Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8: The Official Guide [Paperback]

David Huss (Author), Michael C. J. Cowpland (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 1997

Details the image management software included in the CorelDRAW suite -- rivals and complements Photoshop

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Photo-Paint 8, the latest version of the Windows 95-based image-editing program from Corel Corp., offers many improvements, including the new Orbits and Symmetry features, enhanced masking tools, and the ability to import 3-D images, preview effects on screen, and edit low-resolution versions of your images. This official guide first takes you through the rudiments of using the package and understanding digital imaging. It then goes on to show you how to tackle intermediate and advanced tasks. You learn how to scan in and edit images; move images to and from CorelDRAW, the company's illustration package; change the size and orientation of your images; export files; and work with color palettes. Then you learn how to create, save, and manage masks; apply image-correction changes; use Photo-Paint's brushes and effects as well as the Clone and Image Sprayer tools; create fills and shapes; add text; and transform objects. Finally, you learn how to use the Blur, Noise, Sharpen, 2-D Effect, 3-D Effect, Render, Artistic, Fancy, and Color Transform filters, and how to use Photo-Paint to create images for the Web.

From the Back Cover

The Most Complete and Innovative Guide to Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8

Image editing, digital illustration, and Web-page creation just became easier! Not only has Corel's premier photo manipulation program been significantly revised to address the concerns of today's digital artists and Web designers, but the #1 best-selling guide available on using this amazing product has been thoroughly updated and improved.

Whether you're brand new to PHOTO-PAINT or a seasoned professional, Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8: The Official Guide is your one-stop resource to all the powerful features that this product has to offer. Let world-renowned expert David "Prince of Paint" Huss show you how to:

• Customize the PHOTO-PAINT 8 workspace to your exact specifications
• Use the step-by-step workshops to learn how to create digital masterpieces
• Scan images like a pro and turn overexposed, scratchy, or timeworn photographs into visions of beauty
• Gain control of version 8's new tools, brushes, and filters
• Become a master of masks
• Create mind-blowing special effects
• Control your colors, including corrections, models, and palette setup
• Create custom Web graphics and dazzling Web pages
• PLUS! Browse the 16-page color insert for professional ideas that will help you generate your own digital works of art

If you want to learn how to create visually stunning works of art, the solution is in your hands. Get the only PHOTO-PAINT guide complete enough to carry the official Corel seal, Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8: The Official Guide

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Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Osborne Publishing (December 5, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078824451
• ISBN-13: 978-0078824456
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,897,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book for the inexperienced user, March 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8: The Official Guide (Paperback)

Corel Photo-Paint 8: The Official Guide

This is a pretty good book, designed primarily for inexperienced users. It's written in an informal, easy to read style. And if you go through the book and do all the examples, you will find yourself quite comfortable with the tools in Photo-Paint. It would also be useful as a general reference text. The author says he is not an artist, but I thought his creations were artistic and they are certainly effective. There are a few unfortunate slips in the hands-on examples, things that wouldn't work because of step which had been omitted or incorrect locations for menu items, but I was always able to figure out how to correct them. Like most rather complex programs, practice is the only way to become proficient. After completing the book I came to the conclusion that Photo-Paint is a wonderful program and that the book was worth the money.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book to use to learn a great program!, January 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8: The Official Guide (Paperback)

This book is a progressive stepped approach to using Corel Paint 8. It has "hands on" exercises that demonstrates the correct use of the different tools and allows users to see the results as you read and learn the functions of the program. I highly recommend this to anyone desiring to improve their knowledge and competency, particularly those who have little or limited knowledge of the paint programs.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but don't believe the "covers Mac and Windows", January 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Corel PHOTO-PAINT 8: The Official Guide (Paperback)

The manual as such is good, but as a Macintosh user, I expected a book that says it covers both versions to actually do so. There are no mac screen shots, and no mac specific instructions. Although most commands are easily enough converted by those familiar with the mac interface, some actions are not the same as those used by windows and take a little bit of figuring out. I'm glad I bought it, but would have prefered a little more mac information.