I’m using Paint Shop Pro 8, but I know this feature is still in later versions. Ever tried Balls and Bubbles? They’re fun! Here are the easiest beads (or round candies if you’re so inclined) I know how to make. Start by opening a new raster image of 100 pixels. At 200 dpi this is going to make you a half -inch bead, scale-able as are all your picture tubes. Now go to Effects, Artistic Effects, Balls and Bubbles: When the options box opens, choose the “Gold Ball” preset, and select Single Ball and Maximum possible size.
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Paint Shop Pro 6 Tutorial by Elizabeth Weaver So you’ve made the perfect bead, leaf, button, something you’re proud of. Why not make it into a picture tube to have in easy reach? This tutorial will only cover how to save any object as a picture tube; see another tutorial for making Easy Beads in Paint Shop Pro. Here is a fresh new bead. In the case of a strand of beads, however, I would want it to have no extra space, so that it will rest up next to the bead on either side of it. So get rid of the extra space by selecting it and cropping to selection.
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