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

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AARON MANIO
11.06.08
Hi, Just want to ask, where and how I can add to the custom shape in my Photoshop
jo
11.06.08
this is impossible to do
Dirty
11.06.08
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.