Illustrator tutorial: make a greeting card 2011

Well I'll show you an easy way to make a greeting card Illustrator. In summary as a tool that I used to do.

• Type Tool (T)
• Rounded Rectangle Tool
• Rectangle Tool (M)
• Symbol Sprayer Tool (Shift + S)
• Symbol and Effect Tool

See above, I try to make it clear to you and then you can try is easy to do for you.

Let's start a new style. Rectangle tool (M) to make a square object and gradient as shown below:

and used to make a long article in this two years ago before receiving, for example the image below. Make sure that the style of shade is lined up.

Start type tool (T) and type the number 2 is normal font Bauhaus 93. Not sure if your computer has this font, but most of all. If you do not, you can use your own character with the same instructions.

Once you the number ready go to ==> Effect ==> 3D ==> Extrude & Bevel..

Set up by the image option here 10 - 15 - -8 Perspective: 100 and then OK

Go to Object menu ==> Expand Appearance then finally you have a 3D number 2. Try to un-group it and then you will able to color it by part.

Over here I used the swatches color to help me on the foreground color and style.

Well on my side I only used Type Tool one time on the number 2 the rest I used Rounded Rectangle Tool to help it. Let's look to number 0 and number 1. After I used the Rounded Rectangle Tool I gave the same option of the above and color. Then make a shadow to all numbers.

Make stars by using the Symbol Sprayer Tool. Firstly find a star symbol on the symbol tab. Select on it and select Symbol Sprayer Tool to spray. Below image is what we got after sprayed.

Type Tool once again. As mentioned do it the same option on the 2011 style. Just type HAPPY NEW YEAR. Here the final result.

After done following my step you will get a 2011 greeting card. And you have any question on this please comment below.

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Create a Christmas tree in Adobe Photoshop

This year will end very soon. It is the reason I decided to share this tutorial. To create this mast Christchurch Tree I mainly use Brush Tool, the Pen tool and custom Sharp tool to edit photo. Linked to this is perhaps not creative enough, I need your ideas to improve or edit my creativity and once you've read and you can try to show me what you think.

Go ahead with

Step 1:

Open Adobe Photoshop ( stock photos :) ) and make a new document format 10cm x 10cm accuracy of 72 pixels. Make a new background color is the gradient style from below

Step 2: Using the Pen tool (U) and start to draw a Christmas tree and color again.

Step 3: Using the Brush tool to paint the principle that is associated with Christmas Theme and set the following options.

Step 4: Make sure you create a new layer (Ctrl + Shift + N) and the first floor before you start with a white brush.

You can adjust the size of stars and black to hide the tree and press U to add a big star over the trees in white too. Here it is.

Step 5: Using the tool Sharp (U). Watch the cycle follows the object and white tie your star is white.

Step 6 : Well for starters this layer mask please go to the layers palette are no shortcuts below and see picture below, you will understand

When you want to say that you have a way to make the layer mask to make sure that you are what you want to make the layer mask. Set your foreground and white background and black. Press G (Gradient) and see the option of shade just to follow what I did

Then go to your tree and start the mask that you see in the image below for your results.

Step 7: Using the Pen tool (P) to draw a new tree. Like what you become real star tree.

Step 8: Look back to use the Custom Sharp Tool (U) and look for a Christmas snow path.

Enter the white snow, and only 40% opacity. And here the final result.

I hope you're comfortable with it and enjoy your design. Change the background or the style you want or send me a comment if you have any doubts.

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