[SWAMPSNIPER]

I have Paint Shop Pro 7 too. It is simpler than Photoshop but still a good program. I tried reading tutorials, they just confused me so I just messed around a lot. You can't hurt anything, go for it. Paintshop is set up different from Photoshop, the toolbars are different but most of the terminology is similar. You can do a lot with basic adjustments and the clone tool.

There was a period when I was too sick to go anywhere. I just messed with photo editing. The kids tried to keep me supplied with books but I read fast and even used books get expensive. I'd go nuts with nothing to do and I hate TV.

[cripplecreek]

I still learn something new almost all the time but I can't stand video tutorials.

I took this last fall and considered it a throwaway because the sky was overexposed and you couldn't even make out the clouds. I stumbled across a trick the other day that made it a whole new picture.



All I did was open the original. Then make a new transparent layer. Next I put a black to transparent gradient from top to bottom and changed the blending mode to soft light and adjusted my opacity to where I liked it.

[ErnBatavia]

Well, since I received PSP 8, we’ve gotten a new computer with Win 7 - so now, being incompatible, the program is uninstallable and worthless. Damn.