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Flying Santa Claus with gifts

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

Represent now the shadows under the tree’s top and the middle part of the tree. Select the Pen Tool (P) for this manipulation:

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

Insert also the shadow under the fir tree itself:

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

Make several copies of our fir tree, placing the copies as it is demonstrated next picture:

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

We have to introduce also the snowflakes falling from the sky for getting a better New Year mood. Select out of the Custom Shape Tool (U) the appropriate three types of snowflakes’ shapes and situate them on the picture the way indicated next image:

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3 

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

Choose for all the snowflakes next selection: Blending Options>Outer Glow with the parameters from below:

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3 

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

It’s time to introduce a character on the picture – Santa Clause. Begin by representing the character’s head by selecting the Ellipse Tool (U).

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

Apply for the layer Blending Options>Gradient Overlay:

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3 

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3 

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

Selecting the same Ellipse Tool (U), we can represent another white ellipse. Hold on Alt button to get another ellipse and make the necessary corrections on it as it is shown next picture. I have introduced one more point there with the Add Anchor Point Tool.

Create Flying Santa Claus with gifts in Photoshop CS3

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