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This section contains print and video tutorials about Corel PHOTO-PAINT. Here, you'll find tutorials on a wide variety of techniques, all designed to help you get more done in less time. Whenever possible, we'll also provide templates, reviews of plug-ins and other tools.
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TUTORIAL: Straighten Image in Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Image straightening is a new feature that allows precise positioning correction of images that have been poorly photographed or incorrectly scanned. The first step is to have a look at the controls. At the top of the dialog box are are the tools that control the postioning of the image. They are the Rotate tools, the Pan tool and the Zoom In/Out, Zoom image to fit and Zoom image to normal size. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Photoshop Compatibility in Corel PHOTO-PAINT
A new feature in PHOTO-PAINT X4 is support for the Photoshop workspace. To activate it, go to Tools: Options. In the Options dialog box, you'll see that the X4 workspace is enabled by default. To activate the Photoshop workspace enable the Photoshop workspace (which removes the checkbox from the X4 workspace). . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: ConceptShare in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4
ConceptShare is collaboration tool that allows you to share designs, ideas and receive real-time feedback. The first step is to open an account in PHOTO-PAINT. Once you log into your account, you can create multiple workspaces which can contain a variety of documents and/or designs. Each workspace offers separate user permissions and you can invite other users to view one or more workspaces. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Improved Tone Curve in PHOTO-PAINT X4
The Tone Curve gives you the ability to make color and tonal corrections by the composite channel (RGB red, green and blue channels combined) or individually. Using a graph, pixel values are plotted along its length. The graph is where you adjust the shadows, midtones and highlights. To access this filter, click on Adjust: Tone Curve. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: An Overview of PHOTO-PAINT X4
PHOTO-PAINT X4 has a number of new improvements, such as the improved Tone Curve, New Lenses, Straighten image and more. In this article we'll cover the most visible new features, as well as few others. One of the first things you'll see is the new welcome screen. On the bottom left are five headings: Quick Start, What's New, Learning Tools, Gallery and Update. Mousing over any of these headings will give you more information in the pane on the right. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: PHOTO-PAINT: From Beginning to End
In this tutorial we're going to look at the process of creating a banner in PHOTO-PAINT. This banner (760 x 175 pixels) makes use of a wide variety of techniques, such as masked images, blending Objects (layers) selective erasing, stacking of Objects, Blending modes, typography and more. In another tutorial, we looked at how to use Objects and created a simple composition. Here, we're going to expand upon that. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: 12 Printing Tips
Printing is a challenge in computer graphics, largely because there's a tremendous difference between screen-based graphics and what you see on paper. This section offers tips that you can use for your home or office printer and provides additional information in case you choose to use an imaging professional. This information is written for the Corel Graphics Suite and can be used for other workflows, as well. . . . keep reading
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PHOTO-PAINT TUTORIAL: How to Fix Barrel and Pincushion Distortion: Part 1
From time to time, one encounters image problems, largely as the result of the lenses used when taking pictures. In this article, we're going to address two of these issues, namely barrel and pincushion distortion and fixing tilted verticals. It's even worse if the image contains a combination of both. That can be challenging indeed and in my view, you're better off to use plug-ins to deal with these issues. . . . keep reading
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PHOTO-PAINT VIDEO: How to Use the Bitmap Fill tool
In this video tutorial you'll learn the basics of using the Bitmap Fill tool. What makes this different from the Texture Fill tool is that the Bitmap Fill tool uses actual bitmaps that you apply to your object. These can be of various sizes and tiled, stretched, etc. to fit the image. You can also import your own bitmaps for use within this editor. . . . keep reading
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PHOTO-PAINT VIDEO: How to Create a Fractal Nebula with the Texture Fill Tool
In this video tutorial you'll learn how to create a Nebula using the Texture Fill tool in PHOTO-PAINT. The Texture Fill tool is a a fractal generator, meaning that you can create image of any size and the fractals with enlarge accordingly. I've created several star patterns (using the brush tool) as a starting point. Initially, you'll learn to create stars, then Nebulae. . . . keep reading
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