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Paint Shop Pro for PC Quilter


Using Paint Shop Pro to Make Patterns for PC Quilter.

Paint Shop Pro has vector and raster tools in the same package. Here is my standard tracing workflow:

  1. I open jpg (or gif) image.
  2. I trace over the edge with point-to-point line (maybe it is called differently in other packages).
  3. I make initial layer with jpg image invisible, leaving only my trace.
  4. I edit traced shape with vector tools.
  5. I create new raster layer on top and add all red nodes for make_pattern and clean up intersections of lines in pixel-by-pixel mode.
  6. I save the result in .bmp.
  7. I use make_pattern to make it.
Works great for me. Line is thin and nice (came from vectors), I have full control of directions and intersections.

Other great festures of Paint Shop Pro:
  1. "Browse" feature - images inside any directory are quickly displayed as thumbnails.
  2. Picture tubes - you have to see them.
  3. Pre-set shapes (vector shapes).

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