When working on graphic projects, it is common that you would need some clipart or other images with a transparent background. That is when you need PNG format. How do you create or save files in that format? Let's have a look at the process.
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Theme – New Year
The end of the year reminds us of our hardships and achievements and now we are gearing up for a new one. There are many festivals that celebrate the beginning of the new year. These different types of New Year festivals have evolved over time in various regions around the world. The festivities may include large parties, fireworks, parades or other cultural activities such as traditional dances. In some places, people celebrate by lighting fireworks or dancing in a circle around a bonfire. Other celebrations include eating dishes that are symbolic of good luck and fortune. The festivals have different traditions but most of them share a common thread: ringing in the New Year with joyous celebration!
We're all a little different than we were 365 days ago. New Year's Eve is the perfect time to reflect on who we are and what has changed about us since last year. For many people, it is a time for celebration and recognition of their accomplishments. It's also an opportunity to recognize how much they have grown or learned over the course of the year, whether that be from gaining new skills or accomplishing personal goals.
What are you looking forward to in the new year? How would you celebrate the opening of the year? Whatever your plans may be, it's time to reflect on why we do it and how we plan for this special day. Here are some great layouts you can take inspiration from to start your page for your New Year celebration.
Creating A Bokeh effect with PSP
A Bokeh effect is created, usually, by photographers using particular settings on their camera to focus on a subject and turn everything else, in the background, into a set of diffuse light spots. Since most people might not have that option on their camera, or might just want to create such a background afterward, let’s see how we can do it with PaintShop Pro.
How to dock palettes in PaintShop Pro
PaintShop Pro offers many ways to customize your workspace to match your own workflow. Various palettes and toolbars are available and they can be selected and arranged in various ways. Let's see how you can customize your palettes so they don't move all the time.
Theme – Seasons
The most beautiful thing about nature is that it changes. The colors are more vibrant, the leaves change color, and your favorite flower blooms as the summer months draw to an end. You see it all around you each season; sunsets in spring, the changing of leaves in fall, and snow during winter months. With every season comes new opportunities for fun and learning, even if they don't last long. Each stage of nature's beauty tells its own story about life; which is why the rise and fall of seasons is so captivating.
Every year, the world celebrates with joy as the seasons change. Nature has a certain beauty to it no matter what time of year or day it may be. As you look out the window and see leaves changing colors, the sun setting sooner in the evening or snow falling from the sky, there is something that makes this magical. How do you enjoy each season?
In the same way that spring, summer, fall and winter bring different colors and scents to nature, each season brings its own unique look to your layouts. There is something about looking back at old photos that reminds us of the seasons. With this in mind, below are several digital scrapbook layouts featuring various aspects of nature that will inspire you to create your next project. These layouts capture the essence of nature and its seasons perfectly!
The Layers palette in PaintShop Pro
The Layers palette is extremely important for anyone using PaintShop Pro who wants to take advantage of the powers of layers. Layers allow you to manipulate elements independently, giving you so much more flexibility than if everything was flat. Let's have an overview of the Layers palette.
Editing Vectors in PaintShop Pro
Vectors have some advantages over rasters because you can resize them without distortion and modify them in many ways. If you are not familiar with working with vectors, let's have a look at the basics.
Theme – Church
The Church is a sacred place where Christians gather and worship God. In the world today, there are many ways to find and serve God. Churches have been constant in society for centuries. Churches have changed throughout time with different cultures, but they always bring out the best in us by providing a safe space for community and faith. Churches provide an avenue to volunteer within their communities and make people feel welcomed through worship services, Sunday school classes, Bible studies or just prayer at any given moment.
The word church comes from the Greek word, "kuriakon" which means a gathering or assembly of people. In Christian doctrine, the Church is more than just a building, it's an institution that provides guidance and helps its members to grow spiritually. The Church has always been about relationships and connecting with God in person. It's important for Christians to be involved in their local churches because it strengthens their faith by learning how other people deal with struggles.
There are a lot of churches out there, and they all have different beliefs. Some are Catholic while others may be Baptist or Methodist. But whatever the denomination, each church is welcoming to those who want to find faith in Christ. Surely, you have taken important events of your life in the church. Here are some awesome and magnificent layout ideas how you can display them and turn them into a page!
Simple tiling in PaintShop Pro
Although you can always create a pattern and save it before using it, it is not always necessary. You can work on a pattern and use it without ever saving it.
Featured Resource – PluginBridge
If you have been a long-time user of PaintShop Pro and got acquainted with older plugins, you know that several of them are only working on a 32-bit version of the program. This can be a little annoying if you are also using tools only available for 64-bit programs. And it is even worse since PSP2023 no longer offers a 32-bit version. What can you do? This is where the Plugin Bridge will become a great help.
