I used PSP for this Lesson but do look forward to also using Affinity. I love the Vector workshops because I always learn something else each time I join in.
This is not the best image, but I did learn that I had the option to make the Vector item a Raster Laying if required by placing a tick the "Create On Vector" box. I never realized that before.
I have been looking forward to this workshop. Vectors always do my head in so I'm hoping to understand them a little better. I am going to do both PSP and Affinity.
Here is my heart and arrow in PSP.
I am glad to see all your participation.
@Jacques This week (and this thread) will be for the PSP projects. The Affinity ones will be next week (and in a different thread). Keeping the two separated will help when someone has questions or issues to be addressed.
@Sue Thomas Great tip to use the guides without snapping. I agree that snapping can sometimes get in the way.
@gwen jewitt I had to move your post to this thread. I am not sure why your image is not showing up. Could you upload it again?
@Donna Sillia You are ahead of the workshop with your tubes along the edges of your heart! 😉
@Cindy Sheets Reviewing lessons in PSP is always good. Some things might have been forgotten, but other times, it is just a matter of getting the processes more automated with practice.
@Jeni Simpson Great way to use your heart and arrow with more effects.
Keep them coming!
Vector Workshop 2025
Day 1
I decided to do both workshops, PSP and Affinity.
Any results here will be PaintShop Pro.
I used AlienSkin EyeCandy Impact 5, Bevel on a red heart,
and on the arrow, I chose a blue and white stripe pattern at a 90 degree angle.
I resized to 600 pixels, then duplicated the vector layer, converted to a raster layer, and changed the stripes on that layer to an angle of 359 degrees, and reduced from 250% to 100%, then moved it down a bit to create a 3D effect.
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In my workplace, I regularly used .tiff's. The programmes I used back then were CorelDraw and Adobe Photoshop 3.0. Sadly, my memory of those is zilch. I have been using Jasc and Corel PaintShop Pro for too long to remember much about the programmes I used in the early 90s when I began using computers for my work.