Creating Digital Collateral and Assets with PaintShop Pro

Name: Creating Digital Collateral and Assets with PaintShop Pro
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visual content,static and interactive ,building website

Created byCorel Corporation

Last updated 2/2017

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What you'll learn

At the end of this course, Students will have gained a diverse insight into working with Paint Shop Pro, as a tool for creating digital assets for distribution on the web and mobile platforms.
Aspects learned in this course are inclusive of, but not limited to:
• Creating static and interactive buttons.
• Optimising content for efficient transit across the internet.
• Creating engaging visual content
• Understanding and building a rudimentary local website.

Course content

8 sections • 41 lectures • 2h 15m total length

Introduction1:24
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Module Overview0:34
Explore the Paint Shop Pro user interface to understand how its components fit together and how we'll use it to create digital collateral for our application.
PSP walk-through4:51
Learn to navigate Paint Shop Pro's interface, manage image assets in folders, and use the edit workspace, layers, and panels to create digital collateral for web, mobile graphics, and more.
Jingo and terminology6:11
Learn common jingoisms in digital graphics, from marquee selection and layers panel to optimization terms like posterized, alpha channel, and rollover UI concepts.
Exploring relevant functions3:28
Explore the selection tool workflow in PaintShop Pro, including using the dropdown to access sub tools, applying feathering for soft edges, and managing layers with copy, paste, and move.
Introduction to the Drawing Tool3:41
Master the drawing tool and Bezier curves to create smooth vector shapes, adjust control points, fill with color, and apply layer effects like drop shadows.
Workspace and Best Practice2:42
Plan and optimize your Paint Shop Pro workspace by opening the web panel, docking it, and focusing on core work; access swatches and palettes via the view menu.
Module Recap0:55
Discover how Paint Shop Pro works and how its functions fit together. Access Corel's Learning Center and foundation course to get up to speed, then start by creating a button.

Module Overview0:39
Begin the course by creating your first digital asset, a retro button, using a simple bevelled tool in PaintShop Pro, establishing grounding before advancing to contemporary collateral.
Basic Button Principles3:52
Create a basic button in PaintShop Pro by drawing a rectangle, applying a bevel and stroke, and filling it with a chosen color before converting to a fill shape.
Using Layer styles to create a bevel3:40
Apply layer styles to create a bevel that makes a button appear tactile and pressable, using Paint Shop Pro's bevel settings, lightsource, size, opacity, and layering.
Button Labelling3:43
Learn to label buttons in paintshop pro by creating text on a separate layer, aligning consistently, and exporting each button as a separate asset.
Saving time with the 'Buttonize' tool1:47
Discover a quicker alternative to bevels in PaintShop Pro by using the buttonize 3D effects to create dramatic button-like bevels with solid or transparent feathering.
Module Recap0:38

Module Overview0:44
Explore tactile, glassy button effects for mobile home screens using Paint Shop Pro. Learn to implement interactive elements with rollover states—mouse over and depressed—by coding these in Paint Shop Pro.
Creating a 'glassy' app tile4:16
Create a modern glassy app tile in PaintShop Pro using a 1000 by 1000 canvas, apply a gradient fill, and simulate gloss with brightness adjustments.
Motif / Icon creation6:09
Introduction to 'interactive buttons'3:58
Module Recap0:27

Module Overview0:56
Explore theory of optimizing digital assets for web and mobile apps, balancing graphics quality with small file sizes and low memory use to ensure fast, flawless performance.
Optimization; Basic Principles3:40
Explore optimization for distributing graphics to web and mobile apps, compare original and optimized images, and learn compression tradeoffs between file size, gradient quality, and performance.
Introduction to the optimization tool bar5:29
Explore the optimization tool bar in PaintShop Pro, learning how to adjust jpeg, gif, and png options for compression, quality, transparency, and faster web loading.
Removing image information with the Posterize tool1:58
Slicing layouts to conserve memory resources7:03
Learn how slicing layouts into modular graphics improves page performance and memory usage, enabling asset reuse and efficient optimization in PaintShop Pro.
Slicing your layouts; practical application1:45
Outputting your sliced content5:44
Use the grid tool to create vertical slices as cells, define columns and rows, and build a navigation menu. Save the composition as a hasty M-L file for export.
Module Recap0:41

Module Overview1:17
Creating a menu bar6:11
Create a glassy, beveled menu bar in PaintShop Pro by shaping a rounded rectangle, applying a gradient and brightness tweaks, and aligning with guides for button-ready separators.
Creating illustrative text effects (part 1)4:59
Creating illustrative text effects (part 2)4:15
Creating a pseudo-3D pack shot (part 1)7:03
Create a convincing pseudo-3D pack shot in PaintShop Pro by isolating front, top, and side surfaces on separate layers, refining cuts, and using free transform and lighting adjustments before merging.
Creating a pseudo-3D pack shot (part 2)8:25
Create a convincing pseudo-3D pack shot in PaintShop Pro by placing the product in situ, applying gradient background, perspective, shadows, reflections, and subtle focus adjustments.
Creating a local website (part 1)1:51
Set up a new document at 1024 by 60 for a web page, place a background image, and define logo, navigation, copy, and visuals with guides and reusable assets.
Creating a local website (part 2)4:51
Create a polished local website in PaintShop Pro by defining rounded text areas, beveling elements, aligning logos and buttons, and shaping images with rounded edges using selection and invert.
Creating a local website (part 3)2:49
Enhance a cohesive web composition by applying blending techniques, gradient backgrounds, and strategic layouts, then add a Coca-Cola-style swish, paper texture, and ready-to-use button titles and body copy.
Creating a local website (part 4)7:31
Creating a local website (part 5)2:56
Module Recap0:59
Wrap up the module by reviewing core basics for creating worthwhile digital content with PaintShop Pro and exploring Corel's Web site builder for content creation, with a 30-day trial.

Requirements

In order to take part in the learning exercises, your system will need to meet the following requirements.
• A Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP with the latest service packs installed (32-bit or 64-bit editions)
• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 or later (multi-core processor recommended)
• 1.5 GB RAM (2 GB or higher recommended)
• 1 GB of available hard-disk space required (2 GB or greater recommended)
• 1024 x 768 16-bit color display (24-bit recommended)
• DirectX 9 or higher
A basic familiarity with Paint shop Pro is advantageous, although no qualifications, or special talents are required.

Description

This course uses a hands-on approach and is very targeted in it’s application. Although a basic orientation guide is offered, so that students may get to grips with the software, it is recommended that Students have a ‘foundation’ working knowledge of PaintShop Pro.

The course looks at various solutions for creating many ‘standard’ assets, associated with digital paradigms.

As with all of our courses, each lecture is based on a hypothesized scenario, showing ‘real world’ cases and how best to use the software to achieve specific goals.

At the end of this course, Students will have gained a diverse insight into working with PaintShop Pro, as a tool for creating digital assets for distribution on the web and mobile platforms.

Aspects learned in this course are inclusive of, but not limited to:

Creating static and interactive buttons.
Optimizing content for efficient transit across the internet.
Creating engaging visual content.
Understanding and building a rudimentary local website.

Who this course is for:

Do this course, if:
• You plan on creating digital collateral, either on a personal or commercial level
• You would like to expand your knowledge of Paint Shop Pro, beyond it’s basic capability
Do not do this course, if:
• Have no experience with Paint Shop Pro’s standard usage cases (photo enhancement/manipulation)
• You’re simply looking for a way to learn the software

Creating Digital Collateral and Assets with PaintShop Pro

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Course content

Introduction to the Course1 lecture • 1min

Basic Orientation7 lectures • 22min

Buttons 1016 lectures • 14min

Creating modern UI assets5 lectures • 16min

Optimising your content8 lectures • 27min

4 tutorials for the real world12 lectures • 53min

Course Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

Bonus Material1 lecture • 1min

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