Tube:   Samara by Myka Jelina

You can find all her tubes at Mykas Graphics 

  

Kit:  Steampunk Lisa kit by Amy Marie

Available at AmyMaries Kits

This tutorial assumes you have a working knowledge of PSP.  I used PSPX2

Please be creative and choose whatever you want to make it your own.

Any resemblance to this tutorial is purely coincidental and unintentional

Note:  Abbreviations used in all my tutorials

Elements = El  Copy/Paste = C/P  Duplicate = Dup  Paper = P  Template = Temp

Elements - Please reference my example for placement

New Image 700 X 700

C/P El 115

C/P 42  Resize 80%

C/P El 05

C/P El 35

C/P El 26

Select Freehand selection tool

Settings:  Type Freehand - Mode Add - Feather 0 - Smoothing 0 - Anti-alias checked

Draw along the inside ring

New Raster layer

C/P Larger face tube

Change Blend mode to Soft Light

Add a Drop Shadow  Settings:  2/2/40/2/Black

C/P El 138

C/P El 65  Resize 70%

C/P El 70  Resize 80%

C/P 81  Resize 20%  Dup x 2

C/P El 132  Resize 35%

Add a Drop Shadow to elements

I used these Settings:  2/2/40/2/Black

C/P Tube  

Add a Drop Shadow same settings as above Repeat x 1

Select paper of choice for your mask  I used two masks for this 

I used papers 23 and 18

New Raster layer - Move to Bottom - Selections - Select All

C/P  P  Into Selection

Select Mask of choice

Layers - Load Mask - Load from Disk - select your mask 

or Open up mask and Minimize it to your work space

Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image then find your mask - OK

Layers - Merge - Merge Group

Selections - Select None

Layers - Merge - Merge Visible  

Crop - Resize - Sharpen if preferred  

* I added a Clarify 1

Now add your Artist Copyright and your License info. and Name

Done!  Thank you for doing my tutorial

I would love to see your results!