Corel Photography Tutorial

Corel Painter Essentials can change the look of almost any photo.

Corel Paint Shop Pro is photo editing software also known as a raster graphics editor. This allows you to manipulate a photo. Often, when a photo is taken, some colors show up in an undesirable manner. This can be attributed to difficult lighting, which can result in overexposure or underexposure. Photo editing software can change the color altogether and create a more attractive picture. Corel Paint Shop Pro offers the Color Changer tool to do this.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

1. Open Corel Paint Shop Pro. Click the program icon or go to the "Start" menu and select "All Programs" and then "Corel Paint Shop Pro."

2. Open a photo in Corel Paint Shop Pro by selecting "File" and then "Open." Select the photo from the menu and then click "OK." The photo will open in the workspace in the middle of the screen.

3. Use the Color Changer Tool to make color adjustments. This is located in the Tools palette. If this is not visible, select "View," "Toolbars," "Tools" and then "View," "Palettes," "Tool Options." On the Tool palette, select the Color Changer tool.

4. Press "F6" to open the Materials palette in the Materials Property box. Select the color that you'd like to use from this palette and then click "OK."

5. Use the Freehand Selection tool to click on the photo in the area(s) where you'd like to change the color.

6. Click the Color Changer tool again. The selected area will then change to the desired color.

Tips & Warnings

• The tolerance setting, located in the Tools palette, is another option to select the area to be edited. The higher the tolerance, the more like colors will be selected for a color change. A lower tolerance will select less of an area to change.

• It is easy to make color mistake when altering a photo. This can lead to oddly bright or dull areas. A trained eye will be able to catch even the slightest "off" color. Pressing "Ctrl" and "Z" can undo mistakes.

References

• Bright Hub: Change the Colors in Your Photos With Paint Shop Pro
• Corel: Change Colors in an Instant
• Steve's Digicams: Paint Shop Pro Tutorial --- Change Eye Color

Resources

• Corel