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Christmas Snowflake

This tutorial will show you how to create Christmas themed wallpaper.

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Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3
Let’s begin by starting Photoshop and creating a new file (File>New) of 1024×768 px and 72 dpi.

Select after that the Rectangle Tool (U) and represent a rectangle on the made file:

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Select Blending Options and choose here the Gradient Overlay indicated below:

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

This is what we should get on this step:

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Next we shall represent a rounded element, applying the usual instrument for these operations – Ellipse Tool (U), placing the made element like it is shown next picture:

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Set Fill option on 10% instead of 100%.

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Make a copy of the represented rounded element, placing the copy exactly the way it is shown next picture:

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Now it’s time to create another rounded element, having the color #7c0100

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Set Fill option on 80 % instead of 100%.

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

Make a copy of the last made rounded element, placing it the way demonstrated next image:

Create Christmas Snowflake in Photoshop CS3

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