Cartoonist Designs Cartoon Strip "George" with PhotoImpact

"PhotoImpact's capabilities are phenomenal."

When Mark Szorady, cartoonist of the syndicated cartoon "George," first needed a graphic editing software package, he used Ulead's PhotoStyler because it was conveniently bundled with the Hewlett-Packard scanner he just purchased. He was so impressed by Ulead's product that several years later he is still working with Ulead's latest image editing software, PhotoImpact 7.0.

Szorady not only creates the cartoon strip "George," but also two others called "Double Take" and "Word Pile." All three comic strip features are created, partially or fully, with Ulead's PhotoImpact. "Double Take," a strip that challenges readers of all ages to "find the differences" between two delightful cartoon panels, is designed with PI. Szorady will draw the panel traditionally and then copy and paste the second panel below where it should be. With PhotoImpact, he is able to redraw the second panel digitally with the mouse and then leave it up to the reader to find the difference between the two panels.

Szorady, who is also the editor of a newsletter for cartoonists called "The Cartoonicator," uses PhotoImpact because it is easier and more intuitive to use than other similar products. "The biggest advantage of Ulead's PhotoImpact is that when using multiple images on one workspace you can work with objects instead of layers," says Szorady. "Also the fact that you can instantly see