(1500 Sub Special) Mapping Tutorial: Basic use of Layers on Paint.net

[@bonnieprincecharlie774]

A very useful tip: The "tolerance" bar at the top determines how much similar colors will be filled in when you use the paint bucket. If you put it down to 0 then it will only fill that exact color, which can help a lot with conflicting colors (accidentally filling in the ocean when trying to fill in a blue country).

[@fpsgod3028]

doesnt work for me it still affects close colors

[@natewarecki]

I am from the future and your still a GOAT

[@BraveSpiritUltraLite]

@@fpsgod3028 set to 0

[@germanmapping1047]

I’ve always had trouble with the borders decaying as you fill in a country with color! This helped me fix that problem! Thank you so much!

[@swedi3571]

I love your animations!!! You're my favorite mapper!

[@numanbaran8607]

I know this is old, pretty old, but it helped me switch from Paint ( which I've used since 2014 to map ) to Paint.Net.

[@VoidViper]

Microsoft Word..... If you heard that, I mean't paint

[@ceplio]

+VoidViper Mapping/Animation Production lel

[@magnoliamapper6209]

halp I cant find a good free video maker 4 mapping. wut do u use?

[@ludo6082]

VoidViper Mapping Animation Production can u do like how make really smooth

[@soyyp]

lmao

[@MacLazer]

This seems like it will help a lot of new mappers, so great job! As for the green spots around letters, you don't even need a new layer, you can just turn off anti-aliasing.

[@IonMapping]

+Mac Lazer But layers can help tremendously because you don't have to color inside the names.

[@HappynHungryMapping]

+IonMapping that's why paint.net appealed to me

[@IonMapping]

HappynHungry Yeah, cus it's easier to eat.

[@TheCreator901]

+IonMapping true it is plus it is tastier

[@CanaryMapping]

GIMP is easier for me, Paintnet is easy to learn but GIMP is mroe advanded, I recognized I stuggled a lot with GIMP, but I had no other alternative, only free mapping app for OSX though now I'm proud of myself, with no tutorials I can do so many things

[@vaized]

thank you so fing much

[@TheCreator901]

Can you make a part 2 where it shows how to trace borders from a different slide onto the one you are changing (the way nick does it) plus how to add textures

[@imgonedontcomeback]

Very good tutorial! Though pdn file saving can be done more easier way than you explained on the video. But these backup PDN.files may be important as Paint.NET can crash randomly so good that you show that way aswell.

[@Plamie]

i hate it that you cant use the PDN file in Video Editing Programms.... but great work you helped me a lot now!

[@CaliforniumEra]

Pothauland Mapper hey Pothauland and ikr ...

[@observantville7736]

When you save as a png file you can just undo to get the layers correct

[@RednOtherStuff]

But if you are working on a big project, you need to work days on that, and if you close paint.net, your layers will be gone.

[@observantville7736]

@@RednOtherStuff oh

[@theontarianmapper7353]

Awesome man. I like your videos congrats!

[@konradhamilton5649]

Thanks so much for this vid. I've been trying to map all day with paint.net but my borders kept coming out faded. I must have watched like 18 other tutorials that didn't even MENTION antialiasing, and then I found yours and I feel so relieved now. Thanks.

[@CanaryMapping]

Konrad Johnson heh, gimp doesn't have antialising on pencil tool (but yes on selection tools)

[@TWJakecool]

I have a problem, if I use a new layer for borders and try to fill them in, it paints the whole map. But if I use the background for borders, I can't move them without encountering a white pixel, what do I do?

[@VoidViper]

+GodzillaGeek If you hide the old layer, you will see why it fills the whole map. The new layer is separated from the old layer. Whatever you fill in the new layer will overlap the old layer (assuming the new layer is on top of the old layer). You can always undo the fill.

[@TWJakecool]

***** Oh shit, thx m8, kudos.

[@asgard6755]

why the depressing music?

[@alienmapping3536]

Asgard haha yeah xD

[@kee3491]

this doesnt make sense: say i want to fill in the mainland usa for example, when i press fill, the whole americas get coloured poorly. Can anyone explain a way to get around this. Im stuck and confused ver 4.2.15 btw

[@IonMapping]

Brilliant tutorial Viper! Guess I won't need to teach my subscribers how to use layers, heh.

[@DarkenMapper03]

+IonMapping Hi, want to watch Alternate Future of Europe part 12, please?

[@IonMapping]

Darken Mapper Sure.

[@DarkenMapper03]

IonMapping Thanks!

[@iustinprisacaru225]

I have a problem. When I choose to select a color, for example White, I select more colors with my open face. How do I choose only that color?

[@VoidViper]

I'm not understanding this questions. What you mean by open face?

[@mhhmsmfshsmhfh]

help i saved a image as pdn and now when i try to open it the layers are gone

[@PanZerV]

go to the right up corner to get colors layers and tools, hope this helped!

[@southvietnam-kylevu9774]

Well can just the Ctrl Z then It would undo the Flattening Without losing you files

[@VoidViper]

+Kyle Vu Oh, nice

[@seba6078]

+Kyle Vu Same.

[@iWillBlow]

Thank you! Saved my afoe series

[@VoidViper]

@Tayord Mapper Make sure your anti-alias is set to disabled

[@elric3540]

when i add terrain i can never fill a country 1 color but the tolerance can be high or low and the terrain opacity is around 25 - 35

[@Romisch]

Actually, you can separate the names and it WON'T move the same layer.

[@SpatsirkSpart2.0]

Are you going to make a video on how you make your war animations so smooth or is that going to be a secret of yours :D

[@VoidViper]

+SpatsirkSpart Secret for now. Though it's not hard to figure it out for some people

[@SpatsirkSpart2.0]

***** Well I kinda understand how you do it but I have never tried to do it like that.

[@VoidViper]

+SpatsirkSpart If you have the animator mind set, it's not hard to figure it out

[@KleonIIIGr]

Really nice!

[@filip4900]

I just save it as a png and when it gets flattened I just Ctrl+Z

[@Turmoil165]

how do you zoom in so much without the image getting blurry?

[@Turmoil165]

VoidViper Mapping Animation Production damn. I'm having trouble with zooming in to edit the map

[@VoidViper]

When you stretch or compress an image, the pixels becomes compressed.

[@tengbernardez6043]

Hey Void, Your Mapping Style is Animations, am I right?

[@VoidViper]

What do you think?

[@BrunoBrbic]

What Editing Software do you use?

[@VoidViper]

For this video or what I normally use?

[@BrunoBrbic]

No For Mapping

[@VoidViper]

Sony Vegas 14 and Adobe Photoshop CS6

[@bakerhalt]

IM KINDA a noob in paint.net but when i want to fill something the pencil or brush gets thinner help...

[@VoidViper]

2:26

[@VoidViper]

Haris Seta I don't know cause I don't use paint.net. I heard it's a plugin. Maybe you can ask Eradiate.

[@VoidViper]

Haris Seta I don't think there is a way because the pixels become compressed as the type is no longer text. In Photoshop, it remains a text unless the user turns it into the pixels.

[@ioierisfan4]

Where do i download it?

[@nertayomapperandmorestuffy9783]

go to goglle

[@SpicyMapping]

The_Monkey_Guy getpaint.net is website

[@Xenoyr]

I'm trying to make a Text layer just like Caritasi does but i can't!

[@VoidViper]

You'll need to be more specific with what you're trying to do.

[@CanaryMapping]

Make new layer and put text on it? Idk caritasi on gimp (software rhat i use) when you write text it automatically makes a new layer, it can be helpful at start but when too many names its annoying so i turn of the visibility of the map then right click on any text file and click unite all visible layers and done, i can also use "unite with the under layer" all the time but its slower

[@fpsgod3028]

anybody know where I can get maps with good textures (using layers) for mapping?

[@VoidViper]

There is a Wikia thefutureofeuropes.wikia.com/wiki/Textures_for_Mappers but I recommend you be cautious when using them (i.E copyright violations and etc.) It's better if you make your own but if you cannot, then that's understandable.

[@CanaryMapping]

VoidViper Mapping Animation Production copyright violations??? From maps by mappers???

[@CanaryMapping]

Btw dont yse already textured maps, most maps there are png files and texture layers are compressed so you can barely edit the map

[@krishvaish]

or you can just do ctrl+z to undo the flatten

[@crogameri]

did you know you can just control-z and not open the pdn file again

[@VoidViper]

I'm pretty sure someone in the comments already said that

[@crogameri]

I know but there are a lot of comments so someone might not see it, BTW love your alternate future of the world movies!

[@piratepie1517]

where do i download the map

[@SpicyMapping]

pirate pie maps for mappers on foe wiki. Recognizing that map I'd use mac lasers world map.

[@CanaryMapping]

8:40 OR you can just go to edit tab and click on undo...

[@VoidViper]

Because someone clearly didn't mention it before.

[@InfilandDEV]

Ratings disabled........

[@malik_alimoussa]

Why you change the map of iraq and syria

[@VoidViper]

It was an old file I grabbed from AFOW series

[@Wanhatoman]

how to 3d mapping?

[@VoidViper]

+Quaris Mapping I don't know which one you are referring to. thefutureofeuropes.wikia.com/wiki/Mapping_in_3D

[@wolke3750]

i want to try that to

[@charliemcpherson7158]

I accidentally deleted the layer menu and I can't figure out how to get it back, if someone told me I would appreciate it a lot

[@SpicyMapping]

Same here

[@CanaryMapping]

Idk how paintnet works but you coult try searching for a windows tab (in the paintnet app) and search for a layers window, on gimp its like that

[@SpicyMapping]

i got it on the right hand side there should be a clock, hammer, color wheel and 3 panels all on little icons, click the 3 panals and it should be back

[@BosnianMapper]

help pls when i paint it paints whole map

[@VoidViper]

+Bosnian Mapper Check the map, look for any parts of the map that are not filled. Make sure your anti-alias is off and make sure your tolerance is close to 0.

[@BosnianMapper]

***** Thank you,it works!!!

[@theboss-agario8599]

that song tho

[@dibraalbania2759]

Why does people say ''lel'' and not LOL :D??

[@codekillerz5392]

I dont see why layers are needed. Making a mapping video worked fine for me without them.

[@VoidViper]

It depends on what you're trying to do. Layers aren't required but for some people, it is more efficient. If having no layers works for you, be my guest. Though I way beyond this point than from what I have shown in this tutorial.

[@ismellpennies52]

My guy it's a good video, But that mic

[@marinp1189]

but how to make video from that

[@VoidViper]

You put the slides into a video editing program.

[@marinp1189]

i know that but in what editing program that isnt windows movie maker but to it is for free

[@VoidViper]

TheCreeperGamer I don't map like most mappers. I cannot directly tell you. Most use Windows Movie Maker as far as I can tell. I use Sony Vegas and that's not free.

[@marinp1189]

ok one more questions do it have good options for maping video becuse i mybe know free version

[@VoidViper]

TheCreeperGamer Sony Vegas has a free trial but it is NOT FREE. As I said before, I cannot directly tell you. I am not you and I don't know what works for you. I am not exactly like most mappers.

[@lunaonaustria]

doent work

[@tengbernardez6043]

8:56 uhhhh no, How about this, it's easier: 1. Flatten it and saved 2. then do Ctrl + Z. 3. Repeat process on frames Done!!!11

[@VoidViper]

You know there's other comments about it.

[@CanaryMapping]

Exactly, you can also hit undo button on edit tab

[@MCGospels]

The music

[@VoidViper]

Unseen Horrors by Kevin Macleod (It was in the description)

[@nittanynittany]

bloop

[@VoidViper]

+Jay Lastname Total of 18 video files. 15 of them failed

[@nittanynittany]

+VoidViper Mapping/Animation Production what happened to the other 2?

[@VoidViper]

what other 2?

[@nittanynittany]

18-15=3 you used 1 that means there are 2 left

[@VoidViper]

I put 3 video files here into one.

[@ioierisfan4]

Where do i download it?

[@VoidViper]

Download what?

[@jnkerpol4211]

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