Sharpening Images

This is my Corel Photopaint tutorial on sharpening images. There are around 500 different tutorials on sharpening images on the net, and I use this one, which I find works best.

1. Open your photo
2. Copy the background layer twice, into Object 1 and Object 2
3. Select middle object, and click Effects à Sharpen à Unsharp Mask
4. Choose Percentage 200, Radius 3 and Threshold 4.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4.
6. Make the MERGE MODE for object on the VERY TOP to be IF LIGHTER
7. Make the MERGE MODE for object in the MIDDLE to be IF DARKER
8. Select the OPACITY for the top layer to be 32%, middle layer to be 41 percent.

For a sample, I sharpened this photo:

This is the result:

Click on the images to see a larger version.