User blog:Bobnekaro/How I make my simulated images

Hello! Ever wondered what Hurricane Katrina would like out in the Atlantic MDR, or what Hurricane Matthew would look like in the Bay of Campeche? With simulated images, you can do that! This is just a tutorial on how I make my simulated images, so I can explain to other users. Most other users use Online Image Editor, but I personally feel like images through Paint.NET look better.

Note: This requires the Paint.NET program, which requires a PC.

The Steps

 * 1. Find an image of the area you want to place your storm through |EOSDIS Worldview. This website is great for finding satellite images. It is best to find an image that is during the summer months, has little (but some) cloudcover, and does not have a line in it.
 * 2. Take a snapshot of the region you plan to place the storm using the camera button in the upper right-hand corner. Make sure that your snapshot is of a good size (at least 500x500 pixels but less than 2500x2500 pixels).
 * 3. Copy the image to a Paint.NET window. Leave it alone for now.
 * 4. Find an image of the storm you want to place into the region you just selected through Worldview. Images can be found on Worldview, HHW, or Wikipedia. For instance, if you want to place Hurricane Katrina somewhere else, use the 260px-Hurricane_Katrina_August_28_2005_NASA.jpg image.
 * 5. Copy the storm image to a separate Paint.NET window.
 * 6. With the image of the storm you want to place open, select the "Magic Wand" tool and click over the eyewall of the hurricane (or, in the case of a tropical storm, the CDO). Make sure you have a "tolerance" of about 50-60% (increasing the tolerance will show more of the storm, but try to make sure no water or land gets into the selection).
 * 7. After you have selected the storm, press the CTRL and C buttons simultaneously. You have now copied the storm image over.
 * 8. Back in the region image, press CTRL and P to paste the storm image in. Adjust the size of the selection to make it look good. Congratulations, you have made a simulated storm image!