Create a new file 5″ x 7” at 300pix/inch in RGB mode. Color the background layer with a blue linear gradient.
Draw some basic tree shape or use my “tree.eps“. Place the “tree.eps” as “smart object”.
Copy it (CTRL+J on PC or Cmd+J on Mac) as much as you want – resize it and plant it all over your Christmas card.
You can resize it freely because it’s vector format and it will not loose a bit on quality.
Color them in different tones of white and blue to create an illusion of depth, 3rd dimension.
Create a new layer (CTRL+Shift+N on PC or Cmd+Shift+N on Mac), use snowflake brush from brush set “Grunge Snowflakes Brush” – spread snowflakes in different sizes all over the background.
Color the layer with the snowflakes with “Gradient Overlay” from white to approx 45% of cyan.
Now you can write “Merry Christmas” or “Happy New Year” and Christmas card is finished!
… or if you don’t feel like going through all this but would like to use this file for your needs – download the original file for less than $1 :)
Cheers!
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Thanks for the simple and informative tutorial:-)
Hi there,
Sorry about this, but where do I save the .eps to?
I have tried a couple of times but I am not getting any image at all.
Thanks for your help!
Nice, simple job…. thx for tutorial
pedervl – thanks for your visit!
In this tutorial I used simple .eps placed in PhotoShop (not the custom shape)… Custom shape is easy to create, and I will make one tutorial (and free downloads) on them too.
Take care!
S:)
How did you make the custom shape? I’ve got Illustrator and Photoshop, and I want to be able to create my own custom shapes, but I can’t figure out how. BTW: I’m completely new to Illustrator and not that experienced with PS either (but it’s the illustrator part I need help for!).
-pedervl
WooHoo! Thanks jeremy!
S*
Excellent tutorial – I just Dugg and stumbled it.
http://digg.com/software/Design_A_Christmas_Card_In_Photoshop