Romantic February 2009 Calendar Wallpaper

January 25th, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing

To create a warm holiday atmosphere learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine’s Day spirit.

For the beginning create a new file (File>New) of 1920×1200 px and 72 dpi. Select Blending Options - Gradient Overlay on the first layer by making a mouse click on this layer on the layers’ palette just to get the same gradient as on the next image:

Set the same parameters as those from below:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Gradient Editor:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Download a set of ready to use brushes, named 34_Oranments_Flower_brushes_by_bocman1

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Using the downloaded brushes, try to make a kind of ornament like that one from the next picture:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Select the same Blending Options - Gradient Overlay indicated in the table below:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Gradient Editor:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

It’s the result you should get at this moment:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Applying the Pen Tool (P), it’s possible to make a heart and situate it on the right part of the screen.

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

…setting the next demonstrated parameters of Blending Options - Drop Shadow:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Blending Options - Gradient Overlay:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Gradient Editor:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

You may see the processed heart, obtaining the shape from below:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Next we’ll make a half-heart element, using the same Pen Tool (P).

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Set the same parameters inserted in the next table:
Blending Options - Gradient Overlay 

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Gradient Editor:

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

Learn how to design a romantic calendar in Valentine's Day spirit in Photoshop CS4

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