This tutorial will teach you how to use the Gaussian Blur effect with layers in the program Paint Shop Pro.
First, select a good, colourful image to use.
Make sure you can see your layer menu on the right! If you can, it looks like this:
If you see nothing mentioning Layers, go to View - Palettes - Layers.
This will open it, but it may cover all other palettes. If this happens, click the 'Resize' button highlighted in red to modify the size.
If you see the below, click the Open button highlighted in red.
Now, right-click 'Background' and go to Duplicate.
You will now see this.
Now go to Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur
Set your radius to 2.00, or one or two higher if you want a stronger effect, and press OK.
Now, double click the layer 'Copy of the Background' in the layer menu. A window will popup - change the blend mode to Overlay. If you want to effect to be less strong, change the opacity to a lower number.
Congratulations, you're finished!
