How to Create a Christmas card in Photoshop
November 22nd, 2009 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing
Select Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Inner Shadow:
Set the Gradient Overlay
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
We’ve got the next sphere:
Select now the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) (set the Radius to 10px in Options bar) to represent the ball’s holder. Incline it a little with the Free Transform (Ctrl+T). This layer will be placed lower than the ball’s layer. The color used for this element is #FEDF36
Try to represent now an ornament around the made holder, using the Pen Tool (P). Choose the color #FB2D0C. The layer needs to be placed lower than the ball’s layer, but above the layer with the ball’s holder.
Next we’ll draw the holder’s ring, using the same Ellipse Tool (U). This layer will be situated under the layer containing the glob’s holder.
Set the Fill to 0%. Select Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Stroke:
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
We’ve got the next Christmas ball:
Select Soft Round brush from Brush Tool (B):
Create a new layer and using the Soft Round brush add some brightness on the right side of the ball.
Select Add layer mask icon from bottom part of the Layers panel. Change the foreground color to black. Select a Soft Round brush of black color to erase the unnecessary elements us shown:
Let’s represent a highlight of white color on the right side of the ball, using the Pen Tool (P).
Applying the Custom Shape Tool (U), it’s possible to add the snowflakes on the ball of the color #F84202
Combine in a group all the layers composing the Christmas tree ball (in this case press CTRL button to select the corresponding layers and then hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging the selected layers on Create new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel). Make a copy of the new group that we’ve got and turn it over a little with the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) us shown:
The last step includes adding the small stars, using the Custom Shape Tool (U). The Free Transform (Ctrl+T) will be helpful in turning over the new drawn elements.
The final result!
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Tags: background, ball, brushes, card, christmas, Christmas-baubles, cs4, December, design, new-year, Photoshop, snow, snowflake, text-effect, winter, xmas
ashwin
29/11/2009
nice tutorial
igner
02/12/2009
nice tutor
adrian
02/12/2009
Hello, for the guy who explained the Christmas card making : I am sorry but you don’t have any idea about how to explain to someone how to work on a task in Photoshop. Your explanation is awful ! It’s imposible to make this card, by your explanation. I tried with Photoshop 7.
Please be so kind use your ideas in a better way for others.
Thanks.
Adrian
Chris
05/12/2009
How do you download the brush?
graeme
06/12/2009
tbh the post above is crap. its easy to follow and if you have any basic knowledge of PS, the steps are easy to follow.
good tut.
Sumit
07/12/2009
This tutorial is nice….I like it. It is not too easy but can be worked on provided some concentration is there…the above comment by Adrian is so much not true.
Best,
sumit
tutorial blog
08/12/2009
thank for post
cojogo
09/12/2009
Not bad thanks..
And to Adrian read, have patients and practice.
all good things crash with bad operators
Dom
09/12/2009
I was thinking of buying a few cards on Zazzle but I definitely will use your tutorial to create my own cards! You did a great job and many thanks for the help.
Have a merry christmas!
Michael Garmahis
10/12/2009
This tutorial is featured on Top 50 Christmas Photoshop Tutorials
Chris
14/12/2009
please can someone tell me howto download the brushes
shravni
14/01/2010
nice tutorial
Saiful Alam
14/01/2010
It’s helpful for graphic students. Good !!
SRINATH
23/01/2010
nice tutorial and how to download brush
and how to create a greeting card to girlfriend
Sejal
15/02/2010
pls will anyone tell that do we need to but the brushes or just download them!…pls help me!
Sejal
15/02/2010
buy*
khaing nyein thu
17/03/2010
Nice tutorial………
XyphQ
23/11/2010
really thanks a lot!!
Thunderous71
07/12/2010
Done my own video on how to do this too inspired by this excellent tutorial
http://www.crashtutorials.com/?p=4
MervynDG
11/12/2010
But where can I get blank card stock that has one quarter glossed for the image on the front outside of the folded sheet only (and threequarters matte)? And is there a printer that will take a commercial weight of card [assuming a) I can get some and b) there is a printer to handle it. Oh and finally, what is the ‘normal’ weight for commercial cards?
nt23
15/12/2010
Brushes only for mac?
John
17/12/2010
After duplicating the Christmas ball, you can change the angle of the ring to match the angle of the ball.
joyrjw
19/12/2010
Thank you very much for this tutorial.
It’s very 
@Sejal,
there should be a tiny blue link in the sentence that you can right click on to open another window so that you can download the brushes.
shameer
21/10/2011
how to download more Brush?
zlorenz
06/12/2011
I can’t download the brush. I control click on it to save it as…Also do download it in another window but all I get is gibberish text. How do I download the brushes onto my mac?
Katcv
13/12/2011
Actually, Adrian, every aspect of what you need to do is explained, you are probably just poor at Photoshop. Sorry you cannot understand it.
Shell
15/12/2011
I’m not able to download the brush set. Is there any other way.
TR
19/12/2011
I am having trouble with getting the “radial” design to start from the top left corner. How is anyone getting this done? I am following the directions word for word but my radial design is in the center.
emily
21/12/2011
Took me a while to understand but I got there in the end!! Thanks for this brilliant tutorial!
Tarique
23/12/2011
hey, for all those who want to download the brushes…. read the tutorial n u will find BRUSH highlighted in blue. just click on it and u will get to download the brush used in this tutorial. to download more brushes just type on google which type of brush you want like fire brushes, smoke brushes, bubble brushes for photoshop and u wil get it.
help
29/12/2011
Hi, how to make that ball with radial gradient overlay. i have tried all ways and nothing…