Some people asked me if it is possible to open up, edit, create vector based shapes and files in paint.net. The answer is: paint.net is a bitmap based graphics program so you can’t open or create any vector based images with it. Please read THIS if you want to create vectors with a free program.

If you want to vectorize an image go over to http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/ to convert your bitmap images into vector images. This is a free service, so check it out.