I have been working diligently on a tutorial for vectoring. I introduced the idea last week to people on Twitter and had some interest, so here I am blogging about the final outcome of this project. When I started the tutorial, I thought it was best to start with something a little easy and make screenshots along the way. However when I finally wrote it down, the entry was so image laden that I had to just hyperlink from key places to the images.

The first tutorial I decided to do was a flower. It was simple and did not require me to move around any layers as some complex vectors tend to do. I also decided to do this tutorial using Paint Shop Pro. Some of the same utilities can be found in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, so I did not think this would matter. The concepts are extremely similar as a vector is creating many layered shapes to form a larger shape that gives some illusion of depth. My style of vectoring is not the smooth type. I do love that type but it is not my style and I like the stark difference between the layers. I will suggest that for those who like that smooth look that I also mentioned in the tutorial that you can create more layers to produce the effect you desire.

Hope the tutorial is helpful. Happy Vectoring.

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