PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

Painting and Drawing 105
You can also flip a path outline either horizontally or vertically. Use the Flip
Horizontally>Path or Flip Vertically>Path option from the Image menu,
respectively.
To create a selection from a path:
1. Select the Background or standard layer where you want to create the
selection.
2. On the Paths tab, select the path from which you want to create the selection.
3. Click the Path to Selection button (or right-click the path entry).
4. In the dialog, set options for the selection:
• The Feather value blurs the selection's edges by making edge pixels semitransparent.
• Check Antialias to produce smooth edges by softening the colour transition
between edge pixels and background pixels.
• Select New Selection, Add to Selection, Subtract from Selection, or
Intersect with Selection to determine how the path-based selection should
interact with an existing selection, if any.
5. Click OK. The selection marquee appears on the target layer.
To draw (stroke) a path onto a bitmap layer:
1. Select the Background or standard layer where you want to add the bitmap.
2. Choose a brush tool (such as the Paintbrush or Picture Brush) and set Colour,
Brush Tip, and other properties from the Context toolbar.
3. On the Paths tab, select the path you want to stroke. Make sure the path is
positioned where you want it.
4. Click the Stroke Path button.
To create a filled bitmap from a path:
1. Select the Background or standard layer where you want to create the filled
bitmap.
2. Set a foreground colour.
3. On the Paths tab, select the path you want to fill. Make sure the path is
positioned where you want it.
4. Click the Fill Path button (or right-click the path and choose Fill Path).