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Download the tube file to a temporary directory. Open Paint Shop Pro. Go to File/Open and open the tube you downloaded (it will have a .tub extension, but will open like a normal picture in PSP). Now, go to File/Export/Picture Tube.... The Export Picture Tube dialogue box will now appear. 
On the right hand side of the box, they are a few more options. Placement Mode is fairly obvious - if you choose random, everytime you use the tube, a different amount of space will be left between each image. This can be useful if you're spraying something like grass blades which you don't want to look too perfect. If you choose continous, the images will be a fixed width from each other. |
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 Random placement of a picture tube |
Continuous placement of a picture tube
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| Step Size is the amount of space left between each image. | |
 Step Size here is 200 |
Step size here is 1
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| Selection Mode is another fairly obvious one - the different options of this drop=down menu decided how the images should be sprayed onto the page based on their position within the tube file. You will probably find that you rarely use Angular, Pressure or Velocity (although they are fun to play with). With the Angular selection mode, the little image from the tube file that is used will depend on what angle (or direction) you are drawing in. Pressure will only work with a pressure sensitive tablet & the individual image that is used will depend on how hard you press. Velocity is rather fun - the little image chosen depends on how fast you draw! The two I personally use most often are Random where the little image is picked randomly from the tube file & Incremental where the images are sprayed in the order that they appear on the tube file. | |
 Random Placement mode |
Incremental placement mode
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 Angular Placement mode |
Velocity placement mode
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All that's left to do is give the tube a name. Be careful if your
using Paint Shop Pro 5 - if you give a new tube the same name as one you
previously have, it will over-write the old tube without prompting. In
PSP6, you are asked first if you're sure you want to do that. To use the tube,
click on the Picture Tube  tool in the toolbar.
In the Control Palette use the drop-down menu to find the tube
you want. You can use the slider to change the scale of the tube. If you
want to change any of the placement options, in Paint Shop Pro 5, click
on the Options... button under the scale & make any change you
want. In Paint Shop Pro 6, the placement options are already on the control
palette, but you can still make permanent changes or change the number
of cells by clicking on Options... button. |
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