Launch Paint.NET and bring the mouse cursor to the “Effects” tab. Scroll down to “Objects” and from there, users will see the option that says “Drop Shadow.” Don’t click on it just ...

The hard-to-believe-it’s-free Paint.NET offers image-editing tools to rival Photoshop’s. For everyday image-tweaking chores–cropping, resizing, and the like–I use IrfanView, one of my all ...