Steampunk Tut

This tut was made using PSP9

Any similarity to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice. I used one by Caron Vinson. 

You need a license to use this tube and her artwork. You can get her tubes at Creative Design Outlet.

PTU Kit Steampunk Love by ScottishButterfly Creations.

You can purchase this kit at Mystical Scraps.

Mask of choice, I used Vix_Mask365 by Vix.

Font of choice, I used Steampunk Font.

Plugin: Xero - Porcelain

When you see ** look at tag for placement of Elements. Sometimes it is hard to say just how to place them.

Drop Shadows added are 2.2.80.5 unless otherwise stated. You do not have to add a drop shadow it is just for added effect.

***DON'T FORGET TO SAVE OFTEN***

New image 650x650 Transparency. We can crop and make the tag smaller at the end.

Open Element 21 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 50% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Open tube, copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Go to your frame layer duplicate and move above your tube layer.

Click on your eraser tool and erase parts of the duplicate frame that you don't want covering your tube. 

Click on your tube layer and erase the excess tube outside of the frame. (Look above at my tag for a reference).

Duplicate your tube layer.

On your duplicate tube layer go to Effects, Plugins, Xero and Porcelain. Use the default settings.

Change the opacity of this layer to 80%.

On the original tube layer add a drop shadow.

Click on your bottom frame layer and add a drop shadow.

Open Element 41 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 50% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked)**.

Open Element 57 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Move this layer below the clock layer. Click on the clock layer and merge down.

Image resize 80% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked)**.

Open Element 9 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Image resize 50% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked).

Take your eraser tool and erase part of the key you don't want showing**.

Open Element 55 copy and close. Paste as a new layer.

Move below your original frame layer Image resize 65% Bicubic (make sure resize all layers is unchecked)**.

Open Paper 6 copy and close.

Add a new Raster Layer.

Selections, Select All, Paste paper into selection, Select None.

Move paper layer down below the original frame layer.

Layers, New Mask Layer, choose Vix_Mask365  from the list click ok and Merge Group.

Duplicate your mask layer so the mask background is a little darker in color.

At this time you can crop and make your tag smaller.

Add your copyright information and text.

Save.

HAVE FUN!!!