In Paint Shop Pro there are three ways to create a negative image (which looks like a photographic negative):
Use the Negative Image command to replace each pixel color with its opposite. For example, blue becomes yellow, black becomes white, yellow becomes blue, white becomes black, and so on.
Use an Invert adjustment layer command to create an adjustment layer that has the same effect as the Negative Image command but doesn’t change the original image pixels.
Use the Solarize command to produce a negative image in which you control the threshold level. This level is the lightness value above which all colors are inverted. Use this command to create interesting effects.
You can create a negative of a selection or an entire image.
Important: To apply this command to a selection, the image must be a 16 million (24-bit) color image (otherwise the command is applied to the entire image). In addition, adjustment layers are available for 16 million (24-bit) color or greyscale images only. To increase the color depth of an image, see Increasing the Color Depth of an Image.
To use the Negative Image command:
Choose Adjust > Color Balance > Negative Image.
To use an Invert adjustment layer:
Choose Layers > New Adjustment Layer > Invert.
Choose the layer properties; there are no additional settings for the adjustment layer. For information on adjustment layers, see Using Adjustment Layers.
Click OK.
To use the Solarize command:
Choose Effects > Artistic Effects > Solarize.
In the Threshold edit box, select a lightness threshold (1 to 254) above which all colors are inverted. At a threshold of 1, all image pixels are inverted and the effect is the same as applying the Negative Image command.
Click OK.
Creating Black and White Images