Top 8 Sites for PSP Tubes

If you have ever used a graphic program called PAINT SHOP PRO before, you know what "tubes" are, and how to use them. Tubes are little pictures that can be used to enhance the graphic your making, or to add a little something to a photo. Anybody who uses this program knows, you should have a good supply or collection of tubes.

There are almost as many uses for this as there are tubes for it. You can use it for your scrap booking projects, kids projects, or just to add something to a photo before sending it off to Grandma or putting it in a frame on you table or desk.

Here my short list of 7 websites to gets to get free tubes for you use.

1. Micheles Paint Shop Newbie 101

There is everything Paint Shop Pro here! The site does however, uses PSP 12. However, most tubes can be used in most versions of the program from about PSP 6, on up to 12. There is even a video section on the site for easy learning.

2. Anisah's PSP Link Page

She has tons of PSP related stuff here. Brushes, tubes, font's.

3. Corel Paint Shop Resources

This is an About.com newsletter on all things Paint Shop Pro. There are links to tubes, brushes, etc.

4. PSP-Tubes.com

This site has both free tubes, and membership to buy tubes.

5. Outlaw By Design

Mostly tubes here. Some are free, some are not. There is a cd available for purchase full of Paint Shop Tubes and brushes.

6. Downloads for Paint Shop Pro

This site has downloads for the PSP program to make it better. Most here are trial downloads.

7. Graphics by Calicatt

Here you can find tubes of things, like furniture, fireplaces, doors and more.

8. How to Make Tubes for Paint Shop Pro

This is an easy to follow instruction on how to make your own tubes. You can use a single picture or use multiple pictures of the same type in a tube.

Most of these websites have disclaimers and copyright notices, so read on the sites to be sure. Also, most of these tubes were made by the artist's themselves. Yahoo! Also has ton's of email groups from beginners to the more advanced users to get tubes from, and to discuss Paint shop Pro topic's. You might want to check out YouTube and Google Video's for some great video's on Paint Shop Pro.

Sources:

http://www.michelespaintshop.com/

http://www.psp-tubes.com/

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/paintshoppro/Corel_Paint_Shop_Pro_User_Resources.htm

http://westwood.fortunecity.com/givenchy/192/tubes.html

http://paintshoppicturetube.surfpack.com/

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/6354/PSP/Psp-links.html

http://www.angelfire.com/ky/kandykizz/tutorial.html