With a new set of skills under my belt, it’s time to see what PaintShop Pro 2018 can offer once again. Now, I have spent the last three years learning to use Photoshop to creatively edit my images beyond straight photography. It was laid out in a similar way to Photoshop, functioned very similarly and to a certain extent was just as difficult to learn for a newbie. PSP (as it was known in the day) could do quite a bit of what Photoshop did, it had layers and masking, support for graphics tablets, and for the majority of people who just wanted to be creative, was a very cost-effective option. Since then, Corel bought the program and invested in further development. So being able to offer them an alternative for around $200 meant I made a lot of sales of what was then PaintShop Pro Version 7. A lot of people came in asking for Photoshop and were understandably shocked when they were informed the price was $1500. Start of PaintShop Pro (PSP)Īpproximately 17 years ago I was working in retail selling computer hardware and software.

Please note: this is a Windows-only program. I have a unique perspective, having used it over 17 years ago for the first time. In this article, I will review the latest version of PaintShop Pro 2018.

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