Creative Discovery in PaintShop Pro
Lesson 40


You will need this zip file of Images Lesson 40 Zip File

First - Wait for the Video player to load
Then - You need to watch the video before doing lesson below - it has a lot more important information and explanations for you
You may do the lesson as you watch the video though
Also - Click the full screen button on the player to watch it full screen or you may not see all of the settings properly



Open all of the images in the zip file and duplicate them - Close the Originals.
Minimize all of them except the whales.

1. WHALES - STRAIGHTEN

Go to the Straighten Tool - below the Crop Tool


Activate the Straighten Tool - immediately you will see a line across your image with a node at each end.
In the Tool Bar have the following settings
~ Mode = Auto
~ Crop Image = Ticked

Grab the node on one end of the line and place it on the horizon - you don't need to use the move tool.
Repeat with the other end, until the line is now exactly on the horizon as it is now - on a slant.


Click on the Apply tick and the horizon is now straight and your image has also been cropped automatically.
It needs cropping as the photo has been rotated slightly to get the horizon straight.

We also need to Sharpen once after an image is rotated - so also do that.
Click on any tool to turn the straighten tool off - move tool is always a good one to use.

Now add any border or any picture frame to the image OR you many add both if you wish


Save as:- YourName-Lesson40a


2. SHOPS - STRAIGHTEN

Now Bring up the image of the Shops
Activate the Straighten tool - same settings as above
Grab the nodes and place them on the top of the white roof to get the line along there.

Click the Apply Tick and the Photo is now correct and the street pathway is now steeper.
Click on another tool to deactivate the straighten tool

Now add any border or any picture frame to the image OR you many add both if you wish


Save as:- YourName-Lesson40b


3. PANDA - VIGNETTE

Bring up the Panda Image
Go to Effects > Photo Effects > Vignette
A new window will open with 2 panels - Before and After.
Go to the setting in the far right panel and choose Circle from the 4 options - this is the default setting and may already be selected.
Place the mouse cursor in the centre of the circle and it will turn into a move tool - Now shift the circle over the centre of the Panda.
Also pull on the nodes to make the circle larger or smaller as you need to do to get it to circle the Panda with some room for fading above and below her.


Now let's change the other settings - You may choose your settings for this image
When you have made your changes, Click on the OK button at the bottom
Crop this image into a Square - choose square from the drop down menu at the bottom


Then add the same Frame as I have done - ads_frame9

  • Frame Canvas = Selected
  • Mode = Add
  • Frame Outside of the Image = Selected
  • Rotate Frame Right = Ticked
    Apply Drop Shadow
  • Vertical = 10
  • Horizontal = 10
  • Opacity = 35
  • Blur = 15
  • Colour = Black/Grey/White - to suit your image
  • Shadow on New Layer = Unticked
Click OK

Repeat the Drop Shadow changing both the Vertical and Horizontal to Negative 10
Click OK

Merge your layers


Save as:- YourName-Lesson40c


4. CHINESE VILLAGE - SEPIA & GRADIENT FILTER

Bring up the Chinese Village Image
Go to Effects > Photo Effects > Sepia Toning
A new window will open and place 50 in the Amount to Age


Go to Effects > Photo Effects > Graduated Filter
A new window will open with 2 panels - Before and After.
Go to the setting in the far right panel and choose Linear from the 4 Style options - this is the default setting and may already be selected.
Leave the Preset on the default
Put in the following settings for the rest:-
  • Colour = Black
  • Opacity = 80
  • Blend = 50
  • Rotate = 33.5
We will shift the nodes and Set the Rotate settings manually - you should have a similar setting to mine once done
Grab the Top node and place it in the top Left Corner
Grab the Bottom node and place it in the bottom Right Corner
Click OK


Add a picture frame - Window card 04
~ Frame Canvas Selected
~ Frame Outside of the Image Selected


Merge the Layers
Resize to 75% and Sharpen
Save as:- YourName-Lesson40d


5. MIN YI - FILM & FI8LTERS

Bring up Min Yi's photo and duplicate twice - line up the photos beside each other
Activate the first photo
Go to Effects > Photo Effects > Film & Filters
Go to Film Looks and Choose Vivid Skintones
Place #fee8d8 - into the Filter Colour and a Density of 10
Click OK

Active the third photo
Change the Film looks to Glamour and the Filter Colour to White
Click OK

Check out the differences
Now go back and change the First photo Colour to White (you will also need to put it back on Vivid Skintones too)
and you will now see the differences on an even level with both first and third photos having the same colour and Density level.
You can now compare the Filters and what they do.
Below is the Vivid Colour, the Original, Glamour



6. SHIP - FILM & FILTERS

Open the Ship image - duplicate the image, so that we can compare the differences using the filter.
Go to Effects > Photo Effects > Film & Filters
In the Film looks - select Vibrant Foliage - You will still have White and 10 Selected, but should be able to see a difference already.
Choose a mid green (#436a36) for the Filter colour and you will see more of a crisp green tone to the foliage. Keep 10 in the Density.
Click OK

Below are the before and after images


Go to Picture Frames and locate Albumen
~ Frame Canvas Selected
~ Frame Outside of the Image Selected
Click OK

Go to Picture Frames and locate ads_frame9
~ Frame Canvas Selected
~ Frame Outside of the Image Selected
Click OK


Merge all layer together
Save as:- YourName-Lesson40e



LESSON REQUIREMENTS

  1. Whales - Straighten with own choice of Picture Frame, Borders OR Both
    - YourName-Lesson40a

  2. Shops - Straighten with own choice of Picture Frame, Borders OR Both
    - YourName-Lesson40b

  3. Panda with Vignette Effect - Use your Own Settings + Set Green Frame & own drop shadows
    - YourName-Lesson40c

  4. Chinese Village with Set Photo Effects - Sepia & Gradient + Set Picture Frame
    - YourName-Lesson40d

  5. Ship with set Set Photo Effects - Vibrant Foliage + Own Choice Frames
    - YourName-Lesson40e

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