How to Fill In a Shape With a Pattern in Paint Shop Pro

Fill circles, squares and rectangles with interesting colors and patterns using Paint Shop Pro. Combine shapes to create a design or use the shapes as background for another image.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computers
• Paint Shop Pro
• Paint Shop Pro

1. Start Paint Shop Pro. Create a new document or open the document the shape will be placed in.

2. Locate the color palette. Click on the top square and select a color for the pattern.

3. Locate the Selection tool from the toolbar on the left (it looks like a box with dashed borders).

4. Select the shape (circle, square, rectangle or ellipse) you want to draw from the Control palette.

5. Draw the shape in the document by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the mouse pointer. Release the left mouse button.

6. Click the Fill icon in the toolbar (it resembles paint dripping from a tilted can).

7. Select a fill pattern from the Controls menu.

8. Place the cursor over the shape and click. The shape fills with your selected color and pattern.

9. If the results aren't what you wanted, select Undo from the Edit menu, then try again.

10. Save the new image.

Tips & Warnings

• The Solid Color style fills the shape with a solid color.
• The Pattern style repeats a selected pattern.
• The Linear Gradient style fills the shape horizontally with a gradient color.
• The Rectangular Gradient style creates a rectangle and fills it in a gradient pattern from the center outward.
• The Sunburst Gradient style creates a circular gradient fill from the center outward.
• The Radial Gradient style creates a square with the gradient color radiated from a centered point.
• The Options button reveals different options, from hue to location, for each style.