PI5 Tutorials Archive
You can get all 52 of these PI5 tutorials on CD here.
| Path Tool Pumpkin | |
| Learn to use the new Path tool -- Adding, subtracting and editing control points to make a Halloween pumpkin. | |
| Paint and Retouch Tool Art | |
| Use the new Paint as Object Mode to make an outline, then render a flower with the Paint and Retouch tools. | |
| Creating and Saving Objects | |
| Make a painter's palette and paint dabs while learning how to create and save objects in PI 5.0. | |
| Fall Holiday Wreath | |
| Use the Path Outline tool for the base, then use Paint as Object mode on the wreath and ribbons. ZIP kit included. | |
| Wrap Gallery Christmas Ornament | |
| The new Wrap Gallery options offers exciting new ways to curve text and objects on a shiny silver and red ornament. | |
| Path Tool | |
| Try out all four -- Path Drawing Tool, Outline Drawing Tool, Line & Arrow Tool, and Path Edit Tool. | |
| Component Designer Javascript Rollover Buttons | |
| The Component Designer lets you make on mouseover, on mousedown and onclick buttons right in the work space. | |
| Image Slicer | |
| Learn to use the Image Slicer to dice up an image, then reassemble with HTML table code. | |
| Java Rollover Assistant | |
| The Assistant writes the HTML code for any 3 buttons, then just cut and paste the code into your web document. | |
| Lighting Gallery Animation | |
| Create and edit an astonishing keyframe Fireworks animation from the new Lighting Gallery. | |
| Fadeout Flower Collage | |
| Perform gradual transparencies for blended images easily and effortlessly with the new Fadeout feature. | |
| Mask Mode Flower Child | |
| Use the powerful new Mask Mode to "paint out" and edit parts of objects to blend a flower with a child's face. | |
| Quick Command Panel | |
| Tired of selecting commands and clicking? Learn to create macros to automate frequently performed tasks. | |
| Restoring Old Photos | |
| Restore discolored old photos with Tone Maps, Color Balance, Clone tools and Style filters. | |
| Lighting Gallery Magic Reindeer | |
| Turn a boring old deer photo into Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer with dramatic Lens Flare and Magic Light effects. | |
| Snowglobe Kit | |
| Make a gorgeous animated snowglobe from the ZIP kit included in the tutorial. | |
| Artist Texture Bump Maps for Presets | |
| Learn to use Artist Textures to make bump maps for 18 stunning metallic presets. | |
| Five Easy Pieces | |
| Can't feed your ding habit? Here's how to use five simple shapes to make your own. ZIP kit included. | |
| Fantasy Collage | |
| Learn how to combine fills, objects, filters, and particle and lighting effects to create a one-of-a kind fantasy collage. | |
| Interface | |
| Make a sleek chrome interface with trendy skinny lines by making cylinders and editing straight paths into curves. | |
| Custom Shape Gallery Kimono | |
| Use wonderful new custom shapes to make a digital kimono, add your favorite presets. ZIP kit included. | |
| Editing Creative Particle Effects | |
| Create a holiday toast with objects in the Image Library, edit the bubbly Creative Particle effects, and add sparkles. | |
| Millennium Bear | |
| Build a Millennium Bear with simple Path objects. Add a key, a UFO diamond and get ready to jump into the next century! | |
| Path Edit Tea Set | |
| Use the Path Edit tool to change the shapes needed to make a tea pot and tea cup. ZIP kit included. | |
| Painting With Textures | |
| Use the new Paint with Textures feature, and the Retouch tools to turn a photo into an Impressionist painting. | |
| Trio of Text Tricks | |
| My favorite three text effects: Gradient Border Text, Cutout Text and Invisible Outlined Text. Easy! | |
| Lacy Doily Valentine | |
| Use Path shapes, the Paint Brush and the Trace command to make a lacy doily. Add a shiny red heart and fall in love! | |
| Jukebox | |
| Learn to make your own jukebox with new presets, shapes and gradient fills! ZIP kit included. | |
| Importing PI 4.2 AnyShape Button Designer Presets | |
| Import the PI 4.2 AnyShape Button Designer's Advanced options to make beautiful, glossy jewels in PI 5.0. | |
| Automatic Transparent GIF | |
| How to create a transparent background automatically in the Image Optimizer. | |
| Calculation Morph | |
| Create a striking composite image from two images, like the popular morphing cartoon characters. | |
| Fuzzy Chick Easter Greeting | |
| Put simple 2D path object shapes together for a fun, surprise Easter greeting (there's a bunny in the egg)! ZIP kit included. | |
| Psychedelic Sixties Lamp | |
| It's groovy, it's happening, it's a far out and funky animated sixties lamp. ZIP kit included. | |
| Matted and Framed Picture | |
| Use Creative Type and the Path Drawing tool to make a rich looking matted and framed flower painting. | |
| Dreamcatcher | |
| Everyone loves mystical, magical dreamcatchers. They're easy to make with the Path drawing tool. ZIP kit included. | |
| 3D Gallery | |
| Make a fun, easy way to display your favorite images in a dramatically different new way. ZIP Kit included. | |
| Paint Tool Masks | |
| Make two lovely photo edge masks with the Paint and Fill tools. ZIP kit with 6 masks included. | |
| Skinny TV Lines | |
| Add high tech,trendy little lines to a favorite photo and put it on TV. | |
| Mother's Day Greeting Card | |
| Create and print a special Mother's Day card right in the PI work space -- no card program required! | |
| Path Library Watch | |
| Learn to customize Path Library objects by creating your own, one-of-a-kind wristwatch. | |
| Tweaking Creative Painting Effects | |
| Tweak Fine controls for Creative Painting effects so that they look good even on smaller images. | |
| Cartoon Coloring | |
| Use the Magic Wand selection tool, and the Paint and Retouch tools to colorize your doodles. | |
| Remove Red Eye | |
| The Camera Lens, Remove Red Eye command offers an easy way to get rid of red eye resulting from flash photography. | |
| Cloning Out in Flawed Photos | |
| This challenging tut shows how to get rid of unwanted details with the Clone Paintbrush tool. | |
| Sunflower | |
| Make one petal and turn it into a fabulous, country-style sunflower, for a touch of summer all year round. | |
| Easy Custom Shape Lace | |
| All it takes is a 2D object, duplicated and turned into a narrow 3D Pipe object. Voila, instant lace! | |
| Three Ways to Create a Transparent GIF | |
| Compare all three ways to create transparent backgrounds, then decide which way works best for you. | |
| Lighthouse | |
| Build your own majestic, romantic lighthouse with the Path Drawing and Outline Drawing tools. | |
| Panel Header Graphic | |
| A 3 panel header graphic for your online photo gallery: Learn to use Object and Web menu commands, too. | |
| Clickable Image Map | |
| The Image Map Assistant makes it easy to assign a URL and Alt text to a selection or area of a navigation graphic. | |
| Lighting Gallery Drama | |
| Learn how to tweak Lighting Gallery effects -- add drama with rainbows, lens flares, spotlights and more. | |
| Dingbat Frame Splash Page | |
| Make a gorgeous frame dingbat splash page with a new UFO object ding courtesy of Fontitude. | |
| Carousel Horse | |
| Combine several simple shapes, resized and recolored, to make a magical carousel horse. UFO ZIP kit included. | |
| Particle Paint Tool Artistry | |
| Find out how to use the Particle
presets to make tiles and add sparkling, translucent color to favorite
photos.
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