New & Enhanced! A better way to start creative projects For more information, see Choosing brush options.īuilding on the popular drag-and-drop improvements to layers in the last version of PaintShop Pro, PaintShop Pro X7 gives you even more control by letting you drag a layer from one image to another and drop it between or above a specific layer in the Layers palette. Smart Edge is available from the Tool Options palette for many brush-based tools. The Smart Edge brush mode lets you tap into content-aware technology to apply brush strokes only to specific areas that match the brush stroke sample area-no path or selection required. Some notable examples: Switching between workspaces is smoother, RAW image processing is speedier, and some brushes are up to 30% faster (Paint Brush, Airbrush, and the retouch brushes). Many areas of PaintShop Pro have seen performance improvements. For more information, see Working with colors and materials. Color swatches for the most recently used colors display automatically at the bottom of the palette and color harmonies help you choose colors that look great together. A built-in dropper tool lets you sample colors in your images or from any application or Web page displayed on your desktop.
The redesigned Materials palette makes it easier to select colors, and for the first time, you can build custom color palettes for your projects.
New & Enhanced! Materials palette, custom palettes, and color harmonies For more information, see Filling cutout shapes with images and Creating a text cutout filled with an image. The cutouts are filled with the underlying photo or imagery and placed in a new image with a transparent background-perfect for collage, scrapbook, and other creative photo projects. New! Shape Cutter and Text Cutter tool optionsĬreate photo objects instantly with the Shape Cutter and Text Cutter. For more information, see Using Magic Fill to erase image areas. Use your favorite selection tools to select an area or object that you want to remove and apply Magic Fill to replace the selection with a background that matches the surrounding area-even when the surrounding area is textured or varied. Magic Fill is a content-aware feature that can make unwanted elements of your photos vanish. As always, working closely with our users was an essential part of creating this version of the easy-to-use photo-editing tool that many professional and enthusiast photographers and designers have come to rely upon. Corel PaintShop Pro Help : Welcome to Corel PaintShop Pro X7 : What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X7Ĭorel PaintShop Pro X7 is defined by better performance, new tools that help you focus on enjoying the creative journey, and enhanced functionality in key areas.