Paint Shop Pro 8 Power!
- Main page
- Table of contents
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Who This Book Is For
- Assumptions
- How This Book Is Organized
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Keeping the Book s Content Current
- Chapter 1. Basic Drawing and Painting Tools
- The Paint Brush and Airbrush
- The Eraser
- The Preset Shape Tool
- The Pen Tool
- The Text Tool
- Chapter 2. More Painting Tools
- The Eye Dropper
- The Color Replacer
- The Clone Brush
- Picture Tubes
- Flood Fill
- The Warp Brush and Mesh Warp Tool
- Chapter 3. Being Selective
- Making Selections
- Edit Selection
- Edit Operations
- Chapter 4. Mastering Layers and Blend Modes
- Layer Basics
- Opacity and Blend Modes
- Merging Layers
- Blend Ranges
- Adjustment Layers
- A First Look at Masks
- The Deform Tool
- The Background Eraser
- Chapter 5. Mastering Selections, Masks, and Channels
- Selections
- Beyond Mask Basics
- Color Channels
- Advanced Techniques for Isolating Areas
- Editing and Recombining Channels
- Chapter 6. Working with Vectors
- Vector Basics
- Vector Objects
- Modifying a Shape
- Modifying Vector Text
- Creating Text on a Path
- Converting Text to Curves
- Example: A Simple Vector Drawing
- Chapter 7. Paint Shop Pro 8 Effects
- Built-In Effects
- Extended Examples Using Built-In Effects
- User Defined Filters
- Plug-In Filters
- Chapter 8. Photo Editing and Enhancement
- Quick Fixes
- Correcting Lens Distortion
- Rotating and Straightening
- Correcting Perspective
- Improving Brightness and Contrast
- Color Adjusting
- Saturation Adjustment
- Noise Reduction
- Blurring and Sharpening
- Photo Enhancement
- Red-Eye Correction and JPEG Artifact Removal
- Cropping and Resizing
- Things to Do with Your Photos
- Chapter 9. Web Tools
- GIF, JPEG, and PNG
- Interlaced GIFs and Progressive JPEGs
- Transparent GIFs and PNGs
- Optimizing and Previewing Web Graphics
- Using the Image Mapper
- Using the Image Slicer
- Creating Rollovers
- Chapter 10. Tricks and Techniques
- Text Effects
- Better Black-and-White Photos
- Photos That Never Were
- Drawings and Paintings from Photos
- Colorizing Clip Art
- Just the Beginning
- Chapter 11. Adding to Your Toolkit
- Making Your Own Textures
- Making Your Own Patterns
- Making Your Own Shapes Library
- Making Your Own Styled Lines
- Editing Gradients
- Creating Your Own Brushes
- Creating Your Own Picture Tubes
- Creating Your Own Picture Frames
- User Defined Filters
- Chapter 12. Scripting
- Script Basics
- Running Scripts
- Recording Scripts
- Editing Scripts
- Third-Party Scripts
- Running Scripts in Batch Mode
- Learning More About Scripting
- Appendix A. Paint Shop Pro 8 Menus, Toolbars, and Palettes
- Appendix B. Configuring Paint Shop Pro 8
- Customizing Toolbars
- Customizing Menus
- Creating Keyboard Shortcuts
- Saving Workspaces
- Setting Preferences
- Appendix C. Adjusting Color Depth
- Appendix D. Printing
- Image Size and Resolution for Printing
- Choosing the Right Paper
- Printing an Image
- Using Paint Shop Pro s Print Layout
- Printing from the Browser
- A Note on Printing Services
- Appendix E. Resources
- PSP Tips, Tutorials, and Resources
- Filters
- Newsgroups, Newsletters, and Discussion Boards
- Freeware and Shareware Fonts
- Scanning, Printing, and Digital Photography