How to make a trendy Christmas 2011 Wallpaper in Photoshop

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Open Photoshop and make a new document, File –> New…Settings as shown, or use your own desktop resolution: Mine: 1440 x 900, 300 ppi:

Firstly, fill your background ‘Grey’ using the Paint Bucket Tool (G): Grey (999999) Create a New Layer ‘Vertical’, and fill: White (ffffff) Now, go Filter –> Noise –> Add Noise: 400%, Monochromatic

 

Then, go Filter –> Blur –> Motion Blur: 998 pixels, 90 degrees Set to Overlay and Opacity: 75%

Create a New Layer ‘Vignetting’ and grab the Gradient Tool (G): FG: White BG: Black, Radial (Opacity: 75%), Reverse (unchecked) Simply make a stroke beginning in the centre and extended beyond the frame.

Set to Overlay and Opacity: 75% Duplicate layer (Ctrl/Cmd + J):

Create a New Layer ‘Dotted’: Fill with White (ffffff) or something darker: Grey (808080) Use this Pattern: Dotted 10px by 10px  To add this Pattern, go Edit –> Presets Manager, then select Patterns (Ctrl/Cmd 5), and Load: Now, go Edit –> Fill: Select the Pattern Set to Screen and Opacity: ~75% Move layer to just above ‘Grey’

 

Grab your Polygon Tool (U): Sides: 3, FG: White (ffffff)Draw a Triangular Christmas Tree (this is the guide for your tree!)TIP: Use the Grid (View –> Show –> Grid (Ctrl/Cmd + ‘)) for a reference. Configure settings Preferences –> Girds, Guides & Slices… Mine: Gridline every 720 pixels Subdivision: 25

Note: If you prefer a steeper gradient for the sides of your tree, create a New Layer, then use the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) to draw your triangle outline, and fill using the Paint Bucket Tool (G) with White.

Using the Polygonal Tool: Draw a squarish base to your tree.Fill using the Paint Bucket Tool: Black (000000)

Hold Ctrl/Cmd key and *Click* your ‘Tree’ layer – to get a selection Using the Polygonal Tool: Set to Subtract from Selection Draw a jagged edged snow cap outline at the top of your tree.

 

Fill using the Paint Bucket Tool: Black (000000)

Now, for the long laborious task: Find a list of Christmasy words and lay them out over the shape of your ‘Tree’ layer. Use your Type Tool (T)

Here is my list: snow, family, tree, myrrh, candle, jolly, Ho Ho Ho, gingerbread, gold, pudding, mistletoe, Merry Christmas, advent, Noel, Giving, frankincense, turkey, shepherd, angel, Xmas, Santa Claus, tinsel, holly, sleigh, reindeer, celebrate, carols, Seasons Greetings, candy

Fonts: Jellyka Saint-Andrew’s Queen (Merry Christmas), Marker Felt (Santa Claus), Matura MT Script Capitals (mistletoe), Joy Like Sunshine Through my Windowpane (gingerbread, sleigh, snow),Giddyup Std (holly), Apple Chancery (angel), Harrington (Ho Ho Ho, shepherd, Xmas), Kino MT (pudding), ThickDeco (celebrate), Airstream (candle), Lucida Blackletter (Seasons Greetings), Handwriting – Dakota (tree, Noel), Birch Std (tinsel), Zapfino (giving), Gabriola (frankicense), Skia (gold), Made in China (advent), Nueva Std (carols, myrrh), Bauhaus 93 (family), Colonna MT (turkey), Eurostile (jolly), Papyrus (reindeer), Edwardian Script ITC (candy)

Merry Christmas Style: Jellyka Saint-Andrew’s Queen

Layer –> Layer Style –> Blending Options… ,or *Right* on layer > Blending Options…

You can delete or hide the triangle shape layer.

Grab your Custom Shape Tool (U): Using the shapes Registration Target 2, FG: Grey (999999)

From the point of your tree spread the shape/symbol out, hold Shift + Alt/Option to expand from the centre.

Note: If you cannot see Registration Target 2 go to the Shape drop-out and on the side there is an arrow *Click* and select Symbols!

Now, *Right Click* on your layer > Rasterize Layer

Then, go Layer –> Layer Mask –> Reveal All

Using your Gradient Tool: FG: White BG: Black, Reverse (unchecked)

Fade the edge of the symbol:

and its the final results

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