Illuminate

Illuminate is a simple plugin designed for Paint.NET, the well-known graphic editing tool, which you can use to create an effect similar to Emboss. It does not require any installation, but you can seamlessly set it up.

In order to use this effect, you must move the Illuminate DLL and CS files to the Effects directory in Paint.NET's program files.

Accessing Illuminate is done through the Stylize menu of the Effects submenu in Paint.NET.

Once you open Illuminate, the current canvas automatically receives an effect similar to the one of Emboss, and you can adjust the percent height scale, direction and elevation.

As an alternative, you can directly input the numerical values, as well as reset settings to their factory values. There are no other options or configuration settings available through this plugin.

It takes a considerable amount of time to apply the Illuminate effect on images, during which Paint.NET temporarily hangs. Otherwise, the plugin does not cause any problems to the program, such as making it crash or pop up error dialogs.

To sum it up, Illuminate is an interesting plugin for all Paint.NET users to have at hand when creating and editing images, and it can be effortlessly handled.