Vectors - Paint Shop Pro 8

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This tutorial was done with PSP8
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.pspimage
The colors I am using are:
Orange Foreground: #F07D3E
Orange Background: #FFA55D

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

The Flower

New Vector Layer: tulip
Colors: Oranges
Preset Shape Tool

Shape type: Ellipse
Retain style: NOT Checked
Anti-alias: Checked
Create as vector: Checked
Line style: + Solid
Width: 1

In PSP 6 and 7 the Tool Options Palette was floating.
Starting with PSP8 it is anchored below the main toolbar.

Place the cursor at 46,11

Numbers are now on the right side of the screen below the layer palette

Click and hold the Left Mouse button while moving the cursor downward and to the right until you get to 141,130

Release the mouse button

PSP 6 and 7 used the Object Selector to chose Node Edit.
Starting with PSP 8 the Pen Toolis used with the mode set to: Edit

In PSP 6 and 7 when you chose Node Edit the fill was automatically turned off. Starting with PSP 8 You need to manually turn off the fill.
To do this click on the eye next to the layer in the Layer Palette.

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
Tap the Left Arrow key on the keypad 10 times

Click the right node
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
Tap the down arrow on the keypad 25 times

Use the control Arms to adjust the shape of the flower

Details

Background Style: Transparent

New Vector Layer: details

Pen Tool
Contiguous: NOT Checked
Create as Vector: Checked
Simple mode: Checked
Mode: Draw
Segment Type: Point to Point
Line style: +Solid
Width: 1
Anti-alias: Checked

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

Pen Tool
Mode: 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

Foreground Color: #1A3C0A
Background Style: Transparent

Pen Tool

Contiguous: NOT Checked
Create as Vector: Checked
Simple mode: Checked
Mode: Draw

Segment Type: Point to Point

Line style: +Solid
Width: 8
Anti-alias: 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
Background Color: #315A28

Preset Shape Tool

Shape: Ellipse
Retain style: NOT Checked
Create as Vector: Checked
Anti alias: Checked
Line Style: +Solid
Line Width: 1

Draw a long thin ellipse

Object Selection Tool

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

Pen Tool

Mode: 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 other versions of Paint Shop Pro
PSP6, PSP7, PSP9, PSPX