Award-winning graphic artist T. Michael Clark has written a visual, two-color, step-by-step guide to the practical use of Paint Shop Pro that will give intermediate-level creative professionals an edge on design. Topics include: image retouching, color correction, creating contact sheets, preparing Web images and creating special effects.

Corel Paint Shop Pro X Digital Darkroom is an easy-to-follow, tutorial approach to using Paint Shop Pro in exactly the way home users want to use it - to manipulate your own images in ways that a local photo lab often does to create both practical and comical projects. As you read, you will actually use the program to complete a variety of projects. You'll learn about key Paint Shop Pro tools almost without trying through both traditional and contemporary projects. Indulge in shrinking the kids, performing digital plastic surgery, modifying vehicles, creating creatures the tabloids would love to profile, altering pets, creating trading cards and calendars, and combining images to create once-in-a-lifetime shots. Drop people into places they've never been and challenge Mother Nature with unique perspectives. Create holiday magic, photo montages, and even do some traditional photo manipulation. Author T. Michael Clark provides careful instruction that will allow you, whether you are a novice or experienced Paint Shop Pro user, to complete projects and enjoy your experience with Paint Shop Pro X.

This clear, beautifully illustrated introduction to Corels Paint Shop Pro Photo XI provides coverage of all of the tools and features needed to edit and enhance digital photographs. It contains real-life workflow projects with clear, step-by-step tutorials, eye-catching visuals, and numerous tips and tricks to get users up and running fast.

* 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.

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