Free Paint Shop Pro Tutorials
Free graphics tutorials provide a great way to learn Paint Shop Pro, a popular graphics and image-editing software. Paint Shop Pro (PSP) has many of the features of Photoshop for a much less expensive price. Save even more money by learning it using free tutorials.
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Basic Tutorials
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If you are brand new to Paint Shop Pro, start with tutorials that help you learn more about the tools and how to customize the menus. PaintShop Pro tutorials at mardiweb.com/web/psp7/ and http://www.baycongroup.com/paint_shop_pro/tutorials.htm have a lot of helpful basic PSP tutorials. Set up the toolbars to make your work more efficient. Also, each tool has different attributes that may be confusing at first. Work through a step-by-step tutorial that walks you through these tasks.
Text Effect Tutorials
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There are many effects you can create with text in Paint Shop Pro. Colorize it, give it a three-dimensional look and texture or make it follow a curve. Convert text objects to vector graphics and edit them to change the shape in unique ways. PSPtutorials.org, in the Resources section below, has a section with several tutorials on text effects.
Special Effects Tutorials
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Learn to use plug-ins to give items special effects, such as neon or charcoal, filling an area with a pattern, making it look as if they are made of velvet, or giving them a special sparkle. Add special frames or put an item in a glass globe. Find special effects tutorials in the PSP Special Effects section of PSPtutorials.org, linked in the Resources section below.
Photo Editing Tutorials
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Editing photos is one of the most popular uses for Paint Shop Pro. Besides getting rid of red eye and rotating photos taken by turning the camera sideways, there are lots of other tricks you can try. Adjust the color or make a color photo black and white. Give the photo a soft focus or turn it into a pencil sketch. Refer to the second and third links in the Resources section below; both have photo editing tutorials.
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials
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Digital scrapbooking is becoming more popular as digital photographers use pictures to create scrapbook pages. Learn to gather digital scrapbook elements and put them together to create a lively page filled with memories. Find out how to use layers, to add drop shadows, to overlay a photo onto the paper, to cut out around an object or person in the photo and to get rid of the photo background. There are many techniques you can't do with paper scrapbooking that you can do with digital elements and software. Digital Scrapbook Place, the third link in the References section below, has tutorials on using PSP for digital scrapbooking.
Look at Photoshop Tutorials
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After you have mastered most of the tools in Paint Shop Pro, you may find that you want to learn more tricks. If you've exhausted the supply of Paint Shop Pro tutorials, check out tutorials written for Photoshop that teach tasks you want to learn. You will find that you can translate Photoshop tutorials to accomplish the same task with Paint Shop Pro. To find Photoshop tutorials, search by including specific words describing the type of effect or task you want to learn. Once you find sites with tutorials, browse their menus. Bookmark the ones you like best.
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