Valentine's Day

February 11th, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing

Using a standard brush with the Opacity of 70% on a new layer, it’s possible to represent a highlight in the middle of the picture. The color chosen this time is #FFE475

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make your own Valentine's Day card in 
Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 62%, Blending mode-Linear Light

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

On the next new layer we’ll apply again the standard brush mentioned above to insert some color on the newly made highlight. The brush’s color is #B52301 (Opacity of 20%).

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make a copy of the layer containing the earlier made line that we’ve done before representing the yellow highlight. Set for the copy this selection - Filter>Blur>Motion Blur

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make your 
own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Blending mode-Vivid Light

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer the same way we did before and choose here a standard brush with the color #FFDCA1 (Diameter 9, Hardness 100%). Then select from the Paths Pallete another path to Stroke Subpath.

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 34%, Blending mode-Soft Light

Make your 
own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Create a new layer for the next path. Apply the same operations described above then Stroke Subpath with the color #E5331E

Make your own Valentine's Day card in 
Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 42%, Blending mode-Color

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

On the next new layer we’ll Stroke Subpath another path, choosing the same steps we did before with the previous lines. The brush has the color #EC008C

Make your own 
Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 30%, Blending mode-Overlay

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make a copy of the last made layer containing the ornament’s line without any effects and choose for this layer Filter>Blur>Motion Blur (Angle 0, Distance 25px)

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make a copy with the very first ornament’s line, raise it up on the layers’ panel and change the color on the black one.

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 20%

Make your own Valentine's Day card 
in Photoshop CS4

Next we’ll represent a small heart, applying the Custom Shape Tool (U)

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make your own 
Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%, Blending Options>Inner Glow

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make your 
own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

Make your own Valentine's Day card in Photoshop CS4

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  • Phuong Tran

    02.11.09

    Brilliant! Do you mind if i use it for the background in my wedding photo album? lol