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The Ultimate Paint Shop Pro Pen Tool (Vectoring) Tutorial

Rejoice (or be utterly confused XD) Paint Shop Pro users, I have created the Ultimate Pen Tool Tutorial! *cricket chirps*

Anyway, I'm not sure how many people here actually use Jasc Paint Shop Pro, but I think it's pretty good for vectoring (Illustrator confuses me :D). People have asked me how to vector, and I felt that my previous vectoring tutorials were a bit... vague on the actual basics of using the pen tool, not to mention that I've discovered new techniques and shortcuts since my previous tutorials.

So this tutorial goes over the very basics of using the pen tool, and how to create vectors in general, in quite a bit of detail.

The version I use is PSP8, but I think other versions will have similar functions and options. Some parts of the tutorial are very program-specific, while others are more general (but still kinda program-specific)

The zip file (use the download button) is divided up to 3 main sections (excluding the introduction) in 3 big JPG files. It's sort of ordered, but depending on your experience, you can skip some parts. The introduction (intro.jpg) gives an overview of what each section is about, as well as what a vector is (based on deviantART's definition.

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In case you're wondering, the 3 sections are:

[Vector Tools and Options]
Exploring and explaining the tools you need to vector, and when to use them.

[Nodes, Paths, and Editing]
More general look at parts of a vector, but also has program-specific explainations on editing options.

[Shortcuts]
Various shortcuts I've developed to make vectoring faster and easier. And also a note on converting to JPEG/PNG. Very program-specific.

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Other tutorials on how I order the layers for anime vectors (ignore the actual pen-tool related parts, they're old and inefficient.. unless you prefer to do it that way >.< ):



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If you've got any questions, don't hesitate to ask! And happy vectoring!
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~Gypsiewolf69 Mar 16, 2012  New member
Thanks MapleRose!! Much appreciated!
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~DreamsFaerieland Sep 9, 2011  Hobbyist Interface Designer
I know I'm late but I'm really glad that someone has a paint shop pro tut. out there for the pen tool (that actually breaks it down or at least explains it). I've been trying to learn it for ages..and tired of finding it for PS. I'm going to try it now. Thanks :D.
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~MapleRose Sep 9, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
You're welcome :) Good luck!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to make it for people like me to use!!

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*Benjydale Apr 6, 2011
I have the previous version, but your notes worked perfectly fine. The only difference is that the "pen" tool was called draw in PSP7 although it's the same icon. I've used PSP7 for 11 years now, mainly rasterising my way through my deviations except for stock vector shapes, but I realised that I should have vectored my lines long ago. Thanks for a really informative write-up. Paintshop Pro forever! (Jasc, not Corel).
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Mood: Optimism ~IngeHiske Dec 30, 2010
Thank you! Very helpful totorial!
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~MapleRose Jan 12, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
you're welcome, glad it helps :)

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~Casadien Sep 14, 2010
Hi there! I have a tiny issue here.. I used to be able to draw nice lines with the pen tool, but now it fills up the area I've drawn automatically. I haven't changed any settings as far as I know and I can't find any settings to get back to the old pen tool behaviour. Would you happen to know what causes this? :(

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well the a and b are ofcourse drawn differently, because if I made a curve the tool would fill up the inside area. But yeah..
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~MapleRose Sep 14, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
If you don't want the area filled, just change the background colour to transparent by clicking the circle button.

Hope that helps!

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~Casadien Sep 14, 2010
Ohh! So it was that simple! :D Awesome! Thank you!
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