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Easter Cards

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Added: Mar 26, 2008 Rating:

Level: Experienced Software: Photoshop

Make a copy of the layer containing the line and select for it the Free Transform option to turn over the copy, placing it as below:

Press Alt button while making a mouse click between the lines' layers (on the layers' panel).

Combine in a group all the layers composing the red Easter egg and the layers with its ornament (press Ctrl button when marking out the necessary layers and then hold on the left mouse's button to take down the marked layers on Create a new group option). Make a copy of the earlier made first layer belonging to the egg, applying different parameters for the copy and the color #D0E505

The layer's parameters: Blending Options>Inner Shadow

We'll have to represent this egg's ornament too. Select for the beginning the Rectangle Tool (U) to represent the white lines, that must be preliminary rasterized and then changed with the Wave filter, demonstrated earlier. Using Free Transform option for the lines, we'll get the lines with long or short wave. We may also change the thickness of the lines and the ornament's placement. Make a mouse click between the lines' layers and the egg's one while pressing Alt button for the ornament to get in the limits of the egg's layer.

For getting the desired result, it's necessary to combine in a group all the layers composing the green egg (press Ctrl button for marking the corresponding layers and then hold on the left mouse's button to take down the marked layers on Create a new group option). Using Free Transform solution, it's possible to incline a little the group with the green egg, placing this group lower than the red egg's group.

Make a copy of the green egg's layer, applying for the copy this color - #C7031E and moving off the parameters. Select again the Free Transform option to place the copy on the right side, upper. Place it lower than the group containing the green egg on the layers' panel.

Make a copy of the earlier made egg's layer, changing the copy's color on this one - #F7DA01

The layer's parameters: Blending Options>Inner Shadow

Applying the same methods for representing the previous eggs' ornaments, it's possible to draw another one for the new egg. Use for the beginning the same Rectangle Tool (U) to represent white lines, processed with the Wave filter, mentioned earlier too. Apply after that the Free Transform option to get the lines with long and short waves, changing also their thickness and ornament's placement (this process was explained in details when representing the red egg's ornament). Make a click between the lines' layers and the egg's layer, while pressing Alt button for the ornament to get in the limits of the demonstrated egg's layer (this operation should be done with each line's layer situated above the egg's layer).

Combine in a group all the layers composing the yellow Easter egg (press Ctrl button for marking out the corresponding layers and then hold on the left mouse's button while taking down the marked layers on Create a new group selection). Use Free Transform option to incline the group with the yellow egg, placing it lower than the group containing the red egg (on the layers' panel).

Make a copy of the yellow egg's layer, setting for the copy this color - #45010A, moving off the parameters. Select now Free Transform option to move the copy on the right side. It should be placed lower than the group containing the yellow egg on the layers' panel.

Now we have to make copies of each group containing the Easter egg, mark it out and press Ctrl+E. Then we have to make several copies of the layer that we've got. Each copy should be uncolored (Ctrl+SHIFT+U) Select then Free Transform option to situate the copies arbitrarily above the picture's background's layer. The copies' sizes and their inclining direction should be changed too.

Make a copy of one of the first egg's layers, changing its basic color on white. Move off the layer's effects on the layer. This new layer should be also copied several times. Use after that Free Transform option to change the copies' sizes and their inclination direction. The layer containing the white eggs should be placed lower than the layers containing the uncolored eggs (on the layers' panel).

Use the next shown parameters for the layers containing the uncolored eggs: Fill 20%

Blending mode-Color Dodge

The layers containing the white eggs have the next indicated parameters: Fill 10%

Blending mode-Color Dodge

Choose now the Custom Shape Tool (U) to draw a small flower of white color.

Select now the Convert Point Tool to mark out the upper star's tops and then making the appropriate corrections to get a flower instead of star.

Make several copies of the layer containing the white flower. Use the Free Transform solution to change the copies' sizes. Place the new layers lower than the layer containing the white rectangle paper (on the layers' panel).

Set the next demonstrated parameters for the layers: Opacity 50%

Blending mode-Overlay

It's time to make a lot of copies, but of smaller size (without layer's effects), situating them also lower than the layer containing the white rectangle paper (on the layers' panel).