Paint Shop Pro 5
Paint Shop Pro 5 was one of the most popular and highly acclaimed Windows graphics programs ever available. It is a comprehensive painting and image manipulation package. Paint Shop Pro 5 was designed for ease of use, speed and affordable functionality.
With Paint Shop Pro 5, you can:
- Efficiently create and add outstanding visual impact to any type of business document
- Easily import, enhance and export a wide range of pictures with a variety of digital imaging devices
- Design and produce dynamic, optimized Web graphics that stand out and get noticed
- Quickly open, convert and save over 40 different types of graphic file formats
Getting Started
- Click and read the following link. Tool Palette Answer questions 1-19.
- Click and read the following link. Menu Items Answer questions 20-23.
- Click and read the following link. Keyboard Shortcuts Answer questions 24-26.
- Click and read the following link. Color Picker Answer questions 27-28.
How to open/import picture files
Using the graphic tools
- Click and read the following link. Air brush tool activity (dot.jpg)Make sure to read carefully and complete the steps just as described. When finished make sure that you show your instructor the final product for credit.
- Click and read the following link. Using the flood fill tool Answer questions 33. Turn in sheet1. You will get next question sheet after you have completed the next two activities.
- Watch the following video. Using gradient fill tool (color1x.jpg, color2x.jpg, color3x.jpg) Make sure to follow along and complete the steps just as demonstrated. When finished show your instructor the final product for credit.
- Click and read the following link. Using graphic tools activity (revere.jpg) Make sure to read carefully and complete the steps just as described. When finished make sure that you show your instructor the final product for credit.
How to create a new picture file
Working with Layers
- Click and read the following link. What is a Layer? Answer questions 36-38
- Click and read the following link. Working with layers Answer questions 39-43.
- Click and read the following link. Adding and deleting layers Answer questions 44-45.
- Watch the following video. Drawing on layers Make sure to follow along and complete the steps just as demonstrated. When finished show your instructor the final product for credit.
- Click and read the following link. Additional information on layers Answer questions 46 and 47.
- Watch the following video. Altering layers (Rotating, mirroring and flipping layers) Make sure to follow along and complete the steps just as demonstrated. When finished show your instructor the final product for credit.
- Using Paint Shop Pro open the file “addinglayers.psp” off the Z drive. Practice working with layers by adding 3 layers. Make sure to draw a red circle on layer 2 and a blue square on layer 3. Make sure to show your instructor to receive credit.
Working with images
- Click and read the following link. Digital Images Answer questions 48-56.
- Watch the following video. Resizing images Make sure to follow along and complete the steps just as demonstrated. When finished show your instructor the final product for credit.
- Click and read the following link. Compressing images Answer questions 57 and 58.
- Watch the following video. Compressing images Make sure to follow along and complete the steps just as demonstrated. When finished show your instructor the final product for credit.
Working with text
- Click and read the following link. Creating Text Answer questions 59-61.
- Click and read the following link. Text Fill Answer question 62.
Working with masks
- Click and read the following link. Layer masks Answer questions 63 and 64.
- Click and read the following link. Using layer masks (sun1.jpg) Make sure to follow along and complete the steps just as demonstrated. When finished show your instructor the final product for credit.
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Using the deform tool
- Click and read the following link. Using the deform tool Answer questions 65 and 66.
- Click and read the following link. Deform tool activity (door1.jpg, door2.jpg) Make sure to read carefully and complete the steps just as described. When finished make sure that you show your instructor the final product for credit.
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