Paint Shop Pro Power Solutions

Great 4-color book also available as Electronic Edition

Graphics Techniques Simplified The personal computer has become so universal that at one point or another every computer user is "required" to become a graphic artist. Bit with little or no training, even simple graphics can stump the beginner. Do you need to fix an overexposed photo? Would you like to enhance your images with drop shadows? How about making a special effects button for your website? Has your sister asked you to cut cousin Benny's head from the family portrait? Or maybe you'd like to turn a lovely color photo into a classic black and white masterpiece? This new book Paint Shop Power Solutions walks you through these techniques and many others using one of the most widely used paint programs of all time - JACS's Paint Shop Pro. Scott Slaughter shows you how to perform these simple tasks and use many other commonly used features of Paint Shop Pro. His presentation is easy to understand and the large format, full color pages provide you a step-by-step guide for mastering the essential graphic tools and techniques.

FREE Sample Articles Available Online Now! As a way to demonstrate the clarity and easy-to-follow style of the book, Scott has written three sample articles that you can view online for FREE. These articles are formatted for using Adobe's Acrobat Reader. Click below to view and/or print any of these articles: Using Paint Shop Pro for Screen Captures - 600KB Sepia Toning Images with Paint Shop Pro - 640KB "Cleaning up" screen shots with Paint Shop Pro - 900 KB

Here's a few of the graphic topics covered in Paint Shop Pro Power Solutions: Understanding the basics of Paint Shop Pro Using masks for working on "part of the image" Making special effects with filters Using layers effectively Working the type and text Coloring and recoloring images Rescuing images many other topics Click to see the full Table of Contents Paint Shop Pro Power Solutions is printed in full 4-color throughout for easier presentation. Electronic Edition also available For your convenience you can also buy the Electronic Edition of Paint Shop Pro Power Solutions. The Electronic Edition contains the same information as the printed book but is speedily delivered to you over the web. The Electronic Edition is presented in Adobe's popular PDF format in full 4-color ready to view. Order Paint Shop Pro Power Solutions by clicking either Electronic Edition or Printed Edition below.

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Title	Author	Item #	ISBN #	Price	Special	Available
Paint Shop Pro Power Solutions	Scott Slaughter	B438	1-55755-438-2	$24.95	4-Color, large format	Now
Paint Shop Pro Power Solutions Electronic Edition	Scott Slaughter	B444	1-55755-444-7	$15	Download	Now

Full Table of Contents  Basic Skills for Paint Shop Pro Customizing the tool bar The Paint Shop Pro screen up close How to move the toolbar Opening an image Creating a new image Saving an image Choosing Colors Using the Paint Shop Pro palettes Undoing mistakes Type and Text Typing text Backlighing your text Creating fading text Filling type with images Creating textured tiles Screen back type Centering text on a image Creating 3D and shadow type Navigation To Change the display with zoom tools To Change The Screen Display Mode To Change The Screen Preview Mode To Display An Image In Two Windows To Duplicate (Backup) An Image In Two Windows Selections To Select An Entire layer Or Image To Create A Rectangular Or Elliptical Selection To Create A Freeform (Irregular Shaped) Selection To Select Areas Of Contrasting Color Or Light To Select By Color (Magic Wand) To Create A Frame Selection To Deslect A Selection To Move A Selection Marquee To Switch The Selected And Unselected Areas To Hide A Selection Marquee To Add/Subtract From A Selection To add to a selection To subtract from a selection To Save A Selection Area To Vignette An Image Mosiac - Glass Straw Fine Leather Ripple To Add A Foggy Border To An Image To Add A Mat And Frame To An Image Color And Recoloring Images A Quick Way To Age A Photo Creating An Antque Photo And Frame To Change Eye Color To Pump Up The Color Tip On Installing The Latest Veriosn of PSP To Turn Your Image Into An Art Masterpiece To Repair Color Casts To Correct Dark Photos Compositing To Copy And Paste A Selection In The Same Image To Paste A Selection To Eliminate Notieceable Seams To Eliminate Notieceable Seams To Convert A Color Image To Grayscale And Selectively Restore Its Colors "Tearing Apart" Your Photos And Images To Clone Areas Within An Image Cloning areas within an image Clone Brush: Aligned or Non-Aligned? To Set Clone Brush Opacities To Clone Between Two Images To Create A Montage Of Imagery To Create Cool Borders With The Clone Brush To Create Image Reflections Using Layers Effectively What Are Layers? Using The Layers Palette Layer names (1) Viewing and hiding layers (2) Layer Opacity slider (3) Blend modes (4) Blend Modes in PSP To Use Layer Masks To Flatten And Save Layers To Link Layers To Delete A Layer The Difference Between Merge all (flatten) and Merge Visible Commands To Move A Layer To Rename A Layer To Applying Effects, Deformations And Filters To A Layer To Combine Images Using Layers Using Adjustment Layers To Create An Adjustment Layer Fast Example Of Creating An Adjustment Layer Introducing Masks What Are Masks? To Create A Simple Mask To Create A Layer Mask Introducing Filters To Improve Depth Of Field To Apply Subtle Blurring To Blur The Backgrounds In Your Images To Add Illustion Of Motion To The Entire Image To Distribute Pixels In One Direction Only To Soften Images Heightening Focus And Contrast To Sharpen An Image A Slight Sharpening A Moderate Sharpening Sharpening Past Good Taste Using the Unsharp Mask Unsharp Masking To Make An Image More Crisp And Focused To Add Grit And Texture To An Image To Add Noise To Your Image To add chunky noise To Remove Noise From Your Image To remove small, random areas of noise To Clean Up Scanned Images To Create A Manual Embossed Image Image Rescue Fixing Tears Fixing Faded Images Fixing Colors Combining Partial Scans Overexposed or Underexposed Photos