Scotch Tape (Create a transparent segment of scotch tape)

Here is an interesting topic that I come across to using Paint.Net.

In this tutorial, we are going to make a scotch tape.

End result will look more or less like this. (with out my paper of course)

1. Start with a transparent canvas.
   
   
2. Set your primary color to D8D8D8 .
   
   
3. Draw a rectangle ( ) with the height of 25px and a width of what ever you like. (I used 100px)
   
   
4. Use the easer ( ) to cut out triangles on both ends. Like so...
   
   
   
   Zoomed in to show detail:
   
   
   
5. Set the primary color to C0C0C0.
   
   
6. Use the Outline Object plugin to make a border around the tape, using the settings shown here:
   
   
   
   
   
7. Use the feather plugin, with settings seen here:
   
   
   
8. Rotate the tape to 45 degrees using Zoom / Rotate ( ). You may have to expand your canvas first.
   
   
9. Now set the layer opacity to about 175.
   
   There's your Scotch Tape:
   
   
   
10. Now just put your paper or photo into a new layer under this one.

And if you want a more transparent tape or finer edges, see below for some variations: