Creating Original Art and Special Effects in Photo-Paint

Learn how to use the free grayscale masks on this site with Corel Photo-Paint's layer mask feature to create interesting edge effects for your photos.

A vignette, or soft fade, is a popular photo effect where the photo gradually fades into a solid colored background, usually in an oval shape. Here's how it's done using clip masks in Photo-Paint 9 or 10.

Create a picture frame using layers, image sprays, and texture fills.

Create a seamless background tile in Corel Photo-Paint 8.

Create a snowglobe by combining several images in Photo-Paint 9.

Create a brushed steel texture in Photo-Paint 8.

Create a chocolate bar in Photo-Paint 8 using the Cutting Edge F/X add-on.

From the author: "I don't want to blow a bunch of money to have professional studio photos taken. So I decided to create my own backdrops instead. Check out this tutorial for users of Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and Corel Photopaint 9."

Create the popular "pop-dots" effect in Photo-Paint 8.

Use the emboss effect on the background of a picture for an interesting effects. Version 9.

Create a rough gold texture easily in Photo-Paint 9.

Use paths, masks, stroke masks, textured fills, warp effects, brush nibs and strokes, and merge modes to create a logo.

Create wire mesh and net effects in Photo-Paint 8 using the Cutting Edge F/X add-on.

Easy metallic effect in Photo-Paint. Written for version 8, but the effect can be recreated all the way back to version 5.

How to remove the backgrounds from images in CorelDRAW and Photo-Paint for versions 5 and beyond.

This technique uses channels and the crystallize effect to create a snow or chalk-like effect for text or objects.

Use bitmap fills, transparency, filter effects, and the image sprayer to create an image of the north pole. Includes image sprays and scripts you can download to recreate the effects.

Create a torn edge effect using PP8. Provides several examples and suggestions for advanced effects. Uses orbits, masks, and merge modes.