is for you. This book will help you create artistic images in ways that are only limited by your imagination. No prior knowledge of photo editing or editing software is required.
• Titolo autorizzato: Getting started with Paint.NET
• ISBN: 1-78355-144-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828937003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II