> the painting tools and the commands that are used to add effects can be applied only on raster layers. If you try to use a raster tool while a vector layer is selected, Corel® PaintShop Pro prompts you to convert the vector layer into a raster layer.
In https://support.corel.com/hc/en-us/articles/215916768-Unders...
Where GP said:
> you could also create vector layers, where you could draw shapes and paths which would remain editable and would be rasterised on the fly.