{"id":418,"date":"2023-02-13T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/?p=418"},"modified":"2022-12-29T18:19:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:19:55","slug":"drawing-straight-lines-in-paintshop-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/2023\/02\/drawing-straight-lines-in-paintshop-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing straight lines in PaintShop Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you were to draw on paper, you would have the option to use a ruler to draw straight lines. That is not the case when you use a graphic program. However, when you are working with PaintShop Pro, there is a simple way to draw those straight lines you need.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>A simple trick<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Shift<\/strong> key is the secret to drawing straight lines. Using the tool you have, click on one end of the &#8220;line&#8221; you want to draw, hold the <strong>Shift<\/strong> key, and while still holding it, click on the other end of the &#8220;line&#8221;. Then, you can let go of the <strong>Shift<\/strong> key.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With this trick, you can draw lines in any angle you want.<\/p>\n<h2>Using the Brush tool<\/h2>\n<p>This is the most common tool you can think of using to make straight lines.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52636\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While holding the <strong>Shift<\/strong> key for more than one click, you can get creative and draw longer continuous lines at any angle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52637\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And since the <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool can have different settings, those will also be maintained all along that straight line. If you have a <strong>Step<\/strong> value of 100, you will see the dots appear separately, yet, in a straight line too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52638\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Eraser tool<\/h2>\n<p>Since the <strong>Eraser<\/strong> tool is just like the <strong>Brush<\/strong> tool, but in reverse, you can use the exact same trick to cut out in a straight line too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52639\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And just like the Brush tool, if you change the Step value, you will get individual dots being erased, but still in a straight line.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52640\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Picture Tubes<\/h2>\n<p>You can also use this straight-line trick to draw picture tubes. Although many picture tubes don&#8217;t need to be in a straight line, some directional tubes can give a great result when they are straight, as they can be used as edges or others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52641\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or this one too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52642\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Warp Brush tool<\/h2>\n<p>Although we might not think of using the <strong>Warp Brush<\/strong> tool to draw straight lines, it can be quite effective to create some unique designs, on a background that has different patterns. Here is an example of a gradient background.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52643\" src=\"https:\/\/paintshopcampus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/DrawingStraightLines-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Other tools<\/h2>\n<p>Although you can still use this trick for just about any tool, you might find it just less useful than when using the <strong>Brush<\/strong>, the <strong>Eraser<\/strong>, and the <strong>Picture tube<\/strong> tools. But don&#8217;t let that stop you. Experiment with other tools and you might find something you like.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want more tips like these, check out the book <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapbookcampus.com\/resources\/lets-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tips and Tricks for PaintShop Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were to draw on paper, you would have the option to use a ruler to draw straight lines. That is not the case when you use a graphic program. 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