Tip: You can also use the Magnifying Glass tool from the 'Tools' box (shortcut key 'Z'). You can zoom out the same way, by using the magnifying glass with the '-' symbol on it. To zoom in or out by a certain amount, you can also select a pre-defined value from the drop-down box. To zoom in, use the magnifying glass with the '+' symbol on it (the one to the right of the drop-down box that says 'window'). It is highlighted with a red border in the image below to help you find it. Your screen should then look something like this:īefore you start editing, you need to zoom in! The Zoom tool is located in one of the three top bars. You can do this by either selecting 'Paste Into New Image' from the 'Edit' drop down menu, or you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+V. the 'Layers' or 'Tools' box, you can make it re-appear by selecting the corresponding name from the 'Window' drop down menu. Tip: If at any time you find that a box referred to is missing from your screen, e.g. The uses of these tools will be explained when you need to use them in the tutorial. Once you have found your image, right click and select copy (or copy image if you're using Firefox).įor this tutorial you should only need to use four tools the Magnifying Glass, Paint Bucket, Magic Wand and Colour Picker. This tutorial was made with v3.5.3, older versions may have different looking menus but the tools and ideas should remain the same.įor this tutorial, we'll be using the old attacking baby Acara pet image. Have you ever had a transparent image on a dark background to discover horrible little, lighter pixels around your image? If so, then this is the tutorial for you! The aim of this tutorial is to make almost any transparent image look great on a dark-ish background, varying from black to dark hues of any colour!įor this tutorial you will require a program known as Paint.NET ( download it here for free).
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