Paint.net : Fire effect

Here is a new tutorial for Paint.net. I will teach you how to create a fire effect in the sky over this forest :

1/ Create a new layer (CTRL + Shift + N);

2/ Perform a clouds effect (menu effects/render) with the following parameters : scale 600, roughness 0.50 and blend mode « difference ».

3/ Adjust curves (CTRL + Shift + M) with the following values :

4/ Perform a linear gradient in transparency mode from the top of the picture until the top of the trees;

5/ Perform a motion blur (menu effects/blurs);

6/ Merge the layers.

And here is the final result :

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