Penguin Vector Free PSP Tutorial by Carla Polston

Vector Penguin
BY...doing this tutorial you are agreeing to the Terms of Use

Please make sure you have read them. Since I am not providing selections, you may use the image created as you wish. Hoever, the tutorial itself still follows my ters.

This tutorial was written using PSP9. If you are familiar with the tools in the other versions, you should be able to do this tutorial. The node editing is not too difficult. If you are a beginner to working with node, then I would recommend this tutorial.

You may want to name the layers as you go. There are 13 Vector layers. I usually do not name them as I go.

New Image 300 x 350
Layer Palette visible (F8)
You will also be using coordinate (usually found in the lower right corner of the screen), so you need the Status Bar showing.
(View – Toolbar – Status)

BODY 1
Preset – Ellipse – Show Nodes – Create on Vector – Width: 1 - Anti-alias checked
Foreground: Black
Background: #4e4e4e
Start (x:80 y:110)
End (x:225 y: 308)
Click on + to the left of Vector Layer on Layer Palette
Right click on New Ellipse
Convert to Path
Pen Tool
Click on bottom node
Right click – Node Type – Asymmetric
Drag right side of arrow up and out as shown
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Apply
SAVE

BODY 2
Preset – Ellipse – Same settings
Foreground: #e5e5e5
Background: White
Start (x:90 y:125)
End (x:190 y: 225)
Apply
SAVE

HEAD
Preset – Ellipse – Same settings
Foreground: Black
Background: #4e4e4e
Start (x:90 y: 35)
End (x:190 y: 135)
Apply
SAVE

HEAD 2

Right click on this Vector Layer on Layer Palette – Duplicate
Click on + to the left of Vector Layer on Layer Palette
Double click on New Ellipse
Change Fill colors:
Foreground: #e5e5e5
Background: White
Image – Resize (Ctrl+S) 80% - Make sure All Layers is not checked
Click on the line of image (off a node) and move to the left and up a little
Pen Tool
Right click on the top node – Node Type – Cusp
Drag node slightly to the left and end arrows up and out
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SAVE

WING 1
Click back on the bottom layer of the Layer Palette
Preset – Symmetric Shape (Draw Polygon) – Number of sides: 3 – Round Outer checked – Width: 1 - Anti-alias checked
***Other versions of PSP – Use the triangle – Select all nodes (Double click on any node) – Drag out symmetric ends of each node.***
Foreground: Black
Background: #4e4e4e
Drag out a triangle
Use Object Selections tool to Rotate and resize
Click on + to the left of Vector Layer on Layer Palette
Right click on New Ellipse
Convert to Path
Pen Tool
Click on upper right node
Drag ends of arrow as shown
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Apply
SAVE

WING 2
Right click on this Vector Layer on Layer Palette – Duplicate
Double click on New Ellipse
Change Fill colors:
Foreground: #e5e5e5
Background: White
Use Object Selections tool to Rotate and resize

WING 3
Right click on bottom wing (dark) on Layer Palette – Duplicate
Image – Mirror
Drag top of the Layer Palette

WING 4
Right click on bottom wing (light – 2nd Vector layer from bottom)
on Layer Palette – Duplicate
Image – Mirror
Drag top of the Layer Palette
Make sure this is the only layer highlighted by clicking on New Symmetric Shape under the layer on the Layer Palette
Use the Object Selection tool to drag to the left a little to cover the darker edge of the bottom wing.
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Apply
SAVE

FOOT 1

New Vector Layer Preset – Rectangle – Show Nodes – Create on Vector - Horizontal
and Vertical Radius: 15 – Width: 1 - Anti-alias checked
*** Other versions of PSP use rounded rectangle ***
Foreground: #e78301
Background: #f1ab3d
Drag out a rectangle about 55 X 55 (Check coordinates)

Click on + to the left of Vector Layer on Layer Palette
Right click on New Ellipse
Convert to Path
Pen Tool
Click on bottom nodes and drag inward
Drag top nodes out
Click on upper side nodes – hold down Ctrl key until you see Merge – Click on node again. Do this to both upper side nodes to merge.
Hold down Ctrl key – hover over top line until you see Add – Click on line to add 3 new nodes.
Hold down the Shift key and click on the 3 new nodes that were added.
Right click on any of the 3 – Node Edit – Symmetric
Make any adjustments you would like to the nodes – I mOved the side nodes up a little.
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Apply
SAVE

FOOT 2
Right click on layer on Layer Palette – Duplicate
Image – Mirror
Make sure this is the only layer highlighted by clicking on New Symmetric Shape under the layer on the Layer Palette
Use the Object Selection tool to place, rotate or make any adjustments you would like
Apply
SAVE

EYES
New Vector Layer
Preset – Ellipse – Same settings
Foreground: Null
Background: Black
Drag out small elliptical shape for eye
Apply

Right click on layer on Layer Palette – Duplicate
Use Mover Tool to move over
SAVE

BEAK
New Vector Layer
Preset – Square – Show Nodes – Create on Vector - Horizontal and Vertical Radius: 0 – Width: 1 - Anti-alias checked
*** Other versions of PSP use rectangle while holding down Shift key ***
Foreground: #e78301
Background: #f1ab3d
Drag out a square for beak
Use Object Selection tool to rotate and size.
Apply
SAVE

Save as Preset Shape and add any extra detail you would like.

Preset Shape

Make sure there is a – sign by all the layers on the Layer Palette
Drag all the sub layers under each layer up to the top layerkeeping in order.
Right click on the other layers and delete
Select All (Ctrl+A)
Right click on any layer – Group
Double click on the layer group and name
Select none (Ctrl+D)
File – Export – Preset – I use the same name I named the group
Now you can go to Preset Shapes and drag it out to any size you want!

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial.

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