Intro: Well, this is one of the tutorials I wasnt looking forward to. I am not a big fan of Paint Shop Pro but this is for friends who use the program and have had problems and can't afford Photoshop. By the way, my vector tutorial for Photoshop can be found here.
Made
possible by:
JascPaint Shop Pro 7
Dreamweaver MX
Ace FTP 2
I had to do something simple since I havent used Paint Shop in two years. So, today we are going to vector an orange! Joy! I know it's corny but I could manage only that since I can't remember how to use the entire program as I wish. As you know, Paint Shop Pro's image quality is usually not near as vibrant as Photoshop!
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| original photo - click on it for the larger photo that you can download to follow this tutorial | vectorized photo. Yours should come out like that or even better. =) |
Requirements: Paint Shop Pro (I believe all versions will work but it helps if you use 7), an accurate mouse, eye for color, patience.
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Save the image, orange.jpg and open it in Paint Shop Pro.
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Create
a new layer =) by going to Layer and choosing a New Rastor Layer (Vector
layers doesnt allow coloring) I have no idea whether this layer is
different from the other option. -
Then
choose the lasso tool,
it's the tool that looks like a lasso
of course, haha.
Then you are ready to start just make sure two important windows are opened while you are doing the vectors. - One of
the windows have to look like this (Tool Options):
- The Second
is the layers Palette:
- To get those windows open just right click on the grey parts of the toolbar and to keep them opened at all times just make sure the top where the "x" is has the arrow pointing upwards or they will minimize while you do the vector - which isn't a problem.