Paint Shop Pro 8 Solutions

by Davis, Lori J.

• ISBN13: 9781592000913
• ISBN10: 1592000916
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-07
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

Let your creativity run wild as you master the many features of Paint Shop Pro! Whether you want to create your own graphics from scratch or edit digital photos, let "Paint Shop Pro 8 Solutions" be your guide to learning all that this affordable graphics editor has to offer. Combine your own imaginative ideas with this book's hands-on examples and powerful tips and techniques, and you'll be amazed at the professional-looking results!

Author Biography

Lori J. Davis is a former college teacher and technical writer who developed a passion for Paint Shop Pro years ago while creating a gardening Web site. She has taught many Paint Shop Pro courses online and has been a beta tester for several versions of Paint Shop Pro and various plug-in filters

Table of Contents

Paint Shop Pro 8 Basics	p. 1
Installing Paint Shop Pro	p. 1
Installing the CD Version	p. 1
Installing the ESD or the Trial Version	p. 1
The Paint Shop Pro Workspace	p. 2
The Tools Toolbar	p. 3
The Menu Bar	p. 3
The Standard Toolbar	p. 4
The Specialty Toolbars	p. 4
The Tool Options Palette	p. 4
The Materials Palette	p. 5
The Overview Window	p. 11
The Layers Palette	p. 12
The Status Bar	p. 13
Other Palettes and Toolbars	p. 14
The Brush Variance Palette	p. 14
The Magnifier	p. 14
The Histogram Window	p. 14
The Effects Toolbar and the Web Toolbar	p. 15
Managing Palettes	p. 15
Floating and Docking Palettes	p. 15
Resizing Palettes and Toolbars	p. 16
Auto Rollup	p. 16
Dialog Boxes	p. 16
Image Basics	p. 18
Opening an Existing Image	p. 18
Creating a New Image	p. 19
Saving an Image	p. 21
Scripts	p. 22
Configuring Paint Shop Pro	p. 23
Customizing Toolbars	p. 23
Customizing Menus	p. 24
Creating Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 25
Saving Workspaces	p. 25
Setting Preferences	p. 26
Getting Help	p. 27
The Painting Tools	p. 29
The Paint Brush and Airbrush	p. 29
Selecting Styles and Textures with the Materials Palette	p. 29
Selecting Brush Settings with the Tool Options Palette	p. 31
Brush Variance	p. 34
The Eraser and Background Eraser	p. 37
Flood Fill	p. 38
Other Painting Tools	p. 42
The Retouching Tools	p. 42
The Clone Brush and the Scratch Remover	p. 43
The Scratch Remover	p. 47
The Color Replacer	p. 48
Picture Tubes	p. 49
The Warping Tools	p. 54
The Warp Brush	p. 54
The Deform Family of Tools	p. 56
The Drawing Tools	p. 61
The Preset Shapes Tool	p. 61
The Pen Tool	p. 64
Line Segments	p. 66
Point to Point Lines and Curves	p. 67
Freehand Lines and Curves	p. 68
Creating Cutouts	p. 68
Styled Lines	p. 69
Working with Layers and Masks	p. 73
Layer Basics	p. 73
Getting Acquainted with Layers	p. 74
Working with Layers	p. 77
Layer Visibility and Protect Transparency	p. 82
Linked Layers	p. 83
Layer Groups	p. 85
Opacity and Blend Modes	p. 86
Merging Layers	p. 88
Blend Ranges	p. 91
Using a Mask	p. 92
What Is a Mask?	p. 93
Creating and Editing Masks	p. 96
Deleting Masks	p. 98
Loading and Saving Masks	p. 99
Examples	p. 99
Creating an Artistic Edge	p. 99
Blending Layers with a Gradient Mask	p. 102
A Painterly Effect using Blend Ranges	p. 105
Selections	p. 109
Making Selections	p. 109
The Selection Tool	p. 113
The Freehand Selection Tool	p. 114
The Magic Wand	p. 117
Copying and Pasting a Selection	p. 119
Cut and Copy	p. 119
Paste	p. 120
Clear	p. 123
Modifying a Selection	p. 124
Adding to and Subtracting from a Selection	p. 124
Some Selections Menu Options	p. 127
The Modify Submenu	p. 131
Select Similar	p. 131
Select Color Range	p. 132
Inside/Outside Feather and Unfeather	p. 134
Shape Based Antialias and Recover Antialias	p. 134
Remove Specks and Holes	p. 135
Smooth	p. 136
Select Selection Borders	p. 137
Loading and Saving Selections	p. 138
Converting Selections to Masks and Vice Versa	p. 139
Examples	p. 140
A Simple Stained Glass Effect	p. 140
Isolating a Figure with a Selection Converted to a Mask	p. 141
Vector Solutions	p. 147
Vector Objects	p. 148
Deforming a Shape	p. 149
Modifying an Object's Properties	p. 151
Object Alignment and Distribution	p. 152
Modifying a Shape	p. 152
Node Editing	p. 153
Changing Node Types	p. 157
Transforming Selected Nodes	p. 157
Making Cutouts with Vectors	p. 158
Example: A Simple Vector Drawing	p. 161
Text Solutions	p. 169
Adding Text to an Image	p. 169
Enhancing Text with 3D Effects	p. 174
Warping and Deforming Raster Text	p. 177
Modifying Vector Text	p. 178
Creating Text on a Path	p. 178
Converting Text to Curves	p. 181
Examples	p. 182
Creating a Logo	p. 182
Making Text Stand Out on a Complex Background	p. 184
Photo Editing Solutions	p. 187
Overview of Enhance Photo Commands	p. 187
Correcting Lens Distortion	p. 189
Basic Color Correction	p. 191
Histogram Adjustment and Adjust HSL	p. 192
JPEG Artifact Removal and Unsharp Mask	p. 194
Some Other Adjust Menu Commands	p. 195
Blur Filters	p. 195
Sharpness Filters	p. 196
Softness Filters	p. 196
Add/Remove Noise Filters	p. 196
Negative Image	p. 197
Color and Contrast Adjustment	p. 197
Adjustment Layers	p. 200
Cloning, Retouching, and Scratch Removal	p. 201
The Clone Brush	p. 201
The Retouching Tools	p. 203
The Scratch Remover	p. 204
Correcting Perspective	p. 205
Cropping, Resizing, and Rotating	p. 206
Cropping	p. 206
Resizing Images and Layers	p. 207
Flip, Mirror, Rotate, and Straighten	p. 209
Example: Enhancing a Photo	p. 211
Print Solutions	p. 213
Image Size and Resolution for Printing	p. 213
Choosing the Right Paper	p. 214
Printing an Image	p. 215
Using Paint Shop Pro's Print Layout	p. 216
Printing from the Browser	p. 219
A Note on Printing Services	p. 221
Examples	p. 221
Creating and Printing a Newsletter	p. 221
Creating and Printing a Greeting Card	p. 223
Web Graphics Solutions	p. 229
What Makes a Graphic Suitable for the Web?	p. 229
Creating Buttons, Bars, and Bullets	p. 230
Handmade Buttons	p. 231
Separator Bars	p. 232
Bullets	p. 233
Creating Background Tiles	p. 234
Optimizing and Previewing Web Graphics	p. 236
JPEG Optimizer	p. 237
GIF Optimizer	p. 239
Creating Transparent GIFs	p. 241
PNG Optimizer	p. 242
Preview in Web Browser	p. 243
Using the Image Mapper	p. 244
Using the Image Slicer	p. 246
Example: Creating a Unified Site	p. 247
Paint Shop Pro 8 Effects	p. 251
Built-in Effects	p. 252
3-D Effects	p. 252
Art Media Effects	p. 253
Artistic Effects	p. 254
Distortion Effects	p. 255
Edge Effects	p. 257
Geometric Effects	p. 258
Illumination Effects	p. 259
Image Effects	p. 260
Reflection Effects	p. 261
Texture Effects	p. 262
User Defined Filters	p. 264
Plug-in Filters	p. 264
Paint Shop Photo Album	p. 267
Resources	p. 269
Paint Shop Pro Tips and Tutorials	p. 269
Plug-in Filters	p. 270
Freeware and Shareware Fonts	p. 270
Newsletters and User Groups	p. 271
Miscellaneous	p. 271
Index	p. 273
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