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April 2009 calendar wallpaper

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Drop Shadow

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Make a copy of the last made layer and use again the Free Transform option to turn around the copy, placing it the next way:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Represent the rays, placing their layers behind the earlier made circle. The color this time is #EBFF79

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Mark out the inside element’s tops and choose the Convert Point Tool for this operation (holding the SHIFT button, press CTRL+T and then press Maintain aspect ratio to move them uniformly to the central part):

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Make a copy of this layer and use the Free Transform option to turn the copy by axe:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Let’s draw a small star under the layers containing the yellow rays, applying the Custom Shape Tool (U).

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Change a little the star’s shape, choosing again the Free Transform option.

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%, Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Gradient’s parameters:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Blending Options>Stroke

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Gradient’s parameters:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Make three copies of the layer containing the star and select the Free Transform option to change the copies’ sizes and their placement.

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Using the Pen Tool (P), try to make a kind of train under each layer containing the star:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%, Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Gradient’s parameters:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Blending Options>Stroke

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Using the same tool, let’s picture the next train:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

The layers’ parameters: Fill 0%, Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Gradient’s parameters:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Blending Options>Stroke

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%, Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Gradient’s parameters:

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

Blending Options>Stroke

Making a cool and colorful April 2009 calendar wallpaper in Photoshop CS4

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