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Drawing a simple vector curve. |
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 | Click on the "Pencil" button on the toolbar. It is a "pen" in PSP 9 |
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| Bezier Curve | ||
 | There are 2 ways to draw a simple vector curve. Bezier and Freehand I will take the Bezier first On the "Tool Options" palette set it up as shown. Make sure that you only have a foreground color selected in the color palette. (Materials Palette in PSP 9) |
 
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 | PSP 7. Draw a line where you want your curve to start and end. PSP 9 Click where you want to start the curve and drag in the direction it will take. |
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  | PSP 7. Click a point to give the curve a starting direction then click on a point to give the curve a finishing direction PSP 9. Click where the end of the curve will be and drag to finish the curve |
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| Freehand Line | ||
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| Click on the "Pencil" button on the toolbar. It is a "pen" in PSP 9 |
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  | In the "Tool Options" palette Click on the "Freehand Line" button. It is "Draw Freehand" in PSP 9 The "Curve Tracking" smooths out the curve flatter the higher the number. |
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| Draw a freehand curve Curve Tracking will smooth it out for you |
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The Bezier Curve, while taking a little more time to produce, gives you much more control of the look. |
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