Creative christmas cards
November 6th, 2008 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing
Christmas themed wallpaper from scratch. A Well explained & Easy to follow Tutorial!
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Create a new file (File>New) that would have 1280×1024 px and 72 dpi.
Now we shall use the Rectangle Tool (U) to draw the background of the picture to be.
Set the next parameters for the made layer by making a mouse click on this layer on the layers’ palette.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient’s parameters:
Next we’ll represent the snow hills, applying the Pen Tool (P) and Convert Point Tool for the corrections on the made elements.
The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Inner Glow
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient’s parameters:
Next choose the Custom Shape Tool (U) and pick up a fir tree’s figure, having the color #003274
Make seven copies of the tree’s silhouette and select the Free Transform option to change the copies’ sizes, placing them the same way demonstrated below:
Using the Custom Shape Tool (U), let’s represent a lot of snowflakes, having different sizes:
Continue representing the snow hills, selecting the same Pen Tool (P) and Convert Point Tool, having the color #A7FEF6
Tags: card, christmas, design, Photoshop, tree
AARON MANIO
04/11/2009
Hi, Just want to ask, where and how I can add to the custom shape in my Photoshop
jo
17/11/2009
this is impossible to do
Dirty
20/11/2009
Not impossible at all, you just have to know a little about photoshop. And you select the custom shape tool under the square that is set to “rectangle tool” by default. Click on the rectangle tool and hold down and the custom shape tool will come up.
Jeanette
07/12/2009
Thank you so much for the tutorial. Took me awhile but I made it to the end and did turn out alright
jeanette
daddy
08/12/2009
this is easy but how are you supposed to make the snowman?
Miss Asa
10/12/2009
Where can I put my own photos in the card? Can I change the snowmans face to my childrens faces?
Jozef
11/12/2009
Happy new year 2010
Maria
14/12/2009
Great tut!!! Thanx!!!
Adriz
17/12/2009
x fin lo terminee!!!…muy wueno el tutotrial =)
graxiazz…flicz fiestaz x)
ptite_Chipie
28/01/2010
Il est super et le rendu aussi! bravo….. et pas compliqué du tout si l’on maîtrise les techniques de base……..
Je me suis régalée à le faire…..