Making a Mandala - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create a mandala using a photo and the path drawing tool.

2D Pop-Art Face - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create a pop-art type 2D face from a photo using the Bezier / Polygon Tool.

Easy Face Filter Mask - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create an unusual effect on a headshot using Mask Mode and a plugin.

Marble Statue - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create a marble statue from a photo using PI's built-in effects.

Eye Scene - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Place a scene within the iris of an eye.

Easy Foliage Backgrounds - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create background foliage for objects or further painting.

Painting a Cat - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Use a line drawing as the base for painting a realistic cat with depth.

Two Methods Comic Art - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create two types of comic-book-like images from a photo - one glossy with evident lines and one hand-painted.

Adding Drama - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create drama in an image by selecting a focal point and adding background effects.

Quick Command Panel 3D Frame (Break Separator) - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Breaks can be added to tasks where PhotoImpact does not record the Properties settings.
Learn to use the Edit menu and Break command in the Quick Command Panel to create a simple 3D frame.

Painting with the Remove Scratch Tool - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create unusual painting effects using bright paint colours and a retouch tool.

Painting a Special Effects Seascape - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Paint a seascape using the Paintbrush, Gaussian Blur and the Stagger effect.

Quick Ted - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create a teddy bear using colour, brushes and standard selections.

Painted Texture Objects - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Use clipart to create old-fashioned objects with the textured pencil set to mode.

Masking Using Format/Calculation - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Use Format / Calculation to create a composite image using a mask.

Adding Rain to An Image - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create a tropical downpour.

Make a Jazzy Child's Pendant - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Use your own tiled jewel-coloured painting as the basis for making a jazzy child's pendant using the Standard Selection Tool and Button Designer.

Cut Out Photo - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Use a photo and PI's tools to create a modern cut out image layered on a nice shadowed page.

Colourful Pen and Ink - PI 11
DESCRIPTION: Use a photo and PI 11's pen and ink effect plus saturation to produce a colourfully painted lineart image and create a task at the same time.

Double Gel Frame - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Apply a frame twice to make a double frame using PI's trace tool.

Glass Valentine's Frame - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Create a glass frame adding an image and text for Valentine's Day.

Glass Valentine's Frame - PI 11
DESCRIPTION: Create a glass frame adding an image and text for Valentine's Day.

Valentine Necklace - PI 11
DESCRIPTION: Create a pretty gold necklace for Valentine's Day using PI's inbuilt stamps.

Valentine Door Hanger - PI 11
DESCRIPTION: Create a door hanger for Valentine's Day using paints, shapes and PI's own embellishments.

Cropping Transparent Gifs - Gif Animator 5
DESCRIPTION: Learn how to resize the canvas background of animated or still transparent gifs using Gif Animator 5's Edit/Canvas Size menu.

Optimising for the Web & Forums - PI X3
DESCRIPTION: Learn how to save your photos as jpg for the internet, particularly when you link from a forum to a larger image.

PhotoImpact Tips - PI XL
DESCRIPTION: Learn a few unusual tips to make using PhotoImpact fun and a little easier.

PIX3 SNAPSHOT TUTORIALS:

3D Festive Text PIX3
PaintedPebbles PIX3

HOSTED TUTORIALS:

Make Your Own Classic Frame in PhotoImpact by Mark Slater (pdf file 158kb)
DESCRIPTION: PhotoImpact comes with some great classic frames, but it's nice to be able to make your own and apply them just as easily.