Mosaic Burst
 Paint Shop Pro� 8

Open a new images with the settings shown in Screen Shot 1.  Please click on small images to view larger screen shot in a new window or follow the below text directions:

Image Dimensions
 Width: 300
 Height: 300
 Resolution: 200.000
 Units: Pixels

Image Characteristics
 Raster Background checked
 Color depth: 16 Million Colors (24 bit)
 Color: Transparent
Screen Shot 1
Choose your tubes tool and apply any tube you wish to use.  Make sure it's scaled to fit 50% of your 300 x 300 image.  Example shown in Screen Shot 2.

After applying your tube, go to Edit-Copy
Screen Shot 2
Go to Effects-Distortion Effects, Twirl and use the settings in Screen Shot 3.
Screen Shot 3

Go to Effects-Texture Effects-Mosaic - Antique and use the settings shown in Screen Shot 4.

Click on the image to the right for full screen or follow the below text directions.

Grid settings:
 Number of columns: 50
 Number of rows: 50
 Symmetric: checked

Mosaic settings:
 Tile diffusion (%): 70
 Grout width: 2
 Grout diffustion (%): 50
Screen Shot 4

Repeat Screen Shot 3
Repeat Screen Shot 4
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Repeat Screen Shot 4
Repeat Screen Shot 3
Repeat Screen Shot 4

Upon completion of these steps, go to Edit-Paste-Paste As New Layer.  Your main image will now be on the mosaic burst.  Then Layers-Merge-Merge Visible.

At this point you can export as a picture tube, open a new image with a colored background ore seamless background to coordinate with your page, and apply your graphic.  Your finished result with have a burst of mosaic that color coordinates with the main image.  Your result will be similar to this example:

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