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Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply gradient settings as shown.

Duplicate the rectangle thrice. Change gradient colors in gradient overlay layer style.

Create a shape as shown using pen tool. Fill it with black color.

Create “Grass 2 ” shape using custom shape tool. Fill it with black color.

Duplicate the layer several times and place as shown.

Insert an image of a girl.

Create selection of the girl using polygon lasso tool.

Remove the background from the girl image. Place it as shown.

Similarly insert more cutouts. Apply same layer style and place as shown in the image below.

Create “Floral Ornamental 1″ shape using custom shape tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Change the layer mode to “Soft Light” and opacity to 30%.

Similarly insert more ornamental shapes. Place as shown.

It is often necessary to add separating lines when creating a layout. They can be of different types but all of them have one function: to separate one block of information from another. In this tutorial I’m going to show you how to create an unusual separating Line.

Open Photoshop and create a new document with a 400×200 px size and the background color #5a5a5a.

Create a new layer and make a selection in the middle of the canvas, size 250×300px.

Fill in the selection black. Next, create a new layer and move the selection for 1 px down. Fill it with white and deselect.

We now have the simplest separating line. But we will do more. Apply the Blending Mode to both layers with Soft Light lines.

Create a new layer, and make the selection with a 300×25px size above the line.

Choose the Linear Gradient tool (Foreground to Transparent) with the following settings:

Make the Foreground color white, and run several gradients bottom-up, beginning to draw from below and beyond the bounds of the selection and finishing in various parts of the selection. After that, Deselect. Now the upper part of the separating line is ready.

Next create a new layer and make the selection similarly to the previous step, but this time do it under the line. Set the Foreground color as black and run several gradients top-down with the same settings as in previous step. Don’t forget to deselect.

Now select all the layers with the lines and gradients and merge them into one. Select an area with 300×62px size (over the line’s full length and gradients’ width).

Invert the selection and apply the Feather with a parameter of 13px. Click Del several times and Deselect. That’s it, enjoy this unique separating line.

Create a new file. Apply blue to white gradient in radial mode.

Press F5 to open brush window. Select brush as shown. Apply brush settings as shown in the shots below.

Create a new layer and apply the brush strokes randomly.

Reduce the fill value to “0%”.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Step 1. First start by making a new document, if you plan on making this for print, you’ll want to use a high DPI and size. I just used the default DPI/Resolution and a size of “400 x 200″ pixels.

Fill the background with a “#F12412″ to “#8C0900″ Radial Gradient.

Step 2. Get the Custom Shape Tool out then find the “Heart Card” shape.

Change your Foreground color to white (#FFFFFF) then on a new layer make a bunch of random-sized hearts.

Note: Hold shift to make the shape perfect.

Right-click the hearts layer and go into the Blending Options, use the following options/settings:

Your hearts should look like this now:

Step 3. Now we need to add our text. First of all get the Horizontal Type Tool (the regular one) and write out your text in white.

The font I used above is called ‘More Enchanted Prairie Dog’, you can download it here from DaFont.

Go into the Blending Options for your text layer and apply the following options/settings:

Not much difference, but it gives it a bit of a nicer feel:

Now if you want you can add some post-effects to the image. Other than that, you’re done.

I found this funny. Few days ago, I receive a mail from my friend. It is about the art of paper. I bet you see this before but that is real photo. However, I think over and figure it out. Now, I am going to create the paper cut art with Photoshop.

1. Open a document with 400 X 350 px, RGB, 72 DPI with white background. Immediately, create a new layer and rename it as paper. Apply this setting:

Gradient Overlay
Blend mode: normal
Gradient from #69bbd3 (location = 65%) to white, reverse.
Angle = 90°

2. With the custom shape, choose a desire shape and draw with holding shift with white color. You can download my custom shape here. Apply the following setting for the shape:

Gradient Overlay
Blend mode: normal
Gradient from Black to white
Angle = 90°

Drop Shadow
Blend mode: multiply
Opacity: 15%
Distance: 1px
Size: 0px
Uncheck global light, Angle = -155°

3. Ctrl + J to duplicate the shape and right click on the copy shape and clear the layer style. Change the shape color to black for easy modification. Ctrl + T to enable the transform. Right click and select distort. Drag the top middle point as shown.

4. After confirm the transform. Ctrl + Left Click on the layer to bring out the selection. Select paper layer and press del.

5. Create a new layer and rename as inner. Draw as shown with the rectangle marquee tool. Drag a black to transparent gradient. Ctrl + Left Click on shape layer and select inner layer, click the add mask layer at the bottom of the layer palette.

6. Ctrl + J to duplicate shape layer again and change the color to black. Ctrl + T to transform. Select distort too and drag as shown.

7. Rasterize the transform shape and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur > 3px. Set the opacity to 25%. Put it below shape layer. Open the wood picture and place it below paper layer.

Done!

Download the PSD file here.

Below is another sample I did. Hope you enjoy this!

Start by creating a new document with the settings shown.

Fill the background with black color.

Select pen tool and create a distorted rectangle.

Similarly create another distorted rectangle shape. Place it on the bottom. Fill it with black color.

Create a diagonal line. Place as shown.

Reduce the opacity to 10%.

Duplicate the layer several times and place as shown.

Insert company name & logo at the bottom.

Type other information as shown.

Insert logo file again. Scale it up to a big size.

Change the layer mode to “Difference” and opacity to 11%.

Create a new file. Apply blue to white gradient in radial mode.

Press F5 to open brush window. Select brush as shown. Apply brush settings as shown in the shots below.

Create a new layer and apply the brush strokes randomly.

Reduce the fill value to “0%”.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Step 1. First start by making a new document, if you plan on making this for print, you’ll want to use a high DPI and size. I just used the default DPI/Resolution and a size of “400 x 200″ pixels.

Fill the background with a “#F12412″ to “#8C0900″ Radial Gradient.

Step 2. Get the Custom Shape Tool out then find the “Heart Card” shape.

Change your Foreground color to white (#FFFFFF) then on a new layer make a bunch of random-sized hearts.

Note: Hold shift to make the shape perfect.

Right-click the hearts layer and go into the Blending Options, use the following options/settings:

Your hearts should look like this now:

Step 3. Now we need to add our text. First of all get the Horizontal Type Tool (the regular one) and write out your text in white.

The font I used above is called ‘More Enchanted Prairie Dog’, you can download it here from DaFont.

Go into the Blending Options for your text layer and apply the following options/settings:

Not much difference, but it gives it a bit of a nicer feel:

Now if you want you can add some post-effects to the image. Other than that, you’re done.

1. Create new file size 1024 x 768, fill with your favorite pattern.

2. Create new layer fill gradient like this, mode = Overlay

3. Add your picture here…

4. Retouch the color to match with the background.

5. Duplicate your image layer, Filter >> Blur >> Gaussian Blur >> 10 px, place this layer below its original layer (this step can be leaved out)

6. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool and Transform Selections to create the below selection.

7. Press Ctrl + J

8. Double click on the layer icon to open Blending Options , use these settings

9. This is our result!!!!! Incredible

10. Make 2 more selections below, with the same Blending options (the below layer should be in Color Overlay with color #000000 , opacity settings like the below image.

11. Result !

Make a selection like this….

12. Choose layer “background”, press Ctrl + J, with mode = Overlay, place above layer “background”.

13. Duplicate layer “background” , set mode = Overlay, use brush with soft Opacity to draw at the picture’s edge.

14. This is our last layer palette

15. Add some texts. We have last result.

1. Create new document, size 400 x 520 px, TGB color

2. Create this pattern or save this here

3. Hit Shift + F5, choose Pattern you were created, then OK

4. Create new layer, use this gradient

to fill follow the direction

5. Set blending mode = Multiply, then Merge 2 layer

6. Use Pen tool draw this shape to make new selection, then delete

7. Continue use Pen to make the selection like that

8. Create new layer, fill white color, opacity = 50 %

9. Use the shape we were created before, rotate and make 2 more layer with opacity = 20% , 10 %

10. Create new layer and Make selections like this, then fill white color

11. Create new layer again, go to Select >> Expand

Fill white color and reduce opacity of this layer to 30%

12. Use Rectangular Marquee Tool to make a selection like this

Go to Select >> Modify >> Smooth

Fill #e2e2e0 color ( on new layer )

13. Now, in Options pallet, click on Intersect icon

Create the ellipse selection like that and you have

Fill white color in new selection, Create a border same step 11

14. Add few text, and logo, we have an advertise for your company…. it cute, huh