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Corel PaintShop Pro X4 User Guide
To make picture tube elements easier to edit, it is helpful to paint them
on a separate layer.
Important! You cannot use the Picture Tube tool on vector layers.
For more information about picture tubes, see “Using the Picture Tube
tool” in the Help.
To paint with a picture tube
Edit workspace
1
On the Tools toolbar, choose the Picture Tube tool
.
2
On the Tool Options palette, select a picture tube from the Picture
Tube drop-list.
Note: Most picture tube previews show the first image rather
than all images in the picture tube. To view all images, select the
desired picture tube and then paint with it, or open the .PspTube
file in Corel PaintShop Pro.
3
If necessary, adjust the settings on the Tool Options palette, such
as Scale and Step.
4
In the image window, click to paint with one picture tube image,
or drag to paint with multiple picture tube images.
You can make further changes to the behavior of the current
picture tube by clicking the Settings button
on the Tool
Options palette and adjusting settings in the Picture Tube
Settings dialog box.
Warping images
You can distort image areas by using the warp brushes on image pixels
to produce a warping effect. You can twirl areas of images, contract or
expand parts of images, and create many interesting effects. The effect
of the Warp Brush is often time-dependent, which means that the
