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)

Using Paint.net

http://www.getpaint.net/

Paint.net screen layoutOpen images

Current imageTools

Status line

Commandmenus

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Purpose of three of the tools

Select a rectangular area

Add text to the imageDraw a rectangle

Experiment —

what do each of the others do?

(If you do not see the toolbox, give the Windows > Tools command).

Experiment

Play around. You can undo any changes you make in the History window.

(If you do not see the history window, give the Windows > History command).

Ctrl-z undoes the last command.Ctrl-y redoes the last command.

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The status line: describes the selected tool

Tool description with a help hint Image size

Cursor location (0, 0 is the upper left hand corner)

For example: status line for the Rectangular Selection tool:

Tip: watch the status line as you work

These change as you make the selection.

You can adjust selections one pixel at a time using the arrow keys.

The status line changes as you work

Status line while making a selection:

Rotate an image

Image > Rotate

View menu

Changing the view does not alter the image, just what you see while working on it.

Adjusting contrast

Adjustments > Brightness/contrast

Immediate feedback – high contrast

Immediate feedback – low contrast

Apply the ink sketch effect

Effects > Artistic > Ink sketch

Resize an image

Image > Resize

If you check Maintain aspect ratio, changing either the width or height automatically adjusts the other.

Resizing without maintaining the aspect ratio will distort the image

A few questions

How did I do that?

How did I do that?

How did I erase the oarlock?