Paint Shop Pro 8 Training Series

Course Overview

The objective of this curriculum is to give the learner a comprehensive introduction to the capabilities and tools of Paint Shop Pro 8. Painting and Drawing tools are covered, as is the creation and management of images and various color management guidelines. This curriculum also covers the use of layers, masks and selections in image editing and introduces various image editing techniques.

This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses:

• 15017 Paint Shop Pro 8 Part 1 - Getting Started;
• 15018 Paint Shop Pro 8 Part 2 - Working with Images

Paint Shop Pro 8 Part 1 - Getting Started

Course Overview
This objective of this course is to give the learner a comprehensive introduction to the capabilities and tools of Paint Shop Pro 8. Painting and Drawing tools are covered, as is the creation and management of images and various color management guidelines. Paint Shop Pro's useful Browser tool is covered.

Learn To
• To identify features of the Paint Shop Pro 8 interface
• To identify functions of Paint Shop Pro Browser
• To match options for creating new images with their descriptions


Audience
Basic end user who wishes to use Paint Shop Pro 8 to generate and work with images with a broad range of tools. Some understanding of graphics would be an advantage.

Total Learning Time
2 to 3 hours

Objectives


Unit 1: Getting Started with Paint Shop Pro 8 2 - 3 hours
• Match options for creating new images with their descriptions
• Identify ways of importing images into Paint Shop Pro
• Identify ways of managing images in Paint Shop Pro
• Identify types of selection tools
• Identify types of manipulation tools
• Identify types of raster tools
• Identify features of the Paint Shop Pro 8 interface
• Identify functions of Paint Shop Pro Browser
• Identify types of vector drawing tools
• Identify options on the Tool Options palette
• Identify options on the Materials palette
• Identify key features of color in graphics

Paint Shop Pro 8 Part 2 - Working with Images

Course Overview
Following on from Part 1 of this curriculum, this course covers the use of layers, masks and selections in image editing. Various image editing techniques are covered - such as image effects, paint brush effects, image framing and photograph editing - as are the creation of images for the Web and the creation of animations.

Learn To
• To match layer types with their functions
• To create a layer on the Layer palette
• To identify layer management options


Audience
Basic end user who wishes to use Paint Shop Pro 8 to generate and work with images with a broad range of tools. Some understanding of graphics would be an advantage.

Total Learning Time
2 to 3 hours

Objectives


Unit 1: Working with Images 2 - 3 hours
• Match layer types with their functions
• Create a layer on the Layer palette
• Identify layer management options
• Identify functions of masks
• Identify ways of adjusting image color
• Identify ways of adjusting image definition
• Identify image effects options
• Apply a ripple effect to an image
• Identify options on the Tool Options palette for applying paintbrush effects to an image
• Create text for an image
• Identify considerations for saving graphics for the Web
• Identify features of Animation Shop
• Identify features of the Animation Wizard