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By experimenting with different picture frames and photo edges,

you can turn ordinary photos into artistic portraits. You'll be

surprised how easy it is to give your plain pictures a whole

new life. Turning an average photo into a portrait is easy just

by adding a matte, torn edge, or a picture frame. Using Paint

Shop Photo Album you can add a beautiful finishing touch to

your photos, taking them from ordinary to extraordinary!

Create Your Own Artistic Portrait

What you’ll need:� A digital photo

� Jasc® Paint Shop™ Photo Album™

When you complete this tutorial you’ll be able to:� Open a photo in Paint Shop Photo Album

� Crop photos

� Add photo edges

� Add photo frames

� Save a photo

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Open Your Image

1. Choose Start > Programs > Jasc Software > Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album

or double click the Photo Album Icon on your desktop.

2. In this tutorial we're going to use a photo of the

family out at the farm. You can follow along using

your favorite digital photo.

3. Use the Browse tab on the left to locate the photo you want to use.

4. Double click the photo you want to use to open it in the Image View window

Crop Your Image

5. Click the Crop button on the toolbar to

open the crop window on top of your photo.

6. Click inside the Crop window and drag it into

place, then drag the sides of the Crop window

to adjust the desired crop area.

7. Click OK to crop your photo.

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Add a Photo Edge

8. Choose Effects > Add Photo Edge

from the menu at the top.

9. Once the Add Photo Edge

dialog is opened, you can

use the scroll bar on the right

to view all the photo edges.

We used Edge Brush 01 for

this example. You can use the

edge you like best. Click the

edge you'd like to use, and

you'll see a preview of how

your photo will look with the

edge applied.

10. Mark Around the Image to place the photo

edge around the edges of your photo. Marking

Over the Image will place the edge on top of

your photo and possibly cut off some of

your subject.

11. Click OK to apply the photo edge.

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Add a Picture Frame

12. Choose Effects > Add Picture Frame

from the menu at the top to open the

Add Picture Frame dialog.

13. Use the scroll bar to view all

the picture frames. We used

the Silver 03 frame, but you

can use any frame you like.

Click the frame you'd like to

use and you'll see a preview

of how your photo will

look with the frame.

14. Mark the Around the Image option

to place the frame around the edges

of the photos, retaining the entire

original photo and enlarging the image.

15. Click OK to apply the picture frame.

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Save the New Image

16. Click the down-arrow on the Save button

and choose Save Image As to open the

Save Image dialog.

17. Select the folder where you want to save

your photo and type a new name in the

File name field.

18. Click Save to save the new, framed photo.

Now you're ready to use your photo however you'd

like — print it, use it as part of a scrapbook page, in

a greeting card, or e-mail it friends and family. With

Paint Shop Photo Album, your sharing possibilities

are endless.