Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Picture credits
- Introduction
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1 Digital Image-making: The Basics
- Introduction: basic tools and functions
- Paint Shop Pro 8: advanced features
- Paint Shop Pro: features new to version 8
- Additional considerations for the digital darkroom
- Creating pictures using film, digital cameras and scanners
- Using the file browser
- File formats
- About color space
- Image resolution
- Resizing the picture canvas
- Cropping the picture
- Adjusting picture orientation
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2 Simple Picture Manipulation: Improving the Look of Your Digital Photos
- One-button digital photo fixes
- Controlling picture contrast
- Correcting color balance
- Adjusting color saturation (intensity)
- Making photos (appear) sharper
- Adding soft focus effects
- Step-by-step Projects
- Technique: creating photo impact
- Technique: fixing underexposure using tone adjustment
- Technique: fixing red-eye
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3 Simple Picture Manipulation: Moving Past the Basics
- Removing scratches and blemishes from scans
- Controlling digital noise
- Retouching using the Clone Brush
- Restoring faded photos
- Creating black and white pictures
- Tinting black and white photos
- Creating color overlay effects
- Using the Warp tools
- Scripting
- Step-by-step Projects
- Technique: repairing damaged photos
- Technique: hand-coloring effects
- Technique: surreal color techniques
- 4 Controlling Change: Using Selections
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5 Combining Images: Working with Layers and Layer Masks
- Understanding layers
- Combining pictures
- Advanced layout tools
- About deformation tools
- Using adjustment layers
- Creating layer blend mode effects
- Using layer masks
- Modifying layer masks
- Combining layer masks
- Step-by-step Projects
- Technique: correcting faulty perspective (optical distortion)
- Technique: layer deformations – creating the perfect shadow
- 6 Using Text: Understanding Vector Graphics
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7 Manipulating Images: Creating Special Effects
- Creating a panorama
- Cleaning up web pictures
- Replacing the background in a photo
- Using the Materials palette
- Applying filter effects
- Step-by-step Projects
- Technique: having fun with the Picture Tube
- Technique: painting, sculpture and cartoon effects
- Technique: adding edge and framing effects
- Technique: flipping from positive to negative
- Technique: using the Color Replacer tool
- Technique: adding lighting effects
- 8 Print Preparation
- 9 Working with the Web
- 10 Other Considerations
- Appendix 1: Jargon Buster
- Appendix 2: Keyboard Shortcuts
- Index
Product information
- Title: Paint Shop Pro 8
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2003
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136108136
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