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.

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

* 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.

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.

If you are interested in photo and image editing, then you may have heard of the Corel Paintshop Pro X8. The Corel Paintshop Pro X8 is a photo and image editing software that was created by the Corel company. Thus far, the Corel company has released 18 versions of this photo and image editing software. This latest version, the Corel Paintshop Pro X8, comes with a wide variety of new and improved features that will help you with creating some awesome images. If you had been using the previous versions of this software before now, then you will not find the Corel Paintshop Pro X8 to be very difficult to use or t difficult to understand. This is since a lot of the older features still exist with the software. In fact, when you are using the Corel Paintshop Pro X8, you will notice that the user interface has remained the same. This adds to the feeling of familiarity when you are navigating the updated system.

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

Most computer documentation is based on the assumption that the computer's owner already knows something beyond the basics about computer operation. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Computer Basics, Fifth Edition,assumes differently. This book places the reader in charge of the computer, rather than the other way around, and correctly identifies that the reader wants to do something practical with his or her computer but has little knowledge for doing so. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Computer Basics, Fifth Edition, readers will find- Clear explanations of the basics of office programs. Ways to tap the power of the Internet. Information on finding lost or misplaced files. Coverage of newsgroups, message boards, and mailing lists. The basics of working with music, photos, and video on your computer. Ways to help protect the environment with green computing, as well as maintenance and upgrading.