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Halloween Pumpkin Icon

This tutorial will show you how to draw a pumpkin, with a scary cut out face for Halloween.

For the beginning we need to represent a new file (File>New) of 512×512 px and 72 dpi. Next try to give the new file with the next demonstrated color, using the Paint Bucket Tool (G).

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

Using the Ellipse Tool (U), try to make a circle as the next picture indicates it.

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

Find after that Blending Options>Outer Glow by making a mouse click on this layer on the layers’ panel. Set the next shown parameters:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

Set the appropriate gradient now:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

You may see below the gradient’s composing colors:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

You must get the same result demonstrated next image:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

After that we’ll represent another circle, placing it the same way demonstrated below:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

Fill 0% for this layer on the layers’ panel:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

Set the Stroke for the made circle, following the parameters from below:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

We should get a kind of gradient outline, like on the next image:

Create Halloween Pumpkin Icon in Photoshop CS3

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