Vectors - Paint Shop Pro 6

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This tutorial was done with PSP6
This is part of a series of tutorials to help the users of PSP 6 & 7 ease into vectors in the newer versions of Paint Shop Pro. Each tutorial will create the same image using a different version of PSP.

YOU WILL NEED

	Paint Shop Pro - Download a trial version
	Need an older version of PSP you can download trial versions
	Basic knowledge of vectors and layers

Remember to SaveOften
STEPS - These are the steps I used.

Lets Begin

New Image 200x400
File/Save As: tulip.psp

The colors I am using are:
Red Foreground: #800000
Red Background: #C00000

Green Foreground: ##1A3C0A
Green Background: ##315A28

The Flower

New Vector Layer: tulip
Colors: Reds

Preset Shape Tool

Shape type: Ellipse
Style: Stroked & Filled
Line Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: checked

Place the cursor at 94,71

the bottom left of the screen

Click and hold the Left Mouse button while moving the cursor downward and to the right until you get to 47,12

Release the mouse button

Vector Object Selection Tool

Right Click/ Node Edit

Notice: when you choose Node Edit the fill is automatically turned off

Add 2 nodes

Click on the Left side node

Hold down the Shift Key and
Click on the Right side node
Release the Shift Key
Click and hold on one of the highlighted nodes
Move the node/nodes up until they are about even with the center node

Click the left node
Hold Down the Ctrl Key and tap the Left Arrow key on the keypad 10 times

Click the right node
Hold Down the Ctrl Key and tap the Right Arrow key on the keypad 10 times

Click on the left node we added
Right Click/ Node Type/ Cusp

Repeat for the right node we added
Hold down the shift key and click on the Left node we added

Release the Shift Key
Hold down the Ctrl Key
Tap the down arrow on the keypad 25 times

Use the control Arms to adjust the shape of the flower

Details

New Vector Layer: details

Draw Tool

Type: Point to Point Line
Style: Stroked
Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
Create as Vector: Checked
Close path: NOT Checked

Place the cursor near the left node we added
Click once
Move to just left of the bottom node
Click once

Vector Object Selection Tool

Right Click/ Node Edit

Right Click on the top node/ Node Type/ Curve After
Pull the arm to the right a little

Right Click on the bottom node/ Node Type/ Curve Before
Pull the arm to the right a little

Repeat for the right side

Stem

New Vector Layer: stem
Colors: Greens

Draw Tool

Type: Point to Point Line
Style: Stroked
Width: 8
Antialias: Checked
Create as Vector: Checked
Close Path: NOT Checked

Place the cursor at the bottom of the flower
Click once
Move to the bottom of the image
Click once

Following the same steps as for the details, shape the stem

Leaves

New Vector Layer: leaves

Preset Shape Tool

Shape type: Ellipse
Style: Stroked & Filled
Line Width: 1
Antialias: Checked
Create as vector: checked

Draw a long thin ellipse

Vector Object Selection Tool

Right Click/ Node Edit

Run the mouse over the center bar until you see the rotation arrows.
Click the mouse and rotate the bottom of the leaf toward the stem

Vector Object Selection Tool

Right Click/ Node Edit

Use the nodes and adjust the curves of the leaves.

Layers/ Duplicate

Active layer: copy of leaves

Click on any blank space
Image/ Mirror

Click on the leaf to select
Move it into place

Adjust the shape if desired.

Now create the image using one of the newer versions of Paint Shop Pro
PSP7, PSP8, PSP9, PSPX