Showing posts with label egg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label egg. Show all posts

Thursday, January 6, 2011

How to Create a Custom Preset Shape in Paint Shop Photo Pro

Paint Shop Photo Pro , version 7 to current
This tutorial was originally written for PSP 7, but has been updated for newer versions with version notes included. (PSPP X2 screenshots shown)

 All the EggToon cartoon characters will be built using Paint Shop Pro Preset Shapes.  We'll start with the basic 'egg' shape and add other Preset Shapes as needed.   You may already have an egg shape in your Preset Shapes folder, but possibly not.   This tutorial will show you how to make your own custom shape and add it to 'Preset Shapes'  for use over and over again to create some EggToon characters.

If you are new to using vector tools, please review the tool tips explained on the Paint Shop Pro & Node Editing pages (see menu at right) before starting this tutorial.  Those pages will explain the basic vector tools and terminology.   If you're ready.....read on....