From the Picture frame dropdown list, locate and select the Birds picture frame In the Organizer, locate and open the image Blue Eggs.JPG (you can double-click on it or drag it into the main window).
Let’s now try using a PaintShop Pro picture frame.
Some of these templates are available as a free download.
All these templates have transparent windows that you can place your photos into. If you are looking for more collage templates, go to File > New From Template and browse the various categories. You can also drag this layer to the top of the layers palette in order to better see it and move it into a collage window. If you activate the Pick tool and the layer of your pasted image, you will see the outline and corner handles of the image, even if it is hidden underneath another layer. Depending on the size of your pasted image, and where it is in the layer order, it might not be immediately visible because it is hidden behind a non-transparent area of the collage template. NOTE: When you copy and paste images into a collage template, or any other PaintShop Pro file, they will be placed in the center of the screen. Repeat the same steps with CollageSample2.JPG to copy and paste it into the collage template, only this time place it in a vertical-oriented window. In the Layers palette, click and drag the top layer ( Raster 2) underneath the template layer ( Raster 1). Now you need to place the image behind the template frame. Your Layers palette should also contain a new layer of the sample image ( Raster 2 layer) above the template ( Raster 1 layer).Īctivate the Pick tool and use it to move the sample image into one of the landscape-oriented windows. TIP: You can also find copy and paste commands under the Edit menu.Ĭollage sample 1 should appear somewhere on top of the collage template. Go to the collage template, right-click and select Paste > Paste as New Layer (or use Ctrl+ V). Right-click on the sample 1 image and select Copy (or use Ctrl+ C).
Now open the sample images CollageSample1.JPG and CollageSample2.JPG. Using layers, you can put photos inside each of these windows and they will show through, because the windows are clear portions of the template. These patterns indicate the transparent parts of this image. The most important items to note are the grey and white checkerboard patterns in each of the “windows”. We’ll start by creating a collage of multiple images in one frame using the CollageTemplate.PNG file provided with this tutorial. Using a Collage Template with Transparency The Organizer will now hide from view when not being accessed. In the upper left corner of the Organizer, click either (A) the push pin so it lays down, or (B) the downward-pointing arrow and choose Auto Hide. These images should now appear in the Organizer.
PaintShop Pro has many levels of photo transparency capabilities. Understanding Transparency in PaintShop Pro