The vertical slider (the small triangle on the right) adjusts lightness and the horizontal slider (the small triangle on the bottom) adjusts saturation: The Frame tab lets you define a color based on hue (the outer rectangle) and saturation (the inner rectangle).Ĭlicking anywhere on the outer and inner rectangles changes the hue and saturation, respectively:.The Materials palette is composed of three tabs: However, you can always change the materials of an existing object by selecting the object and then using the color and materials boxes on the palette to make changes. It’s best to select the color and materials for an object when you select a tool, and before you draw the object. You can also make either or both of these transparent. The background of an object often refers to the fill, while the foreground refers to the brush stroke, or outline. You use the Materials palette to choose colors and materials for the background and foreground of your objects.
The remainder of this section of the tutorial describes how to work with the most common raster and vector tools. Layers, as well, are generally specific to one or the other (or to the Art Media tools) however, Paint Shop Pro will automatically create a new layer when necessary-for example, when you attempt to place a vector object on a raster layer-so you don’t need to worry about placing an object on the wrong kind of layer. Most of the tools in Paint Shop Pro are specific to raster or vector graphics. While vector images are generally smaller in file size than raster images, they require the computer to work harder to draw them, and they aren’t effective for displaying complex color variations. A vector object can be resized without any loss of resolution, since the data is recalculated by the computer and redrawn. Vector graphics are created using geometric data-lines, curves, and points. However, increasing the size of a raster image can distort its appearance the more the pixels are enlarged, the grainier the image appears. Each pixel is a specific color, making raster images good for displaying subtle color and tonal shifts, as in a photographic image. Raster images are composed of square pixels arranged in a grid. In Paint Shop Pro, you can create both raster and vector graphics, as well as images that contain a combination of the two. Creating Graphics About Raster and Vector Graphics