Instant Effects in PaintShop Pro X5

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The new Instant Effects in PaintShop Pro allow you to spice up your photos by adding fun filters to them! You will learn how to apply mood to your photos in one click.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

Instant Effects

1. Open PaintShop Pro and make sure you're in the Adjust Workspace.

Each effect is shown as a thumbnail to show you what the result will be when it is used on the image.

1. Click on the photo from the tray below to bring it into the center of the screen.

2. Double click on any of the Instant Effect thumbnails to apply the effect to the image.

Instant Effects are great for applying themes to your photos.

Ever wanted to put yourself back in time.

Remember that these effects can also be combined; in this first example the Retro Surreal Effect is used, followed by the Instant Film Effect to produce a result that looks like a postcard.


There are no rules when it comes to using Instant Effects. Half the fun in using them is the unique ability to pick and choose which combination you want to apply to your photos.

In this next example, Sepia, Albumen and then Instant Film are used together to create a very unique black and gold look.


As you can see,Instant Effects have limitless possibilities for adding artistic flare to your Facebook or Twitter profile photos.

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