Today, you will learn how using brushes, different shapes and Layer
styles in Photoshop CS3 to create eye catching Christmas illustration in
a few simple steps. Let’s get started!
Start working by creating a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop with the size 1280px by 1024px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with #4d0100 color the new background layer.
Create a new layer and choose the next brush of black color from Brush Tool (B), set the Opacity to 50% in Options bar.
Use this brush to dark out the bottom part of the canvas and the left top corner.
Create one more new layer (Create new layer), use the same brush (Opacity is 100%) to paint the right top corner with the color #B90C00.
Next choose the Pen Tool (P), set the drawing mode on Shape Layers in Options bar and draw the next shapes as shown.
Make sure the last created layer is active and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select 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 result:
Draw the next shapes using Pen Tool (P), started above.
For the last created layer set Fill to 0% and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select 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 result:
Next we’ll make the next operation: create a new layer above each layer containing the shape. Select the layer with the shape and situated above it the new layer (hold Ctrl button when select the layers) and finally press Ctrl+E to Merge Down into a single layer.
Repeat this operation for each layer containing the shape.
On the marked shapes that you may see below, apply the next filters – Gaussian blur for (G), Motion blur for (M) and for (4X M) – the multiple applying of the Motion blur filter.
Settings for Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur:
Settings for Filter>Blur>Motion blur:
We’ve got the next result:
Insert the mask on the marked shapes’ layers below by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Airbrush Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).
Use this brush to paint in the mask to hide the edges, the same way demonstrated next picture.
Put together the layers containing the shapes into a single one layer. In this case hold Ctrl button to select the shapes’ layers and then press Ctrl+E to Merge Down. Select for the new layer that we’ve got the next filter: Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp mask
We’ve got the next result:
Choose the Pen Tool (P), set the drawing mode on Shape Layers in Options bar and try to draw several shapes of white color. This will compose a fir tree silhouette.
Next step we’ll download set of brushes for Adobe Photoshop, named: stars_and_blinks . Create after that a new layer and select the next brush of white color from stars_and_blinks set.
Use this brush to add the snowflakes. The snowflakes must be situated between the horizontal shapes, belonging to the fir tree. Using the next brush shown below, it’s possible to insert on our Christmas tree a shining star of white color that must be placed on the very top of the fir tree.
We’ve got the next result:
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Start working by creating a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop with the size 1280px by 1024px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with #4d0100 color the new background layer.
Create a new layer and choose the next brush of black color from Brush Tool (B), set the Opacity to 50% in Options bar.
Use this brush to dark out the bottom part of the canvas and the left top corner.
Create one more new layer (Create new layer), use the same brush (Opacity is 100%) to paint the right top corner with the color #B90C00.
Next choose the Pen Tool (P), set the drawing mode on Shape Layers in Options bar and draw the next shapes as shown.
Make sure the last created layer is active and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select 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 result:
Draw the next shapes using Pen Tool (P), started above.
For the last created layer set Fill to 0% and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select 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 result:
Next we’ll make the next operation: create a new layer above each layer containing the shape. Select the layer with the shape and situated above it the new layer (hold Ctrl button when select the layers) and finally press Ctrl+E to Merge Down into a single layer.
Repeat this operation for each layer containing the shape.
On the marked shapes that you may see below, apply the next filters – Gaussian blur for (G), Motion blur for (M) and for (4X M) – the multiple applying of the Motion blur filter.
Settings for Filter>Blur>Gaussian blur:
Settings for Filter>Blur>Motion blur:
We’ve got the next result:
Insert the mask on the marked shapes’ layers below by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Airbrush Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).
Use this brush to paint in the mask to hide the edges, the same way demonstrated next picture.
Put together the layers containing the shapes into a single one layer. In this case hold Ctrl button to select the shapes’ layers and then press Ctrl+E to Merge Down. Select for the new layer that we’ve got the next filter: Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp mask
We’ve got the next result:
Choose the Pen Tool (P), set the drawing mode on Shape Layers in Options bar and try to draw several shapes of white color. This will compose a fir tree silhouette.
Next step we’ll download set of brushes for Adobe Photoshop, named: stars_and_blinks . Create after that a new layer and select the next brush of white color from stars_and_blinks set.
Use this brush to add the snowflakes. The snowflakes must be situated between the horizontal shapes, belonging to the fir tree. Using the next brush shown below, it’s possible to insert on our Christmas tree a shining star of white color that must be placed on the very top of the fir tree.
We’ve got the next result:
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