Paint Shop Pro Tutorials [ Circular Pipe ]

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	Circular Pipe Requirements: Paint Shop Pro 6, 7 Author: Richie Dumlao
	1 Make a 160x160, 16 million color, black background image. Set foreground color to White and background color to Black. Turn Grid On (View>Grid)
	2 Draw a rounded selection using the "Selection Tool" occupying 14x14 blocks Settings I Used: Selection Type = Circle Feather = 0 Anti-Alias = Checked
	3 While holding down the [CTRL] key, draw a smaller circle (occupy 6x6 blocks) inside your active selection using the same settings in Step 2.
NOTE: For white/light background image, set Gradient = Fading Background and Repeats Value = 1 -or- While selection is active, press [CTRL+C] and paste the captured selection into a new white background image by pressing [CTRL+E]**	4 Apply a Sunburst Gradient Filter using the settings below: Fill Style = Sunburst Gradient Blend Mode = Normal Paper Texture and Match Mode = None Use the settings below under the Flood Fill Options
	5 Pick the selection tool and draw a rectangular selection as shown in the figure. Settings I Used: Selection Type = Rectangle Feather = 0 Anti-Alias = NOT Checked
	6 While holding down the [Shift] key, draw a another rectangular selection as shown in the figure.
	7 Click on Image>Effects>Cutout Settings I Used: Fill Interior Color = NOT Checked Shadow Color = Black Opacity = 80 Blur = 5 Vertical & Horizontal Offset = 1 Click on Colors>Adjust>Gamma Correction RGB Value = .68 Click on Image>Sharpen>Sharpen