Corel PaintShop Pro X7, DE User's Guide download pdf (Page 556)

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• Drawing curves

• Modifying lines and curves

• Copying and moving vector objects

Understanding raster and vector objects

When you draw raster objects, you are really painting on a raster layer.

Even though you create a raster object in the same way as a vector

object, the result is a pixel-based shape. You can edit the pixels with

raster editing tools.

Important! You can only draw raster objects on raster layers. If you

draw a raster object on a vector layer, Corel PaintShop Pro creates

a new raster layer for your object.

A vector object’s properties — such as its outline color, fill color, size,

and location — can be easily changed. You can also edit the paths,

contours, line segments, and nodes that make up vector objects.

Important! You can only draw vector objects on vector layers. If

you try to draw a vector object on a raster layer,

Corel PaintShop Pro creates a new vector layer for the vector

object.

For more information on vector and raster objects, see “Creating

images” on page 69. For information about vector, floating, and

selecting text, see “Working with text” on page 531.

The anatomy of a vector object

In order to understand vector objects, you must be familiar with the

following terms.

• Object — anything you create with the Pen or Preset Shape tool.

Each object is represented by its own bounding box. An object has

properties you can control such as line style and fill color. Each

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