Creating Rings (Like Lord of The Rings "precious") with Paint.NET

[EL1TE]

Well, this is a simple Design Tutorial that i've posted some months ago on Paint.NET forum, i hope you understand and/or like it. :wink:

Basically the final result will be a ring like this one:

Like this one:

I will explain how to do a ring with Lord of The Rings Style' (like the "precious")

However you can create different rings and without any fonts or extra fonts.

Requirements:

- Paint.NET 3.22

- Shape3D Plugin 1.2.6.0+

- Soften Portrait/Portrait Plugin (Included in Paint.NET 3.22)

- Erode/Dilate Plugin

- Optionally: <<Hey, but where I get the FONT?>> You can get the Font "Tengwar Cursive" HERE

(How to install Paint.NET Plugins)

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1- Open Paint.NET and create a Image, example: 512x512

2- Press Crtl+A and then delete (To create a transparent background)

3- Select an area in the image like this:

4- Now with the area selected, set the First and second colors to this:

5- Now use the Gradient Tool and do something like this:

6- Add new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N)

6.1- (Optional) Use the Text Tool and use the "Tengwar Cursive" FONT (You can find it in the bottom of the list...)

6.2- Now set the first color to black and the font size to 108 (if you are creating a 512x512 image)

6.3- "Write the image from the beginning"

6.4- Open Erode/Dilate plugin and use Erode with minimum intensity and set the shape to square.

7- Flatten Image and "unselect" the image.

8- Open Render > Shape3D Plugin and set the values to this (if you are creating a 512x512 image):

8.1- It Will looks like this:

9- Open Photo > Soften Portrait/Portrait Plugin and set the Warmth to 20:

10- Done!

"Thanks to Rick Brewster for create Paint.NET, and to MKT for create the excellent Shape3D plugin!"

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Post your results here if you like! :)

[andy2004]

nice tutorial , will give it a try at some point having just discovered the wonderful paint.net :)

[night_stalker_z]

Good tutorial. Seems quite easy to make using the plugin.

[Knife Party]

paint.net kicks so much ass!

[EL1TE]

Wow guys, 2 minutes after i post this and you have already commented? :p

Glad you guys like it...

Please post your works to see what you've made!

:)

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Looks good but has no depth to it. Could be less than 1mm thick!?

[spacer]

The elvish writing isn't supposed to be on the inside of the ring, me thinks. But other than that, it looks pretty good for Paint. Kudos (Y)

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

it looks pretty good for Paint

Paint.net is not Paint. It's a much mroe powerful app!

[EL1TE]

I've posted this tutorial as-is on the PDN forum, i've only changed the version to download and the sub-menus for the plugins.

You can always use more layers to get rid of the letters inside the ring, like i said this is a simple tutorial, more (and more difficult, as well more advanced) will come if i have time. :)

[Wilhelmus]

Great guide. :)

[Fugi]

Sick guide (check the avatar) haha=p

EDIT: I changed avatar but it isn't changing in the post /shrug.

[EL1TE]

Sick guide (check the avatar) haha=p

EDIT: I changed avatar but it isn't changing in the post /shrug.

I can see your avatar ring.

Maybe you should change the light values and use a small font? (:p)

[Fugi]

I can see your avatar ring.

Maybe you should change the light values and use a small font? ( :p )

Thought about it, need to study for exams first (=.

[funkyjunky]

Great guide :)

My result