The Ultimate Paint Shop Pro Pen Tool (Vectoring) Tutorial
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Rejoice (or be utterly confused
) 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
). 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.
The tutorial is divided up to 3 main sections (excluding the introduction), and it's sort of ordered, but depending on your experience, you can skip some parts.
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 image/html files are hosted on my webspace, and they're huge, so I'll just text-link you to them.
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[Introduction]
an overview, as well as explaining what a vector is (kinda technical), based off deviantART's definition.
[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
):
Outline-less
Outlined using masks
Outlined with dynamic lines (used most often right now)
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If you've got any questions, don't hesitate to ask! And happy vectoring!
w00t! PSP rules!111one
I love the
shortcut part. Actually, I newly discovered the cusp shortcuts (ctrl+U) and it's
quite useful. I rarely use the asymmetric and line nodes. Usually I use cusp and
symmetric one. 
Nice and detailed tutorials, Rose. I actually enjoyed it.
And I use only the point-to-point segment for the path, coz I'm not familiar with freehand, lol. And sometimes I use the line segment as well.
But I do hate you for making this tut first, cuz I'm thinking to make one.
I really like the shortcut! I've been having problems with the curve tool because when I click anoter point the curve tool keeps messing it up.
This
is seriuosly the Ultimate Paint Shop Pro Pen Tool (Vectoring). 
If only
I'd used the PSP often in my laptop. 