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Valentine?s Day Wallpaper
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By Art-D !
Published on 02/14/2007
 
Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS Valentine?s Day Wallpaper
This tutorial shows how to create a Valentine's day wallpaper for your loved ones.
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 1
This tutorial shows how to create a Valentine's day wallpaper for your loved ones.

Open a new file having 1024x768 px and 72 dpi. Applying the next instrument , represent the background for the picture to be next.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient's parameters:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Insert the text on our picture, but be attentive with the demands shown in the tables from here:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

(Be loved!)

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

(Wish you a Saint Valentin?s Day full of fun and love illustrateddesigns.com)
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 2
Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Drop Shadow

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select the following instrument and choose the appropriate clich? shown in the next picture. It is encircled with red color, as usually:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 3
Gradient?s parameters:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Stroke

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Take the following tool to draw a flare of white color, applying these conditions: on the layers we should have 9% Fill and Opacity of 63%.
Then mark out the layer with the heart on it and click with the mouse on the following option:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The effects will be applied in the limits of the heart?s contours.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 4
Take the next tool to draw a flare on the left half of the heart ? figure.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Choosing the previous instrument, represent another flare on the right half of the heart this time.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 5
Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 38% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

We should apply again this instrument to draw the shadow on the left half of the heart, colored with E93C28.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 6
For our convenience, we should merge down all the layers in a group, containing the small heart.
Make two copies of this group and make use of the Free Transform selection to minimize the copies and turn them on the necessary angle.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Take this tool to draw now a pink ball.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Outer Glow

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Inner Glow

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 7
Gradient?s parameters:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Stroke

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Selecting the next tool , it?s possible to create the lowest layer reserved for the teeth on the ball.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 8
Gradient?s parameters:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Stroke

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Choose the next instrument and draw the so-called eyes of the ball in black color. First represent one circle, then click on Alt button and continue using the same instrument to erase all the unnecessary elements.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make a copy of this new layer and make use of the Free Transform option to turn it around on 180 degrees.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 9
Take the next tool and represent several stripes of black color, between the teeth.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Take the next instrument and represent a flare on the upper part of the ball.

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Valentine?s Day Wallpaper - part 10
Create Valentine?s Day Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

And the illustration is finished!

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