Valentine’s day card
January 16th, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing
Learn how to design the background of heart shape forms for Valentine’s Day.
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Start working by creating a new file (File>New) of 1280×1024 px and 72 dpi. Then applying the Rectangle Tool (U), it’s possible to represent the background of the picture to be.
Set for the made layer the next demonstrated parameters by clicking on this layer on the layers’ panel: Fill 0% Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient’s parameters:
Next we’ll use the Rectangle Tool (U), to draw a horizontal line:
The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient’s parameters:
Using the same tool, try to make another line above the previous made one:
The parameters are the same with the previous line’s parameters:
Make a copy of the last made layer and choose the Free Transform selection to place the copy the same way from below:
Using the Custom Shape Tool (U), try to draw a heart, which must be inclined a little with Free Transform option.
The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient’s parameters:
Blending Options>Stroke
Gradient’s parameters:
Applying the Ellipse Tool (U), we need to represent a highlight on the heart element. Firstly represent the basis and then keep pressed Alt button while cutting the unnecessary elements with the same tool.
The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
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Tags: background, card, colorful, heart, Photoshop, tutorial, valentine, valentines-day
Msavas
27/01/2010
Can you elaborate?
I get up to the point where I need to put the highlight on the heart, but I can’t get it to work.
Can someone please help?
Thanks!
shams adnan
27/01/2010
can i get the .psd file for this tutorial i wanna take a deeper look into it
Tutorial Lounge
30/01/2010
amazing tutorials, where really helping tips and tricks. thanks
Dadeala24
01/02/2010
i having the same problem as well… cuz someone plz help me… royaldee24@yahoo.com
Dadeala24
01/02/2010
??? Try to represent a highlight on the heart, choosing for this operation the Custom Shape Tool (U). Then press Alt button while applying the Pen Tool (P) and the Convert Point Tool to represent a kind of zone which must be cut out later. i dont understand this part of it… plz help me out…
Sabir Ali
02/02/2010
good tutorial keep it i have request i was not found this brush ( Vector_Flower_Brushes_by_Yasny_chan ) on brush pack. plz check it i need this brush with thanks. if some one have plz tell me
admin
02/02/2010
@Sabir Ali
Vector_Flower_Brushes_by_Yasny_chan.abr are used in this tutorial
http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/3073/1/Glamour-model
please check out the link and download the brush
Jagruti
05/02/2010
hi i download brushes but how to open in photoshop
I save it in program/photoshop/preset/brushes
but it is not showing up when i need it in brush option in photoshop.
please help me
thnx
visitor
05/02/2010
Can anyone ld me that how to use those downloaded brush in photoshop. It is not showing on my photoshop. Although i save iton photoshops brush folder
visitor
05/02/2010
Nice tutorial!! like it!!
admin
05/02/2010
@Jagruti and @visitor
please check out the next tutorial about how to load brushes in Adobe Photoshop:
http://www.tutorial9.net/photoshop/installing-custom-shapes-and-brushes-in-photoshop/
vedat
08/02/2010
thanks you admin!!!
my work: http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs190.snc3/19746_292521469565_680204565_3249178_2885204_n.jpg
EmO123
03/03/2010
This heart is so cool and now i kno how to make it in photoshop………thanx for helpping
nikki
11/03/2010
can i please get the links to the brushes??? cuz when i click them it sends me to a website and i cant find the brushes… please help