Paint Shop Pro

Paint Shop Pro is a low-budget alternative to the more Expensive PhotoShop, yet it accomplishes many of the same effects. The beta release of PSP 5 includes many of the features of PhotoShop including complete layer support, Picture Tube brushes, CMYK separations and pressure-sensitive tablet support. The program is scheduled for release in April 1998.

Paint Shop Pro comes in several flavors, dependant on your operating system. Windows 3.1x and NT 3.51 users must use PSP 3.12, PSP 4.14 operates on Windows 95 and NT 4.0 only and PSP 5 is for Windows 95 and NT 4.0 only.

Creating special effects has never been easier than it is now with the new Version 5 of PSP. With little more than a click of a button you can create your own paint brush tip, drag it across your canvas and have an instant 'motion' effect.

The Picture Tubes, similar to Fractal Painter 5 image nozzles places instant images on your canvas. The new Layers function allow you to add special effects to just one layer, thus preserving the other layers in their original state.

Numerous sites around the web provide tutorials, tips and tricks for using the various versions of Paint Shop Pro. Tutorials range from beginner to advanced covering everything from the basics to creating a 'look-a-like' oil painting known as a Digitoil.

Jasc's Designer Studio	Jasc Software's own Tips, Tricks and Resource page.
Abstract Dimensions	Linda Cole's collection of tutorials with step by step instructions and graphics.
Angela Cable's PSP Links site.	~All~ the tutorials on the web, organized by category and tutorial name.
Bruce's Web Page Help!	A large collection of tutorials.
The Buttonhole	Sumrall Works of Jackson Mississippi features shareware, freeware, graphics, demos, betas, Paint Shop Pro tutorials textures selections, and PovRay resources.
Calla's Spot	Tutorials on the basic functions of PSP, GIF optimization, plus a nice selection of downloadable backgrounds and buttons.
Cheap Tricks for Paint Shop Pro 4.12	Tutorials for some interesting effects that can be achieved with PSP 4.12.
Digitoils 101	Digitoils are mouse drawn nature scenics created from scratch and entirely within Paint Shop Pro. They look like oil paintings, but they're not.
GrafoManiac	PSP4.12 tutorials plus a nice gallery of downloadable filters from around the web for you.
Jeff's Homepage: Paint Shop Pro Tips	A great collection of PSP 3.x and 4.x tips as well as some technical articles.
Lori's Web Graphics	Advice on making your own Web graphics, with emphasis on using Paint Shop Pro 4.12 along with some discussion of several other Web graphics tools.
The Paint Shop Pro Foundry	An in-depth look at using Paint Shop Pro including some new tutorials on PSP 5.
Paint Shop Pro Users Group	Recourses and answers to questions regarding the PSP programs or designing graphics.
Paint Shop Pro Web Artist	The basics of using PSP plus several more advanced tutorials.
T. Michael Clark's PSP Tutorials	From the author of Paint Shop Pro Web Techniques
Wagoner Paint Shop Pro Tutorials Unlimited	A large collection of Paint Shop Pro tutorials.
Web Graphics on a Budget	Basics, Backgrounds, Buttons, Text as well as free backgrounds to download!