Shed pounds in seconds, whiten teeth and more
with Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Makeover Tools
With the new and improved suite of
Makeover Tools in Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
you can shed pounds in seconds, remove
blemishes, whiten teeth, and even brush on
a tan in seconds! Retouching the
appearance of the people in your photos has
never been easier. Here we'll show you how!
What you'll need
Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2
Sample images PSPPX2_04.jpg and PSPPX2_05.jpg (download)
When you complete this tutorial, you'll be able to
Shed pounds in seconds with Thinify™
Remove blemishes
Whiten teeth
Paint on a tan
Shed pounds in seconds, whiten teeth and more with Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Makeover Tools
Open the photo
1. Download the sample images, and save them in your
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My Pictures folder.
Once you have the images saved, begin typing the file
name PSPPX2 in the search box at the top of the
Organizer. Your collection of image files is automatically
filtered. Once you find the sample images, double-click
each photo to open it in the workspace.
Choose the Makeover tool
3.
Click PSPPX2_05 (the photo with three people in it) to make it the active image. Now, from
the Tools toolbar choose the Makeover tool.
Shed pounds in seconds
4. From the Tool Options palette, choose the Thinify mode.
5. Position the Thinify cursor over the center of the person you want
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to appear thinner, in our example were going to Thinify the man in
the middle. Once you position your cursor, click once.
Notice that the pixels compress slightly on either side of where you
clicked. Go ahead and click one or two more times if you'd like. If
you don't like the result or have thinned the subject too much, just
click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar (or press Ctrl + Z).
In this example, the original photo is on the left, and the subject
was progressively thinned in the middle and right photos.
Shed pounds in seconds, whiten teeth and more with Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Makeover Tools
Remove Blemishes
7. Now click PSPPX2_04 to make it the active photos. Notice the blemishes on
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the man's face, and paleness of the woman's skin compared to the man.
From the Tool Options palette, choose the Blemish Fixer.
Zoom in so you can see the blemishes in more detail.
Now position the inner circle of the Blemish Fixer mode
cursor so that it encloses a blemish, and then click. Adjust
the Size control in the Tool Options palette as needed.
Whiten Teeth
10. Now let's work on the woman in the photo. Zoom in so that you
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can see her teeth more clearly, and then from the Tool Options
palette, choose the Toothbrush.
Position the Toothbrush directly over the subject's teeth, and then
click. Instantly, the teeth will whiten. Click over individual teeth if
they didn't whiten on the initial click. You can also adjust the
Strength control as desired but be careful. Strength values that
are set too high can cause the whitening to bleed into other areas
of the photo.
Paint on a Tan
10.
It's easy to make a lighter skinned person look like she just spent
a week in the tropics. Choose the Suntan brush, and then simply
drag the cursor over the skin. To enhance the effect, adjust the
Strength setting.
Next Steps
Now that you've seen how easy it is to retouch the appearance of your photo subjects, you can apply
what you know to every picture you take. Plus, you should try the Eye Drops tool that will let you
brighten blood-shot eyes, and if you're really adventurous give the Color Changer a try and you can
makeover someone's outfit with just a click!