PSP Tutorial - Simple Vector Bow

	Remember to SaveOften STEPS - These are the steps I used.
	Back to Part One MORE DETAILS I am glad you decided to give it a try
1.	Tails
	Make left tail the active layer Layers/ View/ Current Only Object Selection Tool Click on the tail to select Pen Tool Mode: Edit Right Click on the top left node/ Node Type/ Curve After Click on the Control Arm and pull down a little Right Click on the top right node/ Node Type/ Curve Before Click on the Control Handle and pull it upwards and to the left slightly Right Click on the bottom left node/ Node Type/ Curve Before Click on the Control Handle and pull it down and to the right Click on the left center node Tap the down arrow on the key pad 3 times Now do the same thing for the right tail
2.	Knot
	Layer Palette Make knot the active layer Object Selection Tool Click on the knot to select Pen Tool Mode: Edit Click on the bottom node and tap the up arrow on the key pad 3 times Click on the Control Handle and pull to the right slightly Click on the Control Arm and pull to the left slightly Click on the left node Click on the Control Arm and pull it up and to the left slightly Click on the Control Handle and pull it down and to the left slightly That looks pretty realistic so you can leave it like this or do the same adjusting on the right side
3.	Bow
	Layer Palette Make left bow the active layer Object Selection Tool Click on the bow to select Pen Tool Mode: Edit Click on the top right node Click on the Control Handle and pull it down just a little Repeat for the right bow
4.	Save A Copy - Optional
	Optional Step - I always do this so I can go back later and make changes File/ Save Copy As: Bow_vectors.pspimage
5.	Export Shape - Optional
	This is an optional step but I strongly recommend doing it Export As A Preset Shape Double Click on bow.psp to restore it
	SHADING THE BOW
6.	Convert Layers
	Layer Palette Right click on the first layer/ Convert To Raster Layer Repeat for each of the vector layers
7.	Detail Layer
	Make left detail the active layer Adjust/ Blur/ Gaussian Blur Radius: 3.00 Every step we do on the left will be repeated on the right
8.	Knot
	Make knot the active layer Magic Wand Match Mode: RGB Value Tolerance: 0 Sample Merged: Not Checked Feather: 0 Anti-alias: Checked Outside Click on any blank spot Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow Offset Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 0 Attitudes Opacity: 100 Blur: 25.00 Color: #3E5842 New Raster Layer: knot detail Airbrush Shape: Round Size: 8 Hardness: 25 Step: 25 Density: 50 Thickness: 100 Rotation: 0 Opacity: 25 Blend mode: Normal Rate: 5 Foreground Color: #3E5842 Background Color: #B3CFB7 Spray on some detail and some highlights Adjust/ Blur/ Gaussian Blur Radius: 3 Make Knot the active layer Magic Wand Click on any blank space Make knot detail the active layer Tap the Del Key This removes any over blur Layers/ View/ Current Only Click the eye next to knot Layers/ Merge/ Merge Visible Layers/ View/ All Double Click on Merged Rename it: knot
9.	Merge Some Layers
	Make left bow the active layer Layers/ View/ Current Only Click the eye next to right bow Layers/ Merge/ Merge Visible Layers/ View/ All Double Click on Merged Rename it: bow Merge and rename the insides Merge and rename the tails
10.	Bow
	Make bow the active layer Magic Wand click on any blank spot Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow Same settings as above New Raster Layer: bow detail Airbrush Spray on some highlights and shadows Adjust/ Blur/ Gaussian Blur Radius: 3 Make bow the active layer Magic Wand Click on any blank space Make bow detail the active layer Tap the Del Key Merge the bow and bow detail layers
11.	Tail
	Make tail the active layer Magic Wand click on any blank spot Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow New Raster Layer: tail detail Airbrush Spray on some highlights and shadows I increased the size of my brush to: 15 Adjust/ Blur/ Gaussian Blur Radius: 3 I wasn't happy with the shadows so I lowered the opacity of the detail layer to:64 Make tail the active layer Magic Wand Click on any blank space Make tail detail the active layer Tap the Del Key Merge the tail and tail detail layers
12.	Inside
	Make inside the active layer New Raster Layer: inside detail Foreground Color: #1C281E Airbrush Spray on some shadows Adjust/ Blur/ Gaussian Blur Radius: 3 Make inside the active layer Magic Wand Click on any blank space Make inside detail the active layer Tap the Del Key Merge the inside and inside detail layers
	Almost Done
13.	A Little Drop Shadow
	Make bow the active layer Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow Vertical: 0 Horizontal: 0 Opacity: 100 Blur: 30.00 Color: #1C281E Shadow on new layer: checked I only want the shadow to show on the tails Make tail the active layer Magic Wand Click on a any blank space Make bow Shadow 1 the active layer Tap the Del key Make knot the active layer Effects/ 3D Effects/ Drop Shadow Make bow the active layer Magic Wand Click on a any blank space Make knot Shadow 1 the active layer Tap the Del key
	Layers/ Merge/ Merge Visible Export as a picture tube optional step

Simple Vector Bow The Shading