Published in conjunction with the next version of Paint Shop Pro software, this easy-to-use reference shows how to edit photos and create high-quality, professional-looking graphics Covers how to capture images from a variety of different media-paper, camera, and screen More advanced topics include retouching, adjusting colors, creating artistic effects, adding layers of text and shapes, masking layers, and creating Web images A sixteen-page color insert features before-and-after image edits and graphics highlighting the visual effects that people can achieve
Paint Shop Pro is a low-end Photoshop-style package and is the most popular image editor available for Windows. Paint Shop Pro 5 is the latest version and this guide explores the application's improved support for layers, new animation wizards, support for over 40 file formats, multiple levels of undo, and much more.
This book contains 370 tips, tricks and tutorials for the PaintShop Pro program. It can be used with all versions of the software for tools that have remained the same since version 7. New features are also taken into account, such as the geolocation of photos.Beginners will find their happiness there by discovering tips from the author's long practice. More experienced users will be interested in the techniques described in the tutorials. The PSP Cook Book is to be consulted when you need to perform a manipulation that you do not do regularly and whose steps you must remember. This book is a reminder but also allows you to discover the possibilities of PaintShop Pro when you start with the software.The tutorials often expose several methods to achieve the desired result. The user will be able to use it as a guide to adapt one or the other step and customize the final rendering of his/her images.This manual can be consulted as a reference book thanks to the table of contents and the index. Whenever possible, the tutorials have been grouped by theme: black and white, scripts, printing, layers, vector, text, special effects (Ansel Adams, Orton, Dragan), natural elements (rain, snow, frost, rainbow, sunset), etc.More than 500 photos, drawings and screenshots accompany the text and make it easier to understand. The book website (www.pspcookbook.com) allows the user to download the images to practice.
Published in conjunction with the new release of Paint Shop Pro, this book walks readers through image-editing fundamentals as well as more advanced graphics and animation tools Shows photography and animation hobbyists how to create quality, professional-looking graphics Discusses painting, spraying, retouching photos, adding artistic effects, layering, masking layers, adjusting color, moving, reshaping, copying, and printing images Also examines how to create Web images and animated graphics with Jasc's Animation Shop Author has written more than a dozen technology books
This Teacher Resource provides help for teachers and parents to give children a head start in the basics of image manipulation. It accompanies the pupil's book 'Basic Paint Shop Pro 8' and features additional tips and advice on preparation, and 25 photocopiable worksheets to complete at the computer.
This complete and easy-to-follow introduction to Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 shows you how to take this popular graphics and photo-editor program to new heights. Achieve professional-looking results quickly, using the author's comprehensive guidance and extensive photographic knowledge. The book includes a wide variety of real-life examples demonstrating how to broaden your image-making skills. Each chapter is filled with clear, step-by-step projects, eye-catching color visuals and numerous professional tips and tricks. This is the ideal guide for anyone wanting to take their imaging skills to a higher level. It shows you how to optimize scans and digital photos, fix up old or damaged pictures and create a website from the ground up. There are also sections on how to add text to your pictures, create vector graphics and prepare images for print. The associated website (www.guide2psp.com) gives you all the tools you need to fine-tune these essential skills. Pictures featured in the book are provided online so you can download them at your leisure and try the techniques as you progress through the book. This comprehensive guide to Paint Shop Pro 8 ensures you have all the skills needed for producing professional standard work in a number of real-world applications.
* Comprehensively illustrated in full color throughout, this book provides core skills and visual inspiration at a competitive price. * Value-added content includes free third-party resources on www.friendsofed.com/books/1590592387/resources.html, such as downloadable royalty-free art from Hemera Technologies, plugins, pre-built tubes and patterns. Both technical reviewers are also active community members who will back up the Resources page with their own plugins, filters, pre-built brushes and tools. * Written by the two most visible contributors in the PSP community, Sally and Ron have been teaching PSP since version 6, and are keen PSP evangelists. They will actively support the book after publication.
