PaintShop Photo Pro is a graphic design program that allows you to edit images, such as a scanned drawing. The program features floating layers that let you paint on a layer without changing the design on any other layer. You can use this feature in PaintShop Pro to color over a scanned drawing without altering the original ink or pencil lines. Once you color the image, you can merge the layers to create a final colored drawing.
Instructions
1. Click the "File" menu from the top bar and choose "Open" to browse your computer for the scanned drawing file.
2. Double-click the drawing to load it into PaintShop Pro.
3. Click the "View" menu, select "Palettes," then click "Layers." This will open the Layers palette.
4. Click the "New Raster Layer" button on the Layers palette. This will create an invisible layer floating above the background, which is your drawing line work.
5. Click the "Blend Mode" drop-down menu and select "Multiply." This will allow you to paint on top of your drawing without covering over the lines.
6. Select a coloring tool from the toolbar on the left, such as the "Paint Brush," "Air Brush" or "Ink Pen." You can use the tool settings to change the size, shape, hardness and opacity of the coloring tool.
7. Select the color that you would like to use from the color palette.
8. Click and drag your mouse across your scanned drawing to color with the PaintShop Pro brush. Your line work will darken under the strokes, allowing you to see the drawing through the color.
9. Click the "Layers" menu, then select "Merge" and choose "Merge All (Flatten)" to flatten all of your layers once you are finished coloring your drawing.
10. Save the changes to your new colored drawing. You may wish to save this as a file with a different name so that you can keep your original drawing file on your computer.
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