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A Freeware Alternative To Make Usable Images

Glassy buttons? Shadows? Icon's with a faded edge effect? Check this out.

http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/
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After working with Microsoft, Paint.Net has served up some major "upgrade's" to your built in "Paint" program.
(Don't bother to Google "Paint.Net" You'll get a site that will sell you paint for your walls.) "Glassy" effects? You're covered! "Brushed Metal"? Yep! Layer support? Oooooh, yeah! AND, MUCH MORE!
You are going to like what you see!

Check out the forums. There are some really good tutorials there.

Finally! A freeware way to create DesktopX images! Really. Check it out. Oh, do you use Stardock's Icon Developer? Paint.Net works seamlessly with this program! It add's features that were previously available only with expensive "paid" graphics programs.
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I decided to just go ahead and download Gimp. (Thanks Fairyy~) I thought it might help to be able to compare them. (Paint.Net and Gimp). (I don't know if there's a benefit to be had by doing this, but....)

Thanks for the Gimpshop link Zubaz. I went with that so that if I ever get Photo Shop I'll hopefully have a bit of a heads up.

Hopefully when I start submitting DX Objects (which is what I would like to do), they won't look too horrible!

It's amazing what's out there for free. There are some pretty cool people in this world, you all among them.

Thanks Again!
Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top


I liked using Gimpshop. It's like putting a Photshop skin on Gimp


Sir Zubaz? I had posted awhile ago but it seems to be missing ...Is that the only difference between GIMP and GIMPSHOP ......just Gimpshop is set up to be user friendly for those that know Photoshop ? Or are there some other benefits to it...

I downloaded the install for GimpShop but I will wait to install - I have no practice with Photoshop so that won't help me out unless there was more . I gather GimpShop uses the same GTK runtime ?
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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
removing double post (grrr)
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Fairyy~: I have used both and the layout seems to be the only difference. Personally, I prefer the default GIMP layout (now that I am used to it). In fact, I prefer The GIMP over Paint Shop Pro by far. Once you get used to it, it is a wonderful program.
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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Fairyy~: I have used both and the layout seems to be the only difference. Personally, I prefer the default GIMP layout (now that I am used to it). In fact, I prefer The GIMP over Paint Shop Pro by far. Once you get used to it, it is a wonderful program


Thanks..that answers my question. So its a good idea for those that have used Photoshop...but for me the default Gimp will do...now to figure it out.

Between all these free programs you can make something halfway decent without spending $300.
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Between all these free programs you can make something halfway decent without spending $300.


Well........we'll see

Just for reference, I did download and install the Gimpshop. It works, but it keeps wanting me to insert a disk. (Which of course I don't have). I've only run in once so, maybe this was just an original start-up problem.

I haven't looked yet, but I'm hoping there are some good plug-in's for Gimp. That is kind of a shortfall (I think) with Paint.Net. There are a few for it, but not many. I'm guessing Gimp has been around longer since Gimpshop is a re-work.

I'm going to get busy. I'm excited to try all of this out! Then, on to scripting
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks Fairyy~

Thank you too, Jebro...unfortunately it was the English link there that kept timing out on me.
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
[Bichur]
Thanks Fairyy~

Thank you too, Jebro...unfortunately it was the English link there that kept timing out on me.


You all set ? Cos I can send you the install...surprizingly - its under 2 mbs ...small for what it does.
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You all set ?

Yepper, snagged it last night.

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I found out that the Gimp WILL do 3D looking text! I has a bunch of nice options if you go under Logo's and look around.

The Gimpshop kept crashing on my computer though. I uninstalled it and, installed the regular Gimp. I have a 64 bit processor with 32bit WinXP, so maybe that's a problem. I don't know. Works good now though!
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'll try this yet again











I did these in about 2-3 minutes using Script Fu.
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
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Wincustomize/Stardock forums don't always like under_scores. Use tinyurl ( http://www.tinyurl.com/ ) to re-encode stuff with underscores.

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Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wincustomize/Stardock forums don't always like under_scores. Use tinyurl ( Link ) to re-encode stuff with underscores.


Thanks Sir Zubaz, I goofed up when I entered it

I think I have it fixed now though
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice text TheGuyPC! I tell you, The GIMP is a great piece of freeware!
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Awesome looking text effects PC .....I played with GIMP this AM...Im not that familar with it yet..I keep losing " things " I havent even gotten to the text effects yet...I was playing with gradiants .....all in good time...
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Those are pretty much default settings.

Go to Xtns Script Fu> Logo> Then pick your poison! Pretty cool. I wish I would have known about this a long time ago.

Learn something new every day!