How Do You Make Realistic Flowers In Paint.Net?
• Create an 800 x 600 image. Be sure that the image background is black or another dark color. • Be sure you have these plugins. If you don’t, do a search for them. Be sure to use the terms paint.net or pdn as well as their names. • Shape3d • Sine Wave Distort • Paneling Effect • Example for search: Paint.net Shape3d plugin (for the first one, etc) • Add a new layer. • Use your selection tool to make a rectangular selection as in the image here. Make it about 1/4 of the image. • Use a gradient on the selection. It will be the main color of the flower. • Duplicate the layer and flip it vertically. Do this by clicking on the duplicate layer on your layer toolbar and then click on Layers >> Flip Vertical. • Making flowers in PDN Adjust the hue. Do this by clicking on Adjustments >> Hue/Saturation. This will help it to be more complementary of the main flower color. • Merge the two gradient layers together by ‘merging down’ the top layer. • Adding the SineWave Apply the Sine Wave plugin. D
