- Published in conjunction with the new release of Paint Shop Pro, this book walks readers through image-editing fundamentals as well as more advanced graphics and animation tools
- Shows photography and animation hobbyists how to create quality, professional-looking graphics
- Discusses painting, spraying, retouching photos, adding artistic effects, layering, masking layers, adjusting color, moving, reshaping, copying, and printing images
- Also examines how to create Web images and animated graphics with
- Jasc's Animation Shop
- Author has written more than a dozen technology books
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Enhance colors, erase mistakes, and improve your image
Create professional-looking graphics for print or the Web, easily and economically
Okay, you’ve got some great pictures – and maybe some not-so-great ones. With this handy guide and Paint Shop Pro 8, you can make them magnificent, inexpensively! Find out how to capture those images and repair, retouch, create cool effects, add text, animate images, make prints – well, you get the picture.
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
About the Author
David Kay is a writer, engineer, artist, and the author of five For Dummies books.
William "The Ferrett" Steinmetz is a freelance Webmaster and editor who helms StarCityGames.com.
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book to Take the Next Step with PSP8,
By Research Vera "r2v22" (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paint Shop Pro 8 for Dummies (Paperback)
This book has a thorough overview of PSP 8. Plus, it takes you step-by-step and in plain English through some advanced features. I have bought two other books on PSP 8 and have used PSP 7 for two years. This book is better than the other two and a keeper!
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent tutorial,
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This review is from: Paint Shop Pro 8 for Dummies (Paperback)
I clung to version 5 of Paint Shop Pro for years, and when I upgraded the new version had a lot more "stuff" available. This book walked me through it, taught me tricks I'd never learned before, and generally made my life much easier. Entertaining and informative.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Decent but could use some work,
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This review is from: Paint Shop Pro 8 for Dummies (Paperback)
Ok here is what I consider the skinny. If you have not used Paint Shop Pro before, then this book can help you get started. It is not a tutorial type of book. It tries to explain how the tools are used and what does some of the settings do. If you have used Paint Shop Pro before, then you may want it for a reference. I do not like the way that the authors dove away from some of the tools. Unlike their opinion, I found some of the tools VERY useful in correcting photos and should be explained. For example, they do not explain the dodge/burn tools. I knew what these tools do but the authors attitude was you won't need them. That may be true for someone just wanting to use the program for quick corrections but it is used alot in retouching. Overall, the authors did explain why some of the tools behavior which helps understand why something did not work as you had expected. I feel that this is a good beginners book if like I stated before, you are not looking for a tutorial type of book.
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Images, like documents, music, or any other lump of stuff you work with on a computer, are usually stored somewhere as files. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new vector layer, available colors area, deform tool, main image window, optimizer dialog box, right preview window, adjustment dialog box, multilayer image, transparency button, raster layer, floating selection, preset shapes, layer palette, texture button, plain paint, vector layers, adjustment layer, match mode, deformation grid, rightmost button, foreground material, vector objects, palette images, selection marquee, using multiple layers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paint Shop Pro, Magic Wand, Clone Brush, Color Plate, Choose Adjust, Background Eraser, Color Replacer, Smart Edge, Object Selector, Node Edit, Scratch Remover, Automatic Contrast Enhancement, Flood Fill, Image Slicer, Layer Properties, Capture Setup, Uncle Dave, Unsharp Mask, Manual Color Correction, Mesh Warp, Repeat Steps, Print Layout, Select Color Range, Select Source, Text Entry New!
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Images, like documents, music, or any other lump of stuff you work with on a computer, are usually stored somewhere as files. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new vector layer, available colors area, deform tool, main image window, optimizer dialog box, right preview window, adjustment dialog box, multilayer image, transparency button, raster layer, floating selection, preset shapes, layer palette, texture button, plain paint, vector layers, adjustment layer, match mode, deformation grid, rightmost button, foreground material, vector objects, palette images, selection marquee, using multiple layers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paint Shop Pro, Magic Wand, Clone Brush, Color Plate, Choose Adjust, Background Eraser, Color Replacer, Smart Edge, Object Selector, Node Edit, Scratch Remover, Automatic Contrast Enhancement, Flood Fill, Image Slicer, Layer Properties, Capture Setup, Uncle Dave, Unsharp Mask, Manual Color Correction, Mesh Warp, Repeat Steps, Print Layout, Select Color Range, Select Source, Text Entry New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Graphics File Formats by David C. Kay in Front Matter
- Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas on page 309
- Scanners for Dummies by Mark L. Chambers on page 183, and Index
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