Paint.NET: Images run into each other

In Paint.NET it is possible to let pictures run together. We show you this feature.

First: Layer images in Paint.NET

To make the images run one inside the other, you have to arrange the images in layers one above the other.

1. Open an image in Paint.NET.
2. Drag and drop the other one into Paint.NET and choose "Add Layer".
3. The second image now overlaps the first. Press F7 to see the layers.

Add effect: let images merge

Now add the effect that makes your images merge.

1. Select the upper level and use the "Color Grading" tool from the toolbox.
2. Select "Linear" in the tool options and switch to the "transparency mode" (see picture) at the color wheel symbol.
3. To make the images converge in the middle, click approximately in the middle of the image.
4. Drag the "Gradient" in the direction in which the image should run.

Lastly: Adjust images in Paint.NET to each other

After adding a gradient to the first image, repeat the same process for the second image.

1. Now select the lower level.
2. Use the "Gradient" tool again - only this time in the opposite direction.
3. Now adjust the color gradient to the first image.
4. Finally, put the images together in the layer window.

The next article shows how you can use Paint.NET to create a lettering with a gradient.