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Table of Contents

Lesson Intro: Introduction

Lesson 1: The Corel PHOTO-PAINT Interface (13 pages)

The Corel PHOTO-PAINT Window; The Startup Screen; Creating a New File; Title Bar;
Menu Bar; Windows Control Menu; Context Sensitive (Right-Click) Pop-Up Menus; Standard Toolbar;
Moving Toolbars; Property Bar; Other Toolbars; Toolbox; Color Palettes; Status Bar;
Dialog Boxes; Dockers; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Creating a New File (4:21)

Working With Toolbars (2:28)

Lesson 2: Masking Basics (16 pages)

Changing the Defaults; Creating a Basic Mask; General Properties of Masks; A Simple Effect;
Freehand Masking; Using Color Tolerance To Create Masks; The Lasso Mask; Magnetic Mask;
Magic Wand Mask; Removing the White Box; Removing a Background With Similar Colors;
Color Mask; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Changing the Defaults (2:10)

Creating a Basic Mask (2:30)

Masking an Area of the Image (6:41)

Freehand Masking and the Brush Mask (6:39)

The Lasso Mask (4:14)

Magnetic Mask (2:05)

Removing the White Box (3:02)

Removing a Background With Similar Colors (2:21)

Replacing a Sky With the Magic Wand (3:56)

Using the Color Mask to Select a Sky (3:08)

Lesson 3: Working With Objects (10 pages)

Creating Objects; Objects Docker; Object Ordering; Opacity and Merge Modes;
Improving a Photograph With Merge Modes; Clipping Group; Clip Masks;
Lens; Object Properties; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Creating Objects (2:12)

Objects Docker (4:48)

Object Ordering (1:23)

Opacity and Merge Modes (5:59)

Clipping Group (1:42)

Clip Masks (3:21)

Lens (2:10)

Object Properties (1:39)

Lesson 4: Processing Digital Photographs (10 pages)

Resaving Files; RAW; TIFF; JPEG; EXIF Data; Processing RAW Files; Camera Software;
Corel PHOTO-PAINT's RAW Lab; Tonal Adjustments; Adjusting Sharpness and Noise; Photo Details;
Snapshots; Bibble 5; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Camera RAW Lab (3:58)

Bibble 5 (3:40)

Lesson 5: Resampling and Cropping (12 pages)

Resampling and Resizing; Resizing Files; Resampling Files; Automating the Tasks; Cropping;
Basic Cropping; Cropping to an Exact Size; Crop to Mask; Crop Border Color; Paper Size;
Rotating With the Crop Tool; Rotating Images; Straightening Images; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Resizing Files (2:50)

Resampling Files (2:12)

Resampling With PhotoZoom Pro 2 (3:52)

Automated Resampling With Batch Process (2:05)

Basic Cropping (1:07)

Crop to an Exact Size (1:51)

Crop to Mask and Border Color (2:08)

Paper Size (1:20)

Rotating Images (2:02)

Straighten an Image (2:08)

Lesson 6: Advanced Masking (10 pages)

Manipulating Masks; Mask Transform Tool; Mask Outline Modifications; Paint On Mask;
Saving and Loading Masks; Working With Channels; Channels Docker; Color Channels;
Mask and Alpha Channels; Paths; Creating a Path; Modifying a Path; Converting a Path to a Mask;
Removing a Path; Cutout Lab; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Mask Transform Tool (1:30)

Mask Outline Modifications (2:32)

Cutout Lab (6:42)

Lesson 7: Brush Tools (10 pages)

Selecting Brush Tools; Configuring Brushes; Paint Color; Property Bar; Brush Settings Docker;
Nib Properties; Stroke Attributes; Dab Attributes; Brush Texture; Orbits; Color Variation;
Pen Settings; Symmetry Bar; Image Sprayer; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Selecting Brushes and Basic Configuration (4:21)

Brush Settings Docker (3:15)

Orbits (2:09)

Symmetry (2:28)

Image Sprayer (3:37)

Lesson 8: Effect and Cloning Tools (8 pages)

Effect Tools; Smear; Smudge; Brightness; Contrast; Hue; Hue Replacer; Sponge;
Tint; Blend; Sharpen; Undither; Dodge/Burn; Clone Tool; Using the Clone Tool;
Resetting and Constraining; Impressionism and Pointillism Clone Brushes;
Clone From Saved; Clone From Fill; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Smear Tool (2:14)

Removing Dust Spots With Clone Tool (2:26)

Lesson 9: Image Adjustments (11 pages)

Brightness/Contrast; Color Adjustment; Color Hue; Color Balance; Image Adjustment Lab; Tone Curve;
Sharpening; Red Eye Removal; Red Eye Brush; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Brightness/Contrast/Intensity (2:28)

Color Hue (2:11)

Color Balance (1:37)

Image Adjustment Lab (4:00)

Tone Curve (4:03)

Red Eye Removal (3:18)

Brushing Away Red Eye (3:12)

Lesson 10: Fun With Digital Photos (10 pages)

Fat Reduction With Mesh Warp; Distortion With KPT Goo; Whiten Teeth; Quick Effects for Text and Objects;
Lens Flares; Framing Photos; Converting Photos Into Paintings; More Effect Filters;
Using Plug-Ins; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Mesh Warp (2:07)

KPT Goo (2:33)

Whiten Teeth (2:22)

Lens Flares (2:06)

Framing Photos (3:11)

Converting Photos Into Paintings (4:01)

Adding Plug-Ins (4:23)

Lesson 11: Automating Corel PHOTO-PAINT (9 pages)

Recording a Script; A Multi-Step Effect; Editing a Script; Batch Process;
Visual Basic for Applications; HalfWiz; Photo Resampling; Lesson Wrap

Tutorial Movie List

Recording a Script (3:02)

Recording a Multi-Step Effect (8:34)

Batch Process (1:40)

Lesson 12: The Terms of Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Adobe Photoshop

Mask vs. Selection; Effects vs. Filters; Objects vs. Layers; Merge Modes vs. Blending Modes;
Clip Mask vs. Layer Mask; Lens vs. Adjustment Layers; Tone Curve vs. Curves;
Contrast Enhancement vs. Levels; Touch-Up Brush vs. Healing Brush;
Scripts and Macros vs. Actions; Batch Process vs. Automate Batch; Paper Size vs. Canvas Size;
Cutout Lab vs. Extract Filter; Checkpoints vs. Snapshots; Undo Docker vs. History Palette;
Layer Styles; Lesson Wrap

Appendix A: About the Book and Author

About the Disc; Adobe Reader 9; Foxit Reader 3; Apple QuickTime 7; Tutorial Movies;
Sample Files; Macros and Dockers; Clip Art and Plug-Ins; ROMCat; Production Notes;
Author Biography