Corel Paint Shop Pro X Revealed [Paperback]

Sonja Shea (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1598630105 | ISBN-13: 978-1598630107 | Publication Date: January 25, 2006 | Edition: 1

Get ready to harness the power of Corel Paint Shop Pro? X! Giving you a firm foundation, "Corel Paint Shop Pro? X Revealed" teaches you to master concepts on both a technical and an artistic level. Begin by examining the concept behind each task-the goal and the necessary features that are involved. Then go in-depth with the task's objective as you study examples and learn the steps necessary to complete it. Working your way through comprehensive, step-by-step lessons, you?ll develop the confidence you need to create eye-catching images using Corel Paint Shop Pro X.

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About the Author

Sonja Shea has been a private beta tester for Paint Shop Pro for the past 4 versions of the program and is currently a C-Tech Volunteer for PSP. She is also an instructor for the Leader in Virtual Studies (LVS) Online Classes, a Corel Training Partner. Sonja has worked as a technical editor on a number of beginner-level Paint Shop Pro and photography titles by Thomson Course Technology PTR. Her own site, www.psptoybox.com, which features tutorials and resources for Paint Shop Pro, has been featured in PSPower's weekly newsletter 3 times. Sonja is also an active moderator on several graphic filter lists, and has helped many newbies to the software find success.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (January 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598630105
• ISBN-13: 978-1598630107
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,387,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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73 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars poorly written, February 8, 2006

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This review is from: Corel Paint Shop Pro X Revealed (Paperback)

PSP X Revealed is a poorly written book with black and white images of screen shots. Trying to associate a black and white screen shot with a color image on the computer screen is daunting at best and eye straining at worst. The section on learning layers is written as though someone already has the knowledge of all the tools and their uses and is now going to go thru a refresher course. The author seems to try to communicate her knowledge without explaining what the various functions do along the way assuming that the reader is well versed in PSP functions and knowledge. For someone who has just installed PSP X and is wondering how to put it to use...save your money, this will just frustrate you more than you already are.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tammy Pelphry, March 7, 2006

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TamTam "TamTam" (Eden Prairie MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corel Paint Shop Pro X Revealed (Paperback)

I have to disagree with the other reader about it not being well written. The instructions were easy to understand and was a tremendous help for this newbie! I have never used any kind of graphics program before at all. This book was perfect for me to get my feet wet.

However, I do agree with him about the black and white issue. Computers and computers graphics are all about color and a black and white book for a piece of software like this is just down right silly! I would love to see another book with the writers style (and sense of humor) but IN COLOR, now that my feet are wet in a manner of speaking. When might we be seeing one?

Tammy Pelphry

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It was OK, March 28, 2006

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This review is from: Corel Paint Shop Pro X Revealed (Paperback)

I was hoping for something that would show me more about dealing with photo enhancements rather than making graphic images. I did learn some things that helped me; but I will keep looking for a better PSPX book. The "how to" instructions were quite good for the examples; but I was hoping for more.