Practice Tasks II for Paint Shop Pro Studio

Open Paint Shop Pro Studio.  Select  File => Browse.... In the left-hand panel of the Browse window, scroll down until you see your folder, click on the + sign in front of it and click Example Pictures. 

1.  Photo retouching.  
1. Open "GirlOriginal" in the Example Picture folder.  
2. Zoom in on the image as needed to see more clearly (use the mouse wheel or click the icons).  Notice the many small spots and scratches on this picture.  We will try to clean up this picture by using the Smudge and Scratch Remover tools.  
3. Select Smudge  from the 9th tool group in the Toolbar on the left .
4. Set the tool size to about 5 or so in the Size box in the top toolbar (you can change this later).  
5. Position the tool on the background color near the spot (the tool looks like a paint brush) and drag the tool over the spot.  Think of it as smudging the wet ink over the spot.  Always paint in the natural direction of the image, i.e. along the folds of the clothing, along edges, etc. 
6. Try the Scratch Remover (select from the 8th tool group) for long narrow scratches.  Drag the tool along the scratch and release.
7. Compare your efforts to GirlCleaned.  
8. Save the modified image in your folder.

2. Photo repair. 
1. Open "BabyBefore".  Use the "One Step Photo Fix" () to correct the fading of this image.
2. Zoom in or out on the image as needed to see more clearly; using the mouse wheel or clicking the icons. We will try to repair the stains by using the Clone Brush tool  .  
3. Select the Clone Brush tool  from the 8th tool group..  
4. Right-click on an undamaged background near the damaged area.
5. Move the pointer to the damaged area, hold the left mouse button down and paint over the damaged area. (Note: You can even right-click on one photo, then left
6. Repeat as needed for other damaged areas. Save the modified image in your folder.

3. Making the best of a badly damaged photo.
1. Open "Baby-In-Blue" in the Example Picture folder.  
2.  Use the clone brush, smudge tool, and scratch remover to repair this photo.  
3. Save the repaired image in your folder.

4. Redeye removal.  
1. Open "redeye".  We will remove the redeye effect caused by the flash photography.
2. Click on the  icon OR select  Adjust => Photo Fix => Redeye removal.  
3. Use the right-hand panel to slide the picture around so you can see the eyes.  
4. In the left-hand panel, click in the center of the eye, then adjust the circle to cover the iris.
5. Select Hue, Color, Iris size, etc., for best appearance.  (For pets, set Method to "Auto Animal Eye").
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each eye. Click OK when you have done all the eyes.

5. Reducing grainyness and mottling.
1. Open "TooBlue".
2.  Zoom in on the face and notice the mottling on what should be perfectly smooth baby skin..  
3.  Click on the  icon OR pull down Adjust => Photo Fix => Edge Preserving Smooth.
4. Set the "Amount of smoothing" to 5 and click OK. (Higher the number, greater the effect).
5. Notice how much smoother the surfaces are in this picture. (Click Undo to compare to original).

6. Brightening up the dark portions of a photo.
1. Open "Fishing" in the Layer Demo folder on the workshop CD.  The fisherman is underexposed (too dark). We'll try to lighten him up without overexposing the background.
2. Click the Fill Flash icon OR pull down Adjust => Photo Fix =>Fill Flash.
3. Use the mouse pointer to drag the image in the preview windows so you can see the subject's face.
4. Vary the strength of the effect by changing the strength number.
5. Click OK.  Try this technique on "InTheAlps” also.

7. Using the Print Dialog box.  
1. Open any image.
2. Pull down File => Print.  Do NOT click the Print button in the Print box..
3. Note that you can change the Orientation of the print by clicking Portrait or Landscape.
4. You can also change the size of the print by typing in the width or the height in inches. (If you make it too big the printer will simply crop the image to the size of the paper). Be sure to click on "Center on page" or "Upper left of page"; don't use "Fit to page" unless you want the largest print possible.
5. To get the best results, you must use photo paper (such as glossy photo paper), rather than plain general-purpose paper, AND you must click the Properties button and set the media or paper type menu to match the type of paper you are using.
6. One you have done all this, you can press Print. (Please do not do this in the computer lab; wait until you get home to print your pictures on your own printer).

8. Printing several images together on one page.  
1. Hold down the CTRL key and click once on several thumbnails in the Browse window.
2. Select File => Print Layout.  
3. Drag each image onto the blank page to position as desired.  
4. Drag the black squares at the corners to re-size the pictures.  
5. To add a text caption, click on the A icon, then click on the page, type the text, select the font, size, and style, and click OK .  You can drag the text to position it, or double-click it to edit..
6. To print the page, first select File => Print Setup and select the desired printer setting for paper type.  Click close or OK to apply those setting.  Finally, select File => Print.
7. Select File => Close to exit print layout and return to the normal mode.

9. Using Print Layout Templates.  
1. Hold down the CTRL key and click once on several thumbnails in the Browse window.
2. Select File => Print Layout.  
3. Open a template by selecting File => Open Template, select a category from the list on the left, and double-click on the desired template (or click once on the template and click OK).
4. Drag each image into one of the boxes on the template.  The images are automatically re-sized to fit the boxes. (To make one image fill the entire template, e.g. to make a whole page of wallet-sized photos, right-click and select "Fill template").
5. Print the page as above (Task #7, steps 6 and 7).
Note: you can create and save your own custom templates: create a Print Layout (Task #5, steps 1-5); then save the layout using File => Save template, type in a file name and click Save. You can save your template either with or without the original images (in the latter case the images are replaced by empty boxes). Later, you can open this template to print it or to place new images in it.

10. Printing thumbnails ("contact sheets") of all the photos in a folder.  
1.  Select  File => Browse.... 
2. In the left-hand panel of the Browse window, scroll down until you see the folder containing the desired pictures.  Click once on the folder to display the thumbnail images. (Don't open them).
3. Select File => Print.  
4. Choose the desired orientation (Portrait or Landscape) and click Print  
Tom O'Haver (toh@umd.edu), March, 2005.