Steampunk Winter

 Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Misticheskaya

which can be purchased from the store HERE

Curious Creative Designs - Steampunk Winter scrapkit HERE

Viviennes mask 033 HERE

Font of choice

Snow HERE

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Note:  c/p = copy and paste as new layer

d/s - dropshadow

open blank canvas 750 x 750

floodfill white

c/p paper 2 

apply mask

merge group

resize 70

duplicate

on the original, image - mirror

rotate left 30

move to top left

move duplicate to bottom right

merge the two mask layers together

c/p frame 2

resize 30

image - offset - H80, V15

magic wand, click inside the frame

expand by 13

new raster layer

c/p paper 7 into selection

deselect

move paper down below the frame

dropshadow the frame

merge down with paper

d/s as you go - i use

2,4,40,12,black

c/p el 30 - resize 25

offset - H-175, V187

c/p el 4 - resize 25

offset - H-75, V213

c/p el 88 - resize 28 - mirror

offset - H35, V200

c/p snow

offset - H-125, V75

make top layer active

c/p el 2 - resize 30

offset - H-40, V5

c/p el 123 - resize 25

offset - H-132, V-90

c/p tube - resize to fit

and position in front of the window/tree/frame

I then added the following elements

but you can add whatever you like

and arrange them around the bottom of your tube

el 31

el 79

el 107

el 80

el 104

el 112

el 25

el 53

el 125

el 3 (I removed the base and placed it along the left edge of the window)

c/p snow again - resize 50

place along bottom of el 3 to hide the cut off base

d/s 2,4,25,12,black

duplicate your mask layer

using your raster deform tool

(I believe its the pick tool in later psp versions)

use these numbers

Add your name, license and copyright information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Steamin' Along

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 3rd January 2020, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using 'Steampunk 7' from VeryMany

Scrapkit - 'Steamin Along' from Tagcatz Design (8th kit down)

Mask 6 from Fecnikek Valentine pack

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 4

apply mask

merge group

select all, float, defloat, invert

c/p el 11

hit delete

deselect

change blend mode to overlay

el 29, move down below the mask layer

and down the canvas a little so its showing 

just under the mask a tiny bit

frame 3, resize 40, top right corner

el 39, resize 30, top left corner

el 28, resize 30, position on bottom of frame 3, 

el 34, resize 30, layers - arrange - move down, repeat

image effects - offset - H-134, V26

duplicate, offset - H110, V-168

el27, resize 20, offset - H78, V-122

c/p tube under frame, resize to fit

erase any that is showing outside the frame

change blend mode to overlay

paste tube again, bring to top of layer palette

resize to fit, erase the bottom of the tube if necessary 

so its not overhanging the bottom of the tag.

el 28, resize 40, rotate right 90, position at bottom of tube

el 47, resize 20, bottom left of tube

el 26, resize 15, bottom right of tube

el 25, resize 15, place in front of previous element

add another other elements you like

add name, license & copyright information

delete white background

merge visible

crop and save as png

Like Clockwork

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 8th May 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.


Supplies needed

Tube of choice - I am using 'Steampunk_23' from Very Many

which you can purchase from the store HERE

Scrapkit - Like Clockwork HERE

Stamp 2 from Minja's Designs HERE

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700
floodfill white

c/p paper 11 
c/p stamp 2 - resize 25 - select all, float, defloat, invert
on paper layer, hit delete, deselect, delete stamp layer
duplicate pink layer, merge down
duplicate, rotate left 90
selection tool, circle, feather 30, draw out a circle from the middle of your canvas
invert selection, hit delete on your keyboard once, deselect
move down towards the bottom

c/p tube - resize to fit - blend mode luminance legacy
duplicate tube, 

adjust blur, gaussian blur 10, 

blend mode screen, lower opacity to 75
dropshadow original tube layer

Dont forget to dropshadow elements as you go along

el 45 - resize 55 - position along bottom of tube
el 39 - resize 40 - position along bottom of tube in front of flowers
el 38 - resize 60 - position centrally behind tube
el 49 - resize 30 - position behind the cogs to the left, duplicate, mirror and move down a little
el 57 - resize 30 - position bottom right, place on top of cogs, behind tubes back to the right

duplicate, layers - arrange, bring to top, mirror and position bottom right of tag
el 67 - resize 30 - position bottom right
el 72 - resize 20 - position behind car
el 12 - resize 25 - position bottom left

add any other elements you wish

add name, copyright and license information
delete white background layer
merge visible
crop and save as png

add name, license and copyright information
delete white background
merge visible

crop and save as png

Decadent Clockwork

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 30th June 2019, and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental.

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Supplies Needed: 

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Misticheskaya

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

My Scrapkits Decadent Steampunk and Like Clockwork HERE

My Mask 306 HERE

My other supplies HERE

Font of choice

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 6

apply mask 306 (inverted)

merge group

c/p chain link, rotate right 90,

c/p numbers face, resize 60, move left a little

Decadent Steampunk kit,

el 60, resize 40, move left a little on top of other element

el 5, resize 50, position top middle

el 2, mirror, position top middle and drag down to just above mask layer

el 48, resize 80, 

c/p tube, resize to fit

Like Clockwork kit,

el 18, resize 50, rotate left 20, position behind tubes left shoulder

el 3, resize 30, position bottom left

el 54, resize 40, position bottom right

el 53, resize 30, position bottom middle

now go back and erase any tube sticking out below your elements

el 26, layers - arrange - move down - repeat 2 more times

position to the left behind the mechanical heart

duplicate, mirror and move down a little behind the cage

el 47, resize 40, position behind left edge of cage

duplicate a couple of times and position to your liking around the tag

dropshadow all elements and tube

add name, license and copyright information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Enys Steam

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 21st May 2019 and assumes a working knowledge of psp.

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Written in PSP9 other versions should work just as well

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the incredible artwork of Enys Guerrero

which you can purchase from CDO HERE

Scrapkits - I am using 2 from Pink Paradox Productions

Elegant Steampunk and Steam Mystique

Miz_Mask_306 & Miz_Mask_307 HERE

Font of choice

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NOTE:  ES = Elegant Steampunk kit - SM = Steam Mystique kit

open blank canvas 650 x 800

floodfill white

c/p ES paper 7

apply Miz_Mask_306

merge group

c/p ES paper 6

apply Miz_Mask_307

merge group

merge the 2 mask layers together

adjust - sharpness - sharpen more

c/p ES el 99 - make a circular selection just around the clock face

invert, delete - resize 55 - blend mode multiply, lower opacity to 76

duplicate, change blend mode to burn

c/p ES el 96 - carefully erase the chain

now place it under the two clock faces

on one of the clock layers

select all, float, defloat

on the pocket watch layer hit delete on your keyboard

deselect

dropshadow 2,4,30,11,black

c/p SM el 158 - resize 40 position along the hinge of the pocket watch

duplicate, mirror and line up the stems so one rose head is slightly lower than the other

merge down, dropshadow

duplicate, mirror, rotate right 18

duplicate again, rotate left 100, move to bottom of mask layer

c/p SM el 19 - resize 20 - position bottom middle

c/p SM el 42 - resize 20 - position just to the left of the hat

c/p SM el 50 - resize 22 - position in front of hat

c/p ES el 64 - resize 20 - position just under the right corner of the box

c/p SM el 60 - resize 17 - position to right of book

c/p ES el 6 - resize 20 - duplicate a couple and position to your liking

c/p ES el 44 - resize 25 - position in front of left back corner of box

Make the horizontal rose layer active

c/p tube - resize 80 - erase any that is sticking out from behind the roses

duplicate - adjust blur - gaussian blur 8 - change blend mode to soft light

c/p ES el 102 - resize 30 - position behind tube to the right

c/p ES el 111 - resize 15 - position behind tube to the left, duplicate, mirror

Adjust your elements and any others you may wish

add name, copyright and license information

delete white background layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Steam Shore

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 17th March 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the incredible artwork of Misticheskaya

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

My Scrapkit - Steam Shore

My mask - Miz_Mask 198 

Font of choice - I used Scurlock

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700 

floodfill white

c/p paper 8

apply Miz_Mask 198

merge group

c/p element 16

resize 80, position to the left

change blend mode to luminance legacy

duplicate and move to the right

image, flip

c/p element 39

resize 60, rotate left 4

c/p element 71

resize 80, drag below frame layer

and move to the bottom so no sand is 

showing inside the frame

duplicate twice, mirror one

and move them into place how you like

c/p element 17

resize 40

duplicate, move one up a little and one to 

the right a little so some of each is showing

outside the frame

magic wand, click inside the frame

expand by 5

on both overlay layers hit delete

(You may need to erase a few of the sparkly

bits on the far right if they overhang too much)

and on both cogs layers

deselect

c/p element 11

resize 40, move to the left

c/p element 13

resize 40, move to top right corner of frame

element 76, resize 50

move under the anchor on the left

element 75, move left a little

element 73, resize 70, rotate right 8

move to bottom of frame

element 85, resize 20, bottom right

element 58, resize 20, in front of rope

d/s all elements except overlays

2,5,50,8, black

c/p tube 

resize to fit nicely on sand

I made a feathered selection across my tubes

knees so it looks like she is kneeling IN the 

sand not just on top of it.

Add any other elements you wish

add name, copyright and license information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

St Paddys Steam

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 20th February 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Fiodorva Maria

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

My Supplies HERE

My Miz_Mask 231 HERE

Font of choice

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Open blank canvas 700 x 700 

floodfill white

Open supplies 

c/p paper 

apply mask

merge group

duplicate

mirror and flip

merge down

c/p overlay, 

duplicate, 

rotate left 90, flip

On original overlay

image effects, Offset, H -110, V -20

on the duplicate overlay

Offset H -40, V 91

c/p frame, resize 70, rotate right 5

Offset, H -60, V -3

c/p cog 2, resize 70 twice

move right slightly

d/s 2,5,50,8,black

c/p clock face, resize 20

move to end of cog 2

d/s

layers, arrange, move down

c/p cog 1, resize 70 twice

move to the top right corner of frame

d/s

c/p shamrock 1, resize 40

position on top of cog 2 towards the end

so its hiding the last cog and a bit of the clock face

d/s

c/p shamrock 2, resize 20

position just above the clock cog in cog 2

duplicate, mirror, position bottom left corner of frame

d/s both

Now drag your frame to the top of your layer palette

click inside it with your magic wand

expand by 2

c/p paper again

invert, delete

drag below your frame layer

keep selected

c/p tube

resize to fit nicely

and hit delete

deselect

change blend mode to luminance legacy

duplicate

adjust, blur, gaussian blur 9

change blend mode to overlay (or whatever looks good to you)

Dont forget to bring that bottom left shamrock back on top of the frame

Now go  back over the layers and change the blend modes

overlays - luminance

frame, cog 1, cog 2, clock face - luminance legacy

add d/s to frame

Make mask layer active

c/p shamrock scatter, resize 30

duplicate, mirror

position one so its showing under the frame and

one a little higher

Add some wordart if you wish

add name, copyright and license information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Steampunk Yorkie

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 5th March 2018 and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Laguna

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

Scrapkit - Steampunk Girl by Taggerworld

My mask 122 HERE

Font of choice - I used Inkland

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

c/p paper 3

apply Miz_Mask122

merge group

c/p frame 3, resize 80

element 59, resize 60, bottom left

element 30, magic wand, click on each black wing, 

expand by 1, delete, 

deselect, mirror, 

resize 55, 

rotate right 10, 

place on top 

of previous element so the screws in the middle of the flowers are showing

element 48, resize 60, duplicate twice

On original, image effects, offset, H-80, V145

on 1st duplicate, offset, H -141, V-10

on 2nd duplicate, offset, H 132, V-169

element 25, resize 40, rotate left 35, move to bottom

element 76, resize 40, bottom right

element 28, resize 60, on top of element 25

element 67, resize 65, place top left, ensure one of the cogs

is showing just above it a bit.

c/p tube just above frame layer, resize to fit

d/s all elements and tube, 2,5,50,8,black

add name, copyright and license information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Here is another example 

Cogs - Forum set

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 9th August 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Supplies needed

Tube of choice - I am using a FTU tube by Cris Ortega

Filters (all can be found HERE )

L&K site of wonders - Adonis & Zitah

Filter Factory J - Drink to me

Eye Candy 5  - Glass

Supplies HERE

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open blank canvas 650 x 250

floodfill with graident made from two colors from your tube

linear, angle 0, repeats 1

copy and paste tube several times and

position so the whole cavnas is covered 

merge all tube layers together

Selections, custom selection

left & top 25

right 625

bottom 225

hit delete on your merged tube layer

deselect

new raster layer

select all, crop to selection

delete layer

select all, float, defloat

effects - filter factory J - Drink to me

overdose 156

effects - edge effects - enhance more

invert selection

on bottom gradient layer

effects - l&K Adonis

control 0 - 6

control 1 - 25

all others default

effects - L&K Zitah

control 0 - 5

control 1 - 9

all others default

deselect

copy and paste tube

make sure it is the top layer

adjust, blur - radial blur

twirl, strength 100, twirl degrees 0

horizontal/vertical offset 0

protect center 50

(NOTE:  if using a different tube you may need to play around with the horizontal/vertical offset to get a nice blur)

duplicate, image flip & mirror

merge down

custom selection

left 525, top 75, right 575, bottom 175

move the blurred layer so the center is

in the center of the selection

invert, delete

invert

effects, eye candy 5 impact, glass

use a setting that looks good to you

change blend mode to overlay (or whatever looks good to you)

deselect

duplicate, 

image, mirror

merge down

select all, float, defloat

expand 2

new raster layer

floodfill with the light color from your gradient

contract 2

delete

deselect

dropshadow, 2,2,60,5,black

copy and paste cogs

they should be in the right position but if not

move them so they are sitting around the rectangles

we just made

dropshadow

copy and paste tube

dropshadow

add name, copyright and license information

merge all, flatten

save as jpg

Here are some more examples made by my lovely members over at Taggers Inn

Green Steam

Supplies needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the beautiful artwork of Misticheskaya

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

My Scrapkit - Steamed Junk

My mask 152 HERE

Supplies

Font of choice

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 27th May 2017  and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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open blank canvas 700 x 700

floodfill white

copy and paste texture 

resize 120

duplicate

copy and paste frame - resize 50

magic wand, feather 0

click inside frame, expand by 5

invert

on one of the texture layers, delete

keep selected

copy and paste tube

position to your liking

delete

deselect

change blend mode to luminance legacy

duplicate tube layer

adjust, blur, gaussian blur 8

change blend mode to screen

dropshadow the frame

merge the frame, 2 tube layers and texture together

on the other texture layer

apply mask

merge group

make sure this layer is just above your white bg

All the following elements are to be positioned UNDER the merged frame layer

and dropshadowed 2,5,50,8, black

element 80 resize 50, position top left, colorize, hue 108, sat 129

element 77 resize 50, rotate right 85, position right side, colorize as before

duplicate, rotate again and position at the bottom of the frame

element 70 resize 30, position left middle, blend mode hard light

duplicate, image flip & mirror

element 4, resize 30, position bottom left corner, blend mode hard light

paste element 4 again, resize 20, colorize as before, position top right corner, blend mode hard light

element 69, resize 40, colorize as before, position top middle of frame, blend mode hard light

duplicate, image flip and move to the left slightly

Add any other elements you wish, colorizing as necessary

Add your name, license and copyright information

delete white bg layer

merge visible

crop and save as png

Steamy Forum Set

Supplies Needed:

Tube of choice - I am using the artwork of Laguna 

which can be purchased from Pics for Design

Font of choice

My Supplies HERE

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 6th March 2016

and assumes a working knowledge of psp

Written using psp9 but other versions should work just as well

Any similarity to other works is unintentional and purely coincidental

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Note:  c/p = copy and paste as new layer

d/s = dropshadow

Open blank canvas 700 x 250 

c/p paper 1, position to the left hand side of the canvas

duplicate, image, mirror

c/p paper 2

c/p cogs, resize between 30 - 20

duplicate some if you like

and position randomly down the left hand side

along the edge of the top paper

d/s all cogs 2,5,50,8,black

merge all cogs

duplicate, image, mirror

c/p brown flower 

resize by 30

position bottom left corner

duplicate, image, mirror & flip

d/s

c/p leaves

resize by 30

position at top, drag under the cogs

duplicate, image, mirror & flip

d/s

make top paper layer active

c/p clock

resize by 80

change blend mode to multiply

c/p tube 

resize as necessary

d/s

new raster layer at top of layer palette

select all, contract by 2, invert

floodfill with #4e4236

add noise 100%, uniform & monochrome checked

deselect

add name, copyright & license information

merge all flatten

save as jpg

To make matching avatar

Selections - custom selection

left & top 0 Right and bottom 200

edit selection - using your move tool

position the red box to your liking

edit selection, copy 

paste as new image

Add border like we did for the banner

add name, cr and License if necessary

merge all flatten

save as jpg

Steamin' Hot

This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 4th August 2014
Written in psp9 but any version should work
any similarities to other works is purely coincidental

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Supplies needed:

Tube of choice, I am using the artwork of VeryMany
which can be purchased from http://picsfordesign.com/
Mask 156 by Vaybs HERE
Supplies HERE


• Filters •
eye candy 5 - smoke

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This is an animated tutorial, if you do not wish to animate only follow to step 9


OK lets go!!

Note :  c/p = copy and paste as new layer
d/s = dropshadow 2,5,50,8, black


1. Open blank canvas 800 x 800
floodfill white

2. c/p ECP03 embroidered paper, resize by 22
adjust, brightness & contrast,
brightness - 100, contrast 30
apply mask, merge group, resize by 90

3. c/p chicken wire
resize by 70

4. c/p cluster frame, position in center of mask and wire

5. c/p ECP01 embroidered paper
drag below frame
selection tool, circle, feather 0
draw out a selection from the center almost to the outer edge of the frame
selections invert, hit delete on your keyboard
deselect

6. c/p flames
erase any parts showing outside of the frame
select all, float, defloat,
new raster layer,
floodfill with a fore/background gradient  using #d46f29 & #463b28
linear, repeats 0, angle 174
deselect,
drag below flame layer and change blend mode of flame to luminance legacy
dropshadow original flame layer
merge down the two flame layers

7. c/p tube, resize to fit, move down and to the right
select and delete the part showing under the frame at the bottom
(dont worry about the top)
deselect, duplicate and drag above frame
select and delete almost all of the tube so only the top is left
showing above the frame
dropshadow the bottom tube NOT the top one.

8. c/p wordart
drag to top of layer palette
position to top left of tag
d/s

9. Add your name and copyright information
Crop but do not merge

(if you would rather not animate then delete white b/g layer, merge visible and save as png)

10. Make your flame layer active
duplicate twice

11. On bottom flame layer apply eye candy 5 smoke with following settings

• on the settings tab choose, small, dust trail
then on the basic tab
wispy checked
smoke direction 101
column length 65.99
puff size 29.46
expansion 100
waver 82
roughness 76
overall opacity 70
start from bottom checked •

12. repeat on middle layer, but hit random seed once or twice

13. repeat on top layer, again hitting random seed a couple of times

14. Close off top two flame layers
copy merged
paste as new animation into Animation Shop

15. back to psp
close bottom layer, open middle layer
copy merged
paste after current frame in AS

16. back to psp
close middle layer, open top layer
copy merged
paste after current frame in AS

17. Select all frames,
animation, frame properties
change amount to 20

18. save as gif

Funny Revolver

Supplies needed

Tube of choice - I am using the gorgeous artwork of Arthur Crowe

which I purchased from his store www.arthurcrowesfactory.com

Scrapkit - Funny Revolver, also from Arthurs store

Mask of choice

Font of choice - I am using Ruritania

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This tutorial was written by Mizteeque on 24/8/2014

using psp 9, however any version should work

any resemblance to other tutorials is purely coincidental

Note:  c/p = copy and paste as new layer

d/s = dropshadow 2,5,50,8, black

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OK lets begin!!

Open blank canvas 800 x 800

floodfill white

open paper 3

c/p, apply mask

resize by 90

open paper 10

selection tool, circle

draw out a good sized circle

c/p as new layer on your tag

close paper 10

Select all, float, defloat, 

contract 25, hit delete on your keyboard

resize if needed to fit just inside your mask layer

c/p element 6

resize by 70

position bottom left of frame

c/p element 38

resize by 70

position bottom left, drag under hat

c/p element 32

resize by 40

position so its sticking out from under the hat

rotate, right 6

c/p element 16

resize by 60, repeat

position at the bottom between the corset and hat

rotate right 12

c/p element 39

resize by 80

position top left, drag under first set of gears

c/p tube just above frame layer

resize by 60

make frame active

magic wand, tolerance 0, feather 0 click inside frame

expand by 3

invert

erase the bottom parts of your tube that are showing below your frame

d/s all layers except mask

2,5,50,8,black

add your name and copyright info

delete white background

merge visible, crop and save as png

Thank you for trying my tutorial

I hope you enjoyed it!