What is the Shawn Olson Creative Arts Website?
Shawn Olson Creative Arts is a website created, owned and maintained by Shawn Olson. It features thousands of pages of writing, photography, art, videos and more.
Web Image Optimizer
Details on the web image optimizer in Corel Photo-paint 12.
Dragon Maze

A maze challenge featuring dragon art. Try to sneak past the dragon and escape the maze.
Whitetail Buck
I retouched a whitetail buck I sculpted many years ago. Art by Don Olson.
Deer Sculptures
Some of my deer sculptures. Art by Don Olson.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is the most powerful, cost-effective imaging bundle for the professional designer.
Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy
The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.
Video Tutorials
The video tutorials you'll find on this site range far and wide, from how to use Corel PHOTO-PAINT and 3ds Max, to web development and photography.
Using PHOTO-PAINT
Series of tutorials to help aspiring graphic designers learn to be proficient in the often-neglected environment of Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
Evolution of an idea
Images of an evolving graphic concept utilizing layers in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.