Paint Shop Pro Photo Tutorials

Add Text to Photos

Add shapes or words to your photos to heighten the creative impact, or note important dates and events.


Bring Out Details In The Highlights And Shadows

Combine two different exposures to improve lighting when photos are taken in high-contrast conditions. This is ideal for bringing details to shadows and washed-out areas.


Correct A Warped Perspective

Awkward shooting angles skew a photos perspective. Two tools let you put your subject front and center and remove unwanted distortions.


Create A Depth Of Field

Introduce graduated coloring (tinting and color effects) to the whole photo or a certain part of the photo to create a particular mood or special effect. For example, make the sky appear pink as though the sun is setting on the land.


Create An Atmospheric Mood

Introduce graduated coloring (tinting and color effects) to the whole photo or a certain part of the photo to create a particular mood or special effect. For example, make the sky appear pink as though the sun is setting on the land.


Creating panoramic photos

Follow this short lesson to find tips for creating the best panoramic photo. With Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, you can easily take a series of photographs and stitch them together seamlessly to create a wider or taller view that gives your image more impact.


Displacement Maps for Depth Effects

Displacement map effects warp or displace one image based on the content of another image. One outcome of displacement maps is to make text on an image look like it was always there or that it was painted on as it matches the contours of the underlying image.


Fix an overexposed image

Learn how to repair a photo that contains an overexposed background sky. This overexposure occurs when your digital camera cant compensate for the huge difference in a dark foreground, usually your main subject, and the bright sky in the background.


Restore Faded Photos

Photographs will eventually fade over the years but thankfully Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 can help you restore your favourite images to their original glory. Watch our short video tutorial to find out how easy it really is!


Straighten an Image

Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate has the easiest-to-use image straightening tool anywhere. This video tutorial doesnt just show you how to straighten your image, but also how to crop out the blank corners correctly—the first time, every time.


Using the High-Pass Sharpen Filter

Turn fuzzy photos into crisp images, without compressing or degrading the quality of the image.


What's in the Learning Center

For new or advanced users, the Learning Center offers information on over 50 top Paint Shop Pro Photo features and will show you how to get the most out of Paint Shop Pro Photo.


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