Corel Paintshop Pro 11

This bigrockdesigns training course in Paint Shop Pro XI will enable new and existing users to learn the basics and new features of Paint Shop Pro XI. The training begins with an overview of the Paint Shop Pro XI interface, shows how to acquire and download images from scanners, or digital cameras, including RAW images, how to work with materials, such as colour's, gradients, and patterns, and how to work with layers, selections, masks, and channels and much more

Course Outline

Interface Basics

• Exploring the interface
• Customizing the interface
• Resetting the interface

Getting Images

• Finding and opening photos
• Downloading photos from a digital camera
• Scanning photos
• Capturing photos
• Opening new images
• Saving images

Using the Browser Palette

• Exploring and navigating
• Organizing images
• Batch renaming images
• Sorting images
• Finding images
• Rotating images

Undoing and Redoing

• Undoing and redoing commands
• Using the History Palette

Working with Materials

• Understanding the Materials Palette
• Choosing color
• Choosing gradients
• Choosing patterns
• Choosing textures
• Choosing swatches

Working with Layers

• Understanding layers
• Creating, duplicating and deleting layers
• Renaming layers
• Moving and arranging layers
• Linking layers
• Adjusting layer opacity
• Using layer blending modes
• Grouping layers
• Highlighting layers
• Merging layers

Working with Selections, Channels and Masks

• Understanding selections, channels and masks
• Drawing selections
• Modifying selections
• Using the Freehand Selection tool
• Using the Magic Wand tool
• Painting selections
• Copying and pasting selections
• Saving and loading selections to disk
• Saving and loading selections as alpha channels
• Loading pre-made masks
• Creative masks
• Saving masks

Resizing, Rotating and Cropping Photos
Resizing

• Adding borders
• Rotating, mirroring and flipping
• Cropping
• Cropping for specific print sizes
• Straightening crooked images
• Straightening objects
• Correcting perspective

Correcting Color, Lighting and Noise

• Using One-Step Photo Fix
• Using Smart Fix
• Using automatic adjustments
• Removing color casts
• Balancing colors
• Adjusting hue and saturation
• Correcting underexposed images
• Correcting overexposed images
• Setting black and white points
• Adjusting brightness and contrast
• Adjusting lighting with curves
• Adjusting lighting with levels
• Using the histogram
• Using adjustment layers

• Sharpening images

Retouching Images

• Repairing red-eye
• Removing dust and scratches
• Removing blemishes
• Whitening teeth
• Adding facial color
• Removing wrinkles

Wizard

• Removing red-eye
• Cropping photos
• Converting photos
• Adding borders, edges and frames

Repairing Images

• Removing noise
• Correcting chromatic aberration
• Softening images

Working with RAW Images

• Opening and editing RAW files
• Setting RAW preferences

Painting

• Understanding the Painting tools
• Mixing colors
• Creating paintings from photos

Creating Interesting Effects

• Creating black and white images
• Creating sepia images
• Creating drawings
• Creating paintings
• Adding texture
• Creating halftones
• Simulating depth of field
• Simulating motion

Creating Fun Projects with Photos

• Framing photos
• Removing and replacing
• Hand tinting photos
• Changing the color of objects
• Creating collages with the Painting tool
• Creating collages by selecting, cutting and pasting

Working with Text

• Creating and editing text
• Creating text on a path
• Rasterizing text
• Applying drop shadows

Drawing and Editing Objects

• Using preset shapes
• Reshaping
• Saving shapes
• Drawing and editing with the Pen tool
• Aligning and arranging
• Rasterizing objects
• Applying effects

Printing

• Printing single images
• Printing with a template
• Printing multiple images

Preparing Images for the Web

• JPEG vs. GIF
• Optimizing JPEGs
• Optimizing GIFs
• Optimizing Transparent GIFs

Automating Common Tasks

• Playing scripts
• Recording and saving scripts
• Batch processing

Organizing Photos with Corel Photo

• Working with folders
• Selecting, moving and deleting photos
• Working with collections
• Using Photo Trays
• Creating favorite photos
• Cataloging folders and photos

Correcting and Enhancing Photos with Corel Photo Album

• Fixing photos in one step
• Fixing photos using the Adjust

Summary who should do this course This course is ideal for the learner with sound PC or MAC skills. You have a high level of expertise and wish to learn the fantastic image editing capabilities of Paintshop Pro XI