Valentine Candy Hearts Tutorial Paintshop Pro

QUICK TUTORIAL

Open a 600 x 600 canvas in Paint Shop Pro 300pixels/inch

Make each candy using the full size of your canvas using preset circle and heart shapes

as shown on background of this image

Choose various candy type colours for the fills.
Arial Font 22 points
Eye Candy Extrude to creat the depth on edges, experiment with settings
Add Noise to create the texture on the candy. 

Save each of your candies in PNG format to add to your projects. 

Patterned Paper Tutorial

Patterned Paper Tutorial
by PCArt Creativity
Paintshop Pro

I opened a 600 x 600 pixel 300 pixels per inch canvas
Used my shapes tool to draw out a few coloured butterflies
Applied a texture to the butterflies
Used Simple filter Diamonds to make a seamless pattern.

Opened a 12 inch x 12 inch 300 pixels per inch canvas
Flood filled with white
Used the flood fill tool and selected the butterfly
pattern from the menu at size 200
flood filled my "paper"
merged and saved as .jpg

To Show the sample here
I saved the image again as namepreview
re sized 78 pixels per inch
600 x 600 pixels
smart size
all layers checked
added name to image
and SAVED AS namePreview

Try other patterns, colours, shapes, brushes,
try lowering the opacity or changing the layer options
of your pattern layer before merging and
see what happens!

enjoy!

Stitching in Paintshop Pro Tutorial

TEXT ON PATH use the number 7 to create the stitches around a preset shape on a new layer.

Convert your circle shape to a raster layer and select with the magic wand, go to selections expand x 15 so that the shape fitted the stitches and filled the additional area with  your colour.

Cut your circle of text and then select your circle shape with your wand and paste the stitches into the selection.

Happy Turkey Day

"Turkey"was made using PaintShop Pro with the preset teardrop and circle shapes, I used the spray gun and cut-out effects on the shapes.
The Text fill and background were made from the pattern copied and pasted from Turkey's tummy.
Brads were made from a tutorial.
The Font is named Turkey Sandwich !
Image was created 600 x 600 pixels at 300dpi but compressed in JPEG Optimizer x 10 for posting.

Happy Thanks Giving

Metal Letter Charm Tutorial

Quick Tutorial Note

Font filled with a nice silver gradient and a bevel applied to give it depth.
Add a little ring for hanging if you wish.
Font used in this result Cloister Black - size 80 points or 333 pixels and stretched taller with pick tool
Canvas 1 inch x 1 inch at 300 pixels per inch saved as .png

Text on a Path & Glitter filled shapes

TUTORIAL LINKS

Text on a path reverse text on YouTube PSP X2

Text on a path on a circle on YouTube PSP 9

Glitter Filled Shapes  Tutorial from Shawna

I did this in Paint Shop Pro XI, also played again with the Glitter Fill Tut from Shawna.

Lucky Trolls Tutorial by C S Green Paintshop Pro

Making these Lucky Trolls was a lot of fun!
Tutorial by C S Green  and they would be a cute addition to a kiddie's scrapbook layout :)
I worked on a 300 pixels per inch Canvas
Hair was drawn with gradient fills
Pen Tool - Freehand - Tracking 70 - Create on vector - Width 1 - Anti-Alias Selected
to make the blue one - then colourized for the green and orange.
xoxoxo pat

Blank Lines Template for Recipe Card Freebie PNG

Use the 6 inch x 4 inch at 300 pixels per inch Blank Lines Template in .png format to decorate and create your own Recipe Cards.

Message me to request this FREE transparent PNG lines template 

Leather Look Tag Tutorial Paintshop Pro

Leather-look Jeans Tag
by PCArt


Open New Image 3 inches x 2 inches 300 pixels per inch
fill with colour #c08f5e

Select tag area with magic wand - keep selected and apply effects texture effects fine leather
colour black angle 246 blur 34 transparency 253 number of furrows 59 length of furrows 10 OK

On a New Layer - Pen tool line style dashed width 5 colour #a67c52
Draw a straight line across the top
Convert to Raster and duplicate and flip
Duplicate and rotate 90 left all layers UNchecked
Duplicate and mirror. Use mover tool to move stitches into place.
Merge visible Use selection tool to select and delete stitches at corners
that you do not want. Apply effects drop shadow Horizontal 1 Vertical 1 Opacity 54 Blur 2 Colour Black

On a New Layer apply Brush pattern of your choice in same colour as patch and apply effect 3D effect cut out
Vertical 2 Horizontal 2 Opacity 70 Blur 4 Shadow Colour #6f5137 Fill interior with Colour #c08f5e

On a New Layer - Add Text of your choice in same colour as patch and apply effect 3D effect cutout
Vertical 2 Horizontal 2 Opacity 70 Blur 4 Shadow Colour #6f5137 Fill interior with Colour #c08f5e

On a New Layer - Add Text of your choice in same colour as patch and apply effect 3D effect Bevel
Bevel round Width 1 Smoothness 9 Depth 1 Ambience 0 Shininess 0 Colour white Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevation 30

Made with Paint Shop Pro XI

Place Mat or Memo board Tutorial Paintshop Pro

Use your imagination to create and decorate your own beautiful Place Mats or memo board!


Open a new canvas in Paintshop Pro 11 inches x 8,5 inches @ 300 pixels per inch.

Use a decorative Brush or Ding to decorate & repeat and rotate to get the different angles down the right side and bottom - then duplicate - mirror and flip to match the other side.

For the centre - Use Preset shape rectangle, no fill, line style dashed, width 7 to create the stitched edges.
Net pattern for the netting.
Heart shape with cut-out for the hearts.
I used a free Dover black and white pattern to create the central design which I coloured and bevelled. Use this  Quick stitch font for the wording.

Print and laminate your design on cardstock.
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Or create a Laminated Dry Wipe Memo Board
(Write notes on it with a White Board Marker) From your 8,5 inch x 11 inch layout.

Digital Greeting Card Tutorial Paintshop Pro

Here is an easy tutorial link to make your own A5 size greeting cards to print on card stock

The result to view here is resized to view online.

The original prints perfectly onto a landscape oriented A4 size card stock. 

(when folded in half it would be size A5)

I hope you enjoy making your own cards.

Voyage of Art

I am self taught, and as with any craft, experimenting and learning go hand in hand. 

Have the courage to try and you can accomplish almost anything. 

I enjoy drawing and painting and to be honest, over the many years of my lifetime, I wish I had dedicated more time to art. As with many people, real life of work and paying bills and raising your family, will always be foremost in priorities. Sometimes being creative was simply put away on the back burner for far too long. 

The voyage of art can be so satisfying. This voyage can be one of self discovery, it can be a voyage where we are able to block out the negative vibes in the world and to calm our minds. Art can be a form of therapy or a form of relaxation and meditation or an expression of opinion and imagination. 

Many people would say, "I cannot draw or paint, I wish I could." 

Art is not only using pencils, pens, charcoal and paint. Art can be any form of creativity and made from many materials, using a variety of mediums.

Digital art is something I enjoy and am by no means an expert. It is a hobby to me. I am under no pressure to produce anything at any given time. I create for the enjoyment, on the spur of the moment, when I feel like it.  

For digital Art, I use PaintShop Pro, it is used by many for Photo Editing. I only use it to create graphics as I am not a photographer. I have been using this program since 2002 with the Anniversary Edition 7 which I received as a gift from my husband. 

At the time I was keen to learn use it because I had no art materials and no space for creating art in the traditional ways. This program gave me the freedom to create anytime I wanted to and there was no cleaning up afterwards. Since then PaintShop Pro was taken over by Coral and has gone through various updates all the way up to the current 2020 edition that I am using. 

Originally I started to learn how to use PaintShop Pro in a Yahoo Group PSPMadeEz, it was an enjoyable time in my life and the members were wonderful in encouraging one another. There were weekly challenges and lessons.

Now there are groups on Facebook that are dedicated to PaintShop Pro and Photoshop, again there are members with similar interests and lots of inspiration and encouragement within those groups. 

I have gone through a lot of creative stages, making signature tags, writing tutorials (some featured in this blog) in the earlier days. Creating digital scraps for Digital Scrap Books. I have used it to create birthday cards and posters for events at work. I have followed many written tutorials, still available online. 

I used the PaintShop Pro to create Wedding invitations for my daughters. I was so proud that they asked me to do this. 

Recently I have been dabbling in Scrap Journal Art and painting with water colours. Both of these mediums are very new to me. I have been visiting Youtube for examples of how to do this. Even more recently I discovered Canva which is an amazing free online tool that you can use anywhere you can connect to the internet. With the templates available, you can create a graphic item within minutes. 

Art is a creative activity that expresses imaginative or technical skill. It produces a product, an object. Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, performing artifacts, and expressing the author's imaginative mind. The product of art is called a work of art, for others to experience

All about the heart font

All about the Heart Font

Create a Valentine Tag or Card with Word Art


Use  KR All about the heart https://www.1001fonts.com/kr-all-about-the-heart-font.html - Free for Personal for your chosen heart design.

Share your results at  Digital Friends on Facebook

Knitted Hedgehog

Knitted Hedgehog



The hedgehog was created from a tutorial which appears to no longer be available.

Use the knit stitch fill pattern to fill the shape of the hedgehog, then colourise.

Use the WARP tool to expand on the tummy and face and animal fur generator brush for the fur

Draw a Pencil Paintshop Pro Tutorial

Pencil
by PCArt 01 March 2009



Open New Image
4 inches x 1 inch at 300 pixels per inch

Foreground #afb0ff and Fill #8080ff
Click on fill colour and choose gradient foreground background
Repeat 1 Linear invert Angle 0
the darker shade should be outside and lighter shade inside

Preset Shapes Rectangle
Draw out an oblong shape to represent your pencil shaft

New Layer
Preset shapes Elipse - draw out an elipse to fit the end of your pencil

New Layer - Pencil Point
Preset Shape Triangle draw out a small triangle with your fill colour
Rotate 90 degrees left all layers un checked.
Place in position at the point of your pencil leave a little space for the wood

New Layer - Pencil Wood
Selections Freehand Point to point
draw in your wood and fill with a wood colour and add noise if you wish

Merge Visible

Decorate as you please

Made in Paint Shop Pro XI

Roses

Drawing a gradient Rose in Paint Shop Pro XI
by PCArt 04 June 2009

Open a New Image 600 pixels x 600 pixels at 300 pixels per inch

To start off..........
Set your foreground colour to #fdb9bb
Set your background to #8a191b

Set your Gradient to Sunburst
Center point Horizontal 78
Center Point Vertical 41
Focal Point Horizontal 27
Focal Point Vertical 76

Using your pen tool Freehand
Tracking 82
Anti Alias checked
Line Width 0
Connect segments checked
Create on Vector checked

Draw irregular shaped (circles?)
decreasing in size each on a new layer
and going to your gradient and inverting
and un inverting on each alternate layer
Then add a shadow beneath each "petal" layer

Expirement with other colours and gradient positions - and see what you can create.
Try adjusting the brightness and contrast on a few layers too.
Add more definition and depth by using your lighten/darken tool on the petals.

You have a Rose!

Lady Bugs Tutorial Paintshop Pro

LADYBUG

This ladybug was created Using Paint Shop Pro XI



This is only a guide to help you make your own

Effects / Artistic Effects / Balls and Bubbles
I have added my settings to Digital Scrapping Class Folders,
which if you choose to use them need to go in your PRESETS folder.

Head and Eyes - Balls and Bubbles - Preset  AND Body - Balls and Bubbles - Preset
send me an email and I will send you the presets.

Use the deformation tool or Pick tool to make the red ball oval.
Place the black ball below the red one and reduce in size.
duplicate and reduce a lot more for the eyes.
Draw the legs, antennae and dividing line for wings with your pen tool.

Decorate with Hearts with preset shapes.

MANUAL BALLS AND BUBBLES SETTING
SHAPE - Single Ball or Bubble - Maximum size

SURFACE - Black - Opacity 100 - Shininess 75 - Gloss 61

MAPS - nothing selected

ILLUMINATION - Ambience maximum 100 and minimum 22

colour #404040 - Highlight size 59 - back light not checked


The red setting is the same as the black one

the only difference is the Surface colour is red.

Folded Paper Corners or Rolled Edges

Folded corners or edges





Note from Pat

For this example above you will need  two layers of paper or two different colours or patterns.

Follow steps 1 to 4 as shown in the example above - cutting and pasting the pieces onto a new layer each time.

Once everything is in position - (I have used lines to show the pieces up)

Then you can start applying shadows and use the warp tool or warp brush to alter the fold slightly.

Experiment

Take a real piece of paper and fold the corner down and up again and see how it lays.

If it is soft paper or tissue it can stretch slightly it may even curl a bit.

Instead of using negative image to change the colour of your first cut piece, try colorizing it.

See another example tutorial here at Corel.com Tutorials.

Valentine Candy Hearts

I made these hearts each on 600 x 600 canvas using Paint Shop Pro
see circle and heart on background of this image
using a preset shape heart
Various candy type colours
Arial Font 22 points
Eye Candy Extrude - experiment with settings
Add Noise

Example Fonts to use - Helvetica, Arial, Futura

Sans-serif fonts

Example messages

Sweethearts are small heart-shaped candies sold around Valentine's Day. Each heart is printed with a message such as "Be Mine", "Kiss Me", "Call Me", and "Miss You". Sweethearts are made by the New England Confectionery Company, or NECCO. A similar type of candy is sold in the UK under the name Love Hearts. NECCO manufactures nearly 8 billion sweethearts a year.
Sweethearts are now available in a variety of assortments to choose from including chocolate, tart, and smoothie flavors.

Digital Scrapbook Element Tutorial Needles

Above is my result of the needles elements made using the following tutorial.

Make some fun needles and threads using this tutorial as a guide

http://pspbuddies.com/pspTutor/CSGreen/needle/needle.html

See Shawna's tutorial to make thread here