Nebulous

Specifically designed for Paint.net, Nebulous is a small-sized filter capable of rendering abstract textures, giving you the possibility to configure settings easily.It can be handled not only by users experienced with this graphic editing application, but also by those curious enough to learn how it works.

Simple Paint.net integration

There is no installation pack involved. Instead, you can move the downloaded DLL file to the "Effects" subfolder of the Paint.net's installed directory, restart the image editor if it's already running, and access the new plugin from the "Effects" menu. It also works with a portable version of Paint.net.

Customize texture rendering preferences

The main configuration panel has a simple look and design, giving you an overview of all options put at your disposal. When generating abstract textures, you can tinker with the X, Y and factor settings by moving sliders or by entering numerical values in the dedicated fields.

Preview image effects

Each setting can be reverted to default with the click of a button. Lastly, it's worth mentioning that you can preview modifications in Nebulous while making changes, which means that you don't have to apply the effect, check out the new photo with the abstract texture, and undo the action or delete this layer if you're not satisfied with the outcome.

Evaluation and conclusion

Although it hasn't been updated for a long time, it worked smoothly with the latest version of Paint.net in our tests, without causing it to freeze, crash or display error messages. It quickly created abstract textures while remaining light on system resources consumption.Thanks to its simple setup, intuitive interface, and practical options, Nebulous can be easily tackled by Paint.net users interested in creating abstract textures. It's free for non-commercial use.