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Merry Christmas Greeting

Select again the Pen Tool (P) to represent the next tree’s element. For making the necessary corrections on the element’s shape, use the Convert Point Tool.

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Try to make the next tree’s layer of white color, applying the same method. Use the same instrument for this operation.

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3 Take the Pen Tool (P) to represent one more layer of the tree, colored with #036803, placing this layer lower than the previous layer (on the layers’ panel).

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Apply the next parameters for the last layer: Blending mode-Luminosity

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Using the same tool, make another layer of the Christmas tree:

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Apply the Pen Tool (P) to draw the next layer of the tree, colored with #036803. Place this layer lower than the previous one too.

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

The next parameters should be used for the last layer: Blending mode-Luminosity

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Using the earlier described method, we can represent the next layer of white color. The correction’s instrument is Convert Point Tool, as usually.

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Drop Shadow

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Next step includes representing the trunk of the Christmas tree. Use for this stage the Rectangle Tool (U) and then make the corrections on it with the Convert Point Tool. Place this layer lower than the previous layer on the layers’ panel.

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

The layer’s parameters: Fill 0%
Blending Options>Drop Shadow

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Now it’s time to represent the star on the fir tree, colored with #FFF90D. In this case we have to choose the Custom Shape Tool.

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Using the Ellipse Tool (U), it’s possible to represent the tree’s decorations, selecting the colors’ codes indicated below:

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Apply for the balls’ layers the same parameters: Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Gradient’s parameters:

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

Create Merry Christmas Greeting in Photoshop CS3

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