Open a new image.
Choose the Presets : 120 X 240, Vertical.
It is on a Raster Background.
Transparent setting.
Click OK

Open a new image. Type: 300 X 300 pixels.
Raster Background.
Transparency : Not checked.
Click in the color window and choose the pink color.
Click OK and OK

Open a new image. Type : 200 X 200 pixels.
Raster Background.
Click in the color window.
Here, we choose: Gradient.
Now click on the small arrow or in the gradient window.
Choose the gradient that you want by selecting it.
Click OK and OK

Open a new image. Type : 250 X 250 pixels.
Raster Background.
Now click in the color window again. Choose: Pattern.
Choose the Pattern you want by selecting it.
Click OK and OK

We can minimize the images.
They will then be found at the bottom of the workspace.

To work on an image, we can maximize the image by clicking on the square
in top of its window.
To return at the lower level, select the two small squares.

To see all the images on the desk, click on the two small squares of each image.

Close all the images.

Open a new image : 400 X 400 pixels.
Raster Background. Check Transparent.
Click OK

Center the window. Widen the framework.

We find in the Layer Palette one layer. It is named: Raster 1.

Under Layers add a New Raster layer
Name it : red
Click OK

In the Tool Palette, choose: Paint Brush.
Notice  the small arrow beside Paint Brush giving you the choice of another
tool: Air Brush.

By choosing Paint Brush, we now see, above, the options for this tool.

Important, these options should well be understood.

First we have two choices of Shape: Round and Square.
We also have Brush Presets by clicking on the small arrow.

Choose the round form with these settings.

Shape : round,  Size : 50,  Hardness : 100,  Step : 10,  Density : 100,
Thickness : 100,  Rotation : 0,  Opacity : 100,  Blend mode : Normal.

In Materials, foreground, choose the red color.
Click OK.

On the image, left click with the brush on the top left of the image and you
will have a red dot.

To paint a red bar, hold down the left click and slide the brush, then release the click.

Let us modify the Hardness setting to 20.
Redo the same exercise. See the difference?
Change the Hardness back to 100.

Change the Step setting to 100.
Redo the exercise.
Change the Step back to 10.

Let us change the Density setting to 20.
Redo the exercise.
Change the Density back to 100.

Let us modify the Thickness setting to 20.
Redo the exercise.
Let us modify Rotation to 230.
Redo the exercise.
Change the Thickness back to 100 and the Rotation back to 0.

Let us change the Opacity to 20.
Redo the exercise.
Change the Opacity back to 100.

Therefore, all these settings are modifiable according to your needs.
Note: by using certain preset forms, certain options are inactive.

Save the image in PSP in your principal file, (my file name is bonjour)
in the under-file:  2new_image,  by naming your image: 2a

In Options, I suggest you choose PSP 7 compatible files.
Thus, if you share your image, it will be accessible to previous versions.
OK, SAVE.

By saving the image in PSP, it will be saved with all its layers for the next time
you open it.

In the next video, we will continue to work on this image : 2a
Then we will see how to save images in JPEG and GIF by optimizing them.
Close the image 2a.

Close PSP : File, Exit.