Other operations were performed that had the effect of smoothing out theimage without blurring it, adding some 'bloom' (glow), and increasing the contrast. Using the Clone Stamp tool, the power lines that criss-crossed in front of the Space Needle were carefully removed. Paint.NET can be used to enhance and clean up your photographs.

The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with a small amount of C++ for installation and shell-integration related functionality.

Originally intended as a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes withWindows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple tool for photo and image editing.

It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. Paint.NET is free image editing and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows.