How to make a Christmas Greeting in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we shall see how to make an e-greeting for Christmas using Photoshop.

Glimpse of the Result:

How To:

Step 1:

Create a new file that would have 500px ? 350px dimension.

Select the Gradient Tool (G), pick the colors required and fill using the tool.

Step 2:

Select the layer and apply a particular layer style of your choice. I have chosen the Layer style – White Stationary.

You will get the below look:

Step 3:

Create a duplicate of the above layer on which we will work.

Step 4:

Now, select the tool Brush tool (B). Pick the color (Yellow, in this tutorial) and make impressions using the brush as shown below.

Step 5:

Now, select this new layer and apply changes as shown below.

The top layer now looks as shown below:

Step 6:

Now use the Pen Tool (P) and make an outline of the Christmas Tree.

Step 7:

We are now going to fill this pattern using Stars. Star is available under Assorted Brushes category – pick this and fill the tree in a pattern or randomly. I have also used stars from a downloaded set of brushes. You can experiment with different but suitable shapes too!

Step 8: