SIX WEEKS OF PSP7 LESSONS

Six weeks of lessons, they've gone so fast
Some easy, some hard, all were a blast!
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We began with Selections, making signs, bunnies and fences.
Then Plug-Ins and Filters to addle our senses
Puddled, glared and painted our incredible creations
Though some of mine were more suitable for cremation.

Next, Working with Text... embossed, misty and hilly.
We padded, cutout, blurred and wrote in lines that were wavy.
Then we Dodged, Burned and Coloured with the Retouch Tool
Replaced eyes and smudged flowers like we're back in school.

Flamed text.... was quite simple once we all got the gist
Of sweeping and flowing our mouse, not with fingers, but wrist.
Image Arithmetic, the easiest of all lessons that were given
Blending graphics that looked as if created in Heaven.

Then we , Texturised backgrounds and made our Text Glow
Again with Arithmetic we put on quite a show..
Opened a window to paradise with the little turtle
Unaware that into a dark pit we'd soon hurtle.

Along came VECTORS, the holiday was over!
Frustration, confusion... we're no longer in clover.
Tulips, plant pots, whole and then must be broken
Heart and houses.... merely a token.

THE SHIP! This was the lesson that made us all freak,
Vectoring hulls, masts and sails until we were weak,
Re-reading instructions until we were blind,
This tutorial sent a few of us out of our mind.

Now, on to Colour Replacing.... it was easy and fun
Again flowers and pots but just painting .... ho hum...
Paint splats.... coloured with dots, pastels and stripes
Paintings.... and graphics all changed with no hype.

In our bliss we then Coloured apples and flowers,
Made pretty buttons and trees that were uniquely ours.
Created topiaries from our new found leaves,
These lessons are back to being a 'breeze'.

Histograms.. a lesson which was truly a delight,
Bringing our pathetic photos from darkness to light
Had fun with 3D shapes though the tut was obscure
Created clouds from a filter and Icicles what's more!

Week 5 Custom Brushes, backgrounds and frames
Brought forth creations worthy of fame.
Then Cloning which was used in several ways
Adding objects to pictures or they'd disappear in a haze.

We Cloned frames which were a sight to behold
Some were in pastels some were more bold.
Each one divulging the creators' fine talent
Presenting each graphic with their personal accent.

Cleaning tubes was the next lesson on the list,
This was one I wouldn't have wanted to miss.
It showed how to make our pictures clean and crisp
Stray pixels all gone.. not even a wisp.

Masks, ding bats and sine dots, the last week we covered.
Again talent blossomed over and over,
Submissions were stunning as imaginations let fly
Proving we all have hidden talent, we just have to try.

Last lesson, Working With Palettes, this stumped me for sure,
Guess I panicked.. just couldn't find what I was looking for.
What difference does it make..Near Colour or Error Diffusion?
It just succeeded in adding to my total confusion.

Well, the lessons are over.... have come to and end,
I'll miss the pressure but I've made lots of new friends.
I know more about PSP7 than I did this time last year,
This gives me a reason to stand up and cheer.

Like some though... I never know when enough is enough
I'm signing up again for the next session, no matter how tough.
I know some of my class mates will be joining me too,
In thanking Jenn and Phillip for all that they do.

Finit (The End *S*)
Copyright
Jamie Furner 15 March 2002

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