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Christmas Card InstructionsBring in the OrnamentAt this point you should have completed the Ornament tutorial video. If necessary, Open the Ornament Photoshop document.96583510795000Click the Eye next to the the background color so that the ornament sits on a transparent background. Then save the file as a PNG and close the PSD file. 96583518415000Now if necessary, open BOTH the background we completed in part 1 and the newly created PNG format of the Ornament. 313690039370000317500313245520955000With the Ornament png file open, press the V key to activate the Move tool. Click and drag the Ornament to the Christmas Card Background.393700016510000Double click on the new layer that was created and change the name to Ornament.With the Ornament layer selected, press Control+T to open the Transform tool. 210820025717500In the options bar at the top of your screen, click the Maintain Aspect Ratio button. If necessary, right click on the Width to be sure it measures as a percentage. Then reduce the percentage of Width and Height to 80%. Then change the Angle to 22 degrees.7372355905500Now, on the same options bar, change the X and Y placement of the ornament to 8.5 inches for the X and 6 inches for the Y. (Remember right click on the numbers to change measurement type). 108204015113000Press Enter to accept the changes. Adding a Shadow to the Ornament302260010922000Press the U key to activate the Rectangle shape tool. Right click on the tool and select the Elliptical shape tool.On the options bar, change the Fill to #494848 to then create an Elliptical shape with a Width 4 inches and a Height of .35 inches.10801358763000Double click on the name of the Elliptical shape layer to and change the name to Shadow. Then drag the Shadow layer below the Ornament layer. 4165600254000With the Shadow layer still selected, press the V key to the Move tool and move the shadow so that it is slightly offset to the ornament. Here is the example of how it should look. 415988510096500Right click on the Shadow layer and select Rasterize Layer. Click on the Blur tool .(It looks like a tear drop)211201053213000With the Blur tool select, go to the options bar and change the brush setting to Soft Rounded brush with a size of 25 pixels and a hardness of 50%With the Brush settings changed and the Shadow layer selected, trace the edge of the shadow so that it blurs the edges. It should look something like this:21082002857500Press Control+0 to center the picture back to the workspace. Adding Text to the CardPress the T key to activate the Text tool. On your workspace click and drag downward and to the right. This creates a layer were you will be able to add text. In the options bar, change the text style to either SignPainter or Rage Italic. Change the size to 200 pt and a White color. These instructions use SignPainter. If neither font style is available, use a script font style In the text box that you created, type the word Merry. Duplicate the text layepr titled Merry and rename it Christmas. With the text layer titled Christmas active and the Move tool (V) selected, drag the duplicated text downward.With the Christmas text layer still active, press the letter T on the keyboard to make the text tool active and click on the bottom Merry text. This will allow you to edit the text. Change the Merry text to Christmas. (You may need to change the size of the text box so all the letters fit. Position the two text layers like it is here:7315201333500Adding Effects to the Text17018072453500Click on the Christmas text layer, hold the Shift key and select the Merry text Layer. Right click and select Rasterize Type.336359511176000 With both text layers still selected, right click and Merge Layers. Then double click the text title and change it to Merry Christmas. It should look like this.2337641-22550500With the new Merry Christmas layer selected, double click on the right of the layer name to bring up the Layer Style window. Click Bevel and Emboss and match the following. DO NOT CLICK OK843280374650028257556070500Click on Texture change the pattern to Gray Granite and change the rest of the settings to the following: DO NOT HIT OKClick on the Stroke and match the settings below. Click on the color box and use #33e1e7 for the color. Click OK on the Color Picker window but NOT the Layer Style window. 73723519240500221805522352000In the Layer Style window, click on Outer Glow. Click on the color box and use the color code # 33e1e7. Change the settings to match the picture here:Click Ok to close the Layer Style window. Adding SnowflakesCreate a new layer and title Snowflakes. Press the B key to select the Paint Brush tool. On the options bar, click the down arrow for the Brush size and type. In the to left of the brush menu, click the gear to bring up the Brush head preset menu. Select Assorted brushes. 5143595885003937635189865Click this gearClick this gear2908935170180314325026479500Click the Snowflake shape. Change the Size to 95. 16516351143000 Strategically paint snowflakes throughout your card. Then change the size to a smaller snowflake and do it again. Then change the size to an even smaller snowflake and do it a third time.When you’re are done it should look similar to the picture below.5080032512000Save the file with the file name Christmas Card and as a JPEG format. Then post to your blog and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS! ................
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