You can add new contours to any existing object, even objects you created with the Preset Shapes tool. The new contour will have the same properties (including color, material, line style, and so on) as the selected object. You can also duplicate contours. To add nodes to a contour, see Adding or Removing Nodes on a Contour.
To add a contour to an object:
From the Tools toolbar, select
the Pen tool 
.
From the Tool Options palette's
Mode section, click Edit 
.
Click on an object to select it.
From the Tool Options palette's Mode section, click the desired drawing tool (Line, Bezier, or Freehand), and then create the contour.
When you finish drawing the contour, do one of the following:
To continue editing the contour, select Edit Mode from the Tool Options palette; or
To finish this object, choose another tool.
Note: You can paste a contour into a selected contour.
To close a contour:
From the Tools toolbar, select
the Pen tool .
From the Tool Options palette's
Mode section, click Edit .
Click on an contour to select it.
Do one of the following:
Choose Objects > Edit > Close (Ctrl+Shift+C).
Right-click on the contour and select Edit > Close from the context menu
On the Tool Options
palette, click Close Selected open contours
.
Note: When you close a contour, Paint Shop Pro draws a segment from the contour’s start node to its end node.
To duplicate a contour:
From the Tools toolbar, select
the Pen tool .
From the Tool Options palette's
Mode section, click Edit .
Select one node on the contour.
From Objects > Edit choose:
Duplicate (Ctrl+D) Copies the selected contour and pastes it directly on top of the original contour.
Note: The overlapping nodes will all show node-on-node indicators.
Duplicate & Offset (Ctrl+Shift+D) Copies the selected contour and pastes it at an offset from the original contour. The default offset is 10 pixels in the X and Y directions.
Note: To adjust the number of pixels contours are offset, type new settings in the Duplication X and Duplication Y fields of the Tool Options palette (for the Pen Tool).
Adding or Removing Nodes on a Contour
Reversing the Direction of Contours or Paths