Add some sparkle to your projects with these colorful Crackle Beads Picture Tubes. This collection includes 20 different tubes, with 12 monochrome sets and 8 two-tone combinations. Each tube contains a variety of beads that are randomly selected as you draw, giving your strings a natural and varied appearance.
Use them to create bead strings, borders, frames, decorative accents, and more. Mix different colors and sizes to create your own unique designs.
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For a sample, I created a paper frame and added beads manually to it. You can see the red beads and smaller yellow beads.
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Add a bit of sparkle to your projects with this new set of Sequin Trims for PaintShop Pro.
To give you a taste of this set, you can download a free Sequin Trim Alpha in a versatile silver finish.
If you want to add a softer, more organic finish to your projects, the Fringes 3 picture tubes will do just that. It offers uneven, curly strands that follow any edge, giving a textured look similar to unravelled yarn or worn fabric. With 12 realistic colors that match existing thread and wool tubes, it’s easy to add movement and depth to your designs.
This week’s freebie is a curly fringe element created with the grey Fringes 3 tubes. Since it is grey, you can easily recolor it to match any project. The top border is made from the Wool picture tube. Use it as a border, along an edge, or as a decorative accent to add texture and movement.
After several years, I just released another set of two-tone chain picture tubes. As usual, you can use those tubes and place them freely with your cursor or place them evenly with the VectorTube script.
For a sampler, I created 3 different shape frames using three different picture tubes. Each frame is about 2000 pixels high. They are all in PNG format so you can use them in most program.