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Pam
10-30-2004, 11:12 PM
I was asked how I “bent” the chain in the Pass-the-Pixel kit from the DSP designers. I use Paint Shop Pro & I opened the ball chain image and used the square selection tool to select just one ball. I copied it and then pasted that one ball as a new image and went to the “File, Export, Picture Tube” - cells across=1, cells down=1, total cells=1, placement mode=continuous, step size=the size of your ball (I think mine was about 36), and selection mode=incremental. Then save it.

When you select the tube option, find it (I named mine ballchain) - and just start drawing with it. If you need a smaller chain, there is a “Scale” option in the top menu - I scaled it down to a size that would fit the tag’s hole.

Emma
10-30-2004, 11:25 PM
Thanks, Pam! I have a few tube projects I've been wanting to try, but never thought of using chain, very creative!

Lauren
10-31-2004, 11:32 AM
I was asked how I “bent” the chain in the Pass-the-Pixel kit from the DSP designers. I use Paint Shop Pro & I opened the ball chain image and used the square selection tool to select just one ball. I copied it and then pasted that one ball as a new image and went to the “File, Export, Picture Tube” - cells across=1, cells down=1, total cells=1, placement mode=continuous, step size=the size of your ball (I think mine was about 36), and selection mode=incremental. Then save it.

When you select the tube option, find it (I named mine ballchain) - and just start drawing with it. If you need a smaller chain, there is a “Scale” option in the top menu - I scaled it down to a size that would fit the tag’s hole.

very creative of you Pam!!!!