I highly suggest it!
Previously owned by Jasc, but recently purchased by Corel, Paint Shop Pro is a tool very similar to Photoshop, but a bit more user friendly.
I use nothing but Corel Paint Shop Pro XI. Tried Photoshop a bit, and was not as satisfied with the results.
Check out what can be done with one simple step in PSP:
unedited pic... doesnt look horrible, but lacks color depth.
this is after some simple slide cross-processing emulation (using chemicals for negatives to develop slides, vice versa) notice how much deeper the greens are. it looks like the pic was taken with a much more expensive camera with a much better lens.
pretty neat, huh!
heres another before and after I've edited using Paint Shop Pro
unedited:
edited:
notice the top of the light pole is removed. this can be done with the scratch removal tool.
changing the background on pics is simple. just roughly select the focal point in your photo using the lasso selection tool, paste it as a new image, go back to the original and edit it as you would like your background edited (blurred, b&w, whatever). Grab the cutout, and re-paste it as a layer over the edited background. you can then use the eraser tool to clean up the rough edges of the layered cutout. the eraser will only affect the top layer (or until the layers are merged).
here's a few variations on a pic of a friends '04 V6 6MT Coupe I did up a while back.
that last one looks pretty damn trippy, if you ask me
so don't be discouraged if you're having a hard time with Photoshop... it's not the only answer.
Corel Paint Shop Pro is simple and powerful enough for almost anyone's needs.
Previously owned by Jasc, but recently purchased by Corel, Paint Shop Pro is a tool very similar to Photoshop, but a bit more user friendly.
I use nothing but Corel Paint Shop Pro XI. Tried Photoshop a bit, and was not as satisfied with the results.
Check out what can be done with one simple step in PSP:
unedited pic... doesnt look horrible, but lacks color depth.
this is after some simple slide cross-processing emulation (using chemicals for negatives to develop slides, vice versa) notice how much deeper the greens are. it looks like the pic was taken with a much more expensive camera with a much better lens.
pretty neat, huh!
heres another before and after I've edited using Paint Shop Pro
unedited:
edited:
notice the top of the light pole is removed. this can be done with the scratch removal tool.
changing the background on pics is simple. just roughly select the focal point in your photo using the lasso selection tool, paste it as a new image, go back to the original and edit it as you would like your background edited (blurred, b&w, whatever). Grab the cutout, and re-paste it as a layer over the edited background. you can then use the eraser tool to clean up the rough edges of the layered cutout. the eraser will only affect the top layer (or until the layers are merged).
here's a few variations on a pic of a friends '04 V6 6MT Coupe I did up a while back.
that last one looks pretty damn trippy, if you ask me
so don't be discouraged if you're having a hard time with Photoshop... it's not the only answer.
Corel Paint Shop Pro is simple and powerful enough for almost anyone's needs.
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