Photo Editing Techniques for Creating CC Share Thread: Show us how you do it

I'll start with the what I posted in the S4S thread:


Paint.net Plugin Pack: BoltBait's Plugin Pack for v4.0

This is my favorite plugin pack. It contains everything I use on a regular basis. http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?showtopic=28488 I use the Fill From File most. It allows you to choose a pattern to fill in an area. I also love the Color Balance tool. It will add color to a specified area.

I'll add a quick tut on how to use the fill tool

Adding a pattern to recolors with paint.net

You'll need the Fill Plugin linked in the post above.

Seamless Pattern in either .png or .jpg format
If you need one to try, right click on this image and do a "Save As" to your desktop

Red Plaid 150x150


Open your .dds you've extracted in paint.net
Click Adjustments/Black and White





Click on your Magic Wand in the Tools panel and click on the empty space.
Edit/Invert Selection.





Add a new layer





Effects/Fill/From File





Browse to your seamless textures and click on the one you want. The pattern fills the selected area automatically. Use the Zoom slider to adjust the size of the pattern, and the Placement sliders to adjust vertical and horizontal placement. Click OK when done.





Click on Layer Properties, Mode/Overlay. Also on Layer Properties is a slider for transparency. If you want to make the garment more sheer, you can use this after you've merged all the layers down.





Merge the layer down to one.





You can just save it, or, if you're doing a set, do a Save As.







Save Configuration DXT5, Mip Maps on






If I'm doing a set I do a Save As, then keep clicking the Undo button till I get past the Fill step, then do the whole thing over with a new pattern.





Import your new .dds back into the .package using whichever tool you started out with.
Check your work in game