Exhibit 11 - Creating Styles, Brushes and Gradients
For this project I was to create a style and use it in a design. The first time that I saw this saying I loved it. So, now that it's the Christmas Season I decided to create a graphic with this saying on it. First, I made the background by creating my own gradient fill that changes from one red to a very slightly lighter red. Then, I found and loaded a brush with Santa and his reindeer. I flipped it horizontally and then added some effects and created a style. The effects I added were a bevel and emboss, and also a contour. I also blended the layers to get the color that I did. I added the text next. I wanted the words "Christmas Eve" to really stand out so I used a different font. I also added created another style that has similar effects as Santa.
Style Creation:
Design Thought:
Photoshop skills/tools used:
Style Creation:
- Bevel with a hard chisel to add detail
- Inner bevel
- Added a slight contour so it stands out
- Blended the layer to get that color effect
- Also added a style to the text to make it stand out and give a 3D feeling
Design Thought:
- Used colors red and white to represent Christmas and Santa
- Used script font for "Christmas Eve" so it would stand out
- Other text in easy to read font
- Santa and his reindeer flying through the sky as a main focal point
Photoshop skills/tools used:
- I found and loaded the brush of Santa and his reindeer
- I created a custom gradient to give the red feel I wanted