CREATIVE DESIGN
Object-Based Management
• Layer Manager organizes image objects, path objects, text objects
and Web component objects.
• Rename, merge, hide, delete, lock, duplicate and reorder objects.
• Group, ungroup and perform nested groupings.
• Position objects with numeric X and Y coordinate entry.
• Resize objects with numeric pixel entry.
• Adjust transparency with variable slider control.
• Assign hyperlinks to objects as image maps.
• Align objects in relationship to each other.
• Merge Modes include Always, Hue & Saturation, Hue Only,
Saturation Only, Luminosity Only, If Lighter, If Darker, Lighting,
Difference, Addition, Subtraction, Multiply, Inverse of Multiply,
Overlay, Hard Light, Soft Light, Colorize, Lighten and Darken.
Paint, Clone & RetouchTools
• Paint Tools include Paintbrush, Airbrush, Crayon, Charcoal, Chalk,
Pencil, Marker, Oil Paint, Particle, Drop Water, Bristle and Color
Replacement Pen.
• Set, save and load brush transparency, size, shape, fading, edge
blending, angle, multi/single color strokes, wetness control, mode,
saturation, brightness, spacing, fade in/out and pressure
smoothness for tablet support.
• Paint using paper textures with support for True Color and
grayscale images.
• Cursor shows true brush shape.
• Color Replacement and Transform Pens support brush softness
for improved brush control.
• Paint and clone with objects.
• Clone Tools include Paintbrush, Airbrush, Crayon, Charcoal,
Chalk, Pencil, Marker, Oil Paint and Bristle.
• Retouch Tools include Dodge, Burn, Blur, Sharpen, Tonal
Adjustment, Smudge, Saturation, Warping, Bristle Smear, Remove
Red Eye, Remove Scratch, Remove Noise, Color Transform Pen
and Colorize Pen.
Stamp Tool
• Stamp modes include random, sequential and angular.
• Extensive Stamp attribute control using the Brush Panel to adjust
size, hue change and more.
• Add and delete customized Stamps, including Paint Shop Pro
Picture Tubes and PhotoImpact UFO files.
• 28 Stamp presets.
Mask & Selection Tools
• Select areas with Rectangle, Square, Ellipse and Circle using the
Standard Selection Tool.
• Lasso Tool includes intelligent "snap to edges" seeking.
• Magic Wand selects based on variable similarity.
• Magic Wand compares by RGB and HSB.
• Create and edit selections using the Beizer Curve Tool.
• Modify static selections of a base image and the mask of an active
object using a grayscale mask buffer.
• Apply Fadeout to a selected object or static selection using
different fill types and colors.
• Perform outside document operation.
Fill Tools
• The Fill Tool offers four ways to fill an area with color, including the
Bucket Fill Tool, Linear Gradient Fill Tool, Rectangular Gradient
Fill Tool and the Elliptical Gradient Fill Tool.
Eraser Tools
• Object Paint Eraser Tool has both paint and magic selection
modes for precise masking control.
• Object Paint Eraser Tool remove pixels from an object.
• Object Magic Eraser Tool removes similar pixels from an object.
Transform Tools
• Transform objects with numerous options, including Resize, Slant,
Distort, Perspective, Rotate by Horizontal Line, Rotate by Vertical
Line, Rotate Freely and Rotate in Virtual 3D.
• Flip objects horizontally or vertically.
• Set rotation handles to the center or four corners of an object.
Color Panel
• New floating Color Panel gives instant access to color, swatch and
gradient pickers.
Text Tool
• Create always-editable 2D or 3D path objects.
• Character-level control includes font, size, style, baseline shift,
character spacing and kerning.
• Fill with single color, gradient, texture or imported image.
• Add shadows, transparency and anti-aliasing.
• Use the Transform Tool to Slant, Distort and add Perspective.
• Deform text horizontally or vertically.
• Manually edit text nodes using the Path Edit Tool.
Type Effects
• Animate text, selections and objects using 20 preset type effects,
including Gradient, Transparency, Hole, Glass, Engrave, Raised,
Carving, Gradient, and Golden-Light.
• Every effect offers its own set of precision attribute controls.
• Key frames provide professional animation control.
Wrap & Bend
• Bend selected text using custom bend attributes or one of the
many presets from the Wrap Gallery.
• Pick-and-Apply Wrap and Horizontal/Vertical Deform presets from
the EasyPalette for text or path distortions.
• Add Text to an active path using the right-click Wrap menu.
• Wrap text on an object path or wrap a smaller object on a larger
object’s path using Fit Together.
• Twist text with controls for beginning and ending text size on a
path, including negative values for twisting text.
• Re-editable wrap paths make customizing paths simple.
• Advanced text wrap parameters include Text Repeat, Automatic
Fit, Spacing and more.
• Wrap Styles include Rotate, Deform, Mitre Joint and Left Match.
Path Drawing Tools
• Create attractive 2D and 3D path objects.
• Spline Tool makes drawing and outlining curved objects a snap.
• Enhanced drawing controls make editing path nodes easy.
• 3D Bevel Modes include Round, Chisel, Trim, Pipe and Custom.
• Add Color, Texture, Bevel, Bevel Joints, Reflection, Transparency,
Bump Map, Lighting, Shading, Border and Depth to 3D text and
objects.
• Shadows become object attributes and always-editable.
• Line and Arrow Tool draws different line and arrow styles.
• Use the Outline Drawing Tool for outlining shapes.
• Draw multiple paths with the "continuous draw" feature.
• Easily convert object types between text, path and image.
• Import Paint Shop Pro Picture Tubes and PhotoImpact UFO files.
• Import simple EPS path objects.
• Freehand Drawing makes path objects with accuracy control.
Z-Merge Tool
• Z-Merge Tool fuses objects together for stunning 3D composition.
• Anit-aliasing algorithms smooth objects at their intersections.
Shadow Effects
• Add shadows automatically to path, text and image objects.
• Customize shadow properties with Shadow Direction, X-offset, Y-
offset, Tilt Angle, Perspective, Transparency, Shadow Size and
Soft Edge.
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