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Tanabata uses PS to create a fresh and elegant cherry blossom effect font.

In flower language, cherry blossom is a symbol of love and hope. On some special festivals (Valentine's Day, Chinese Valentine's Day, etc. ), if there is a cherry blossom effect, the whole page feels different. The tutorial shared today is to teach students how to use Photoshop to create fresh and elegant cherry blossom effect fonts. Learn it.

The final effect:

If you are interested in seeing this, you may wish to analyze what this effect is composed of and how to achieve the effects of each part. When you think about it, study the tutorial and see if it is the same as your own idea. What can you learn from or improve? Well, before it's too late, let's get started!

Tutorial materials:

Small formal script font.

Paper T4 texture

Packed download of microdisk

Step 1

Create a new file with a size of 250*250 and fill it with a black background. Then select the ellipse tool to create a white circle with a size of 58 * 58.

Create a black circle with 4 1 * 4 1 and move it to the bottom of the white circle, as shown in the figure:

Double-click the black circle layer to add a gradient effect. The color on the left is # ea3c3, and it transitions to the color #ffffff on the right.

This will be used to create a petal effect.

Select two circular layers at the same time, and then click them.

Rasterization

Layer, then merge the layers and rename them to 1.

Second step

Copy the petal layer and rename it 2.

Click Edit.

change

Rotation, where the rotation angle is determined according to the number of your petals. In this tutorial, there are five petals, so divide 360 by 5 and the rotation angle is 72.

Continue to copy the petal layer, here are some tips. You can press Alt+Ctrl+Shift+T to repeat the previous operation. This technique can be used to create a picture-in-picture effect. This is a very interesting technique, and the Baidu Drost effect is suitable for interested students. Detailed tutorial Baidu Li Tao Tuesday welfare "hurry to copy more girls"

After copying five leaves, put them in the shape of cherry blossoms with mobile tools. For the convenience of understanding, a picture is attached.

Next, in the stamen part, create a circle with the size of 22 * 22 px, and adjust the filling degree to 0.

Double-click the layer to add a gradient.

These parameters are as follows:

Color code location:

#472a2a _ 0%

#c86464 _ 77%

#c86464 _ 100%

Opacity position:

100% _ 0%

100% _ 55%

0% _ 100%

Combine all the shape layers into a group, and then copy the whole group and merge them. Rename to final version

Save the file.

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Third step

Create a new file 1250 x 1250 px with #dbbfb as the foreground color and #9d8579 as the background color. Select the gradient tool, select the radial gradient, and pull out the following background.

Download the font material and create the following font with the color of #563a 1b and the size of 283 pt.

Copy the text layer so that it is invisible (click the eye in front of the layer), and then select the layer.

Rasterization

Text, set the foreground color to #563a 1b, and select the brush tool.

Fourth step

Open the brush panel, select the hard round brush and set it as follows:

Shape dynamics:

Then draw a thin line on the letter, as shown in the figure.

If you want to be clean, just set the minimum diameter and roundness jitter to 0.

After the solidification effect is satisfactory, start construction!

You can do the steps of adding branches now or after adding cherry blossoms.

Step five

Drag the saved cherry blossom layer in and copy it.

Press Ctrl+T to rotate and resize until you are satisfied.

Keep copying and decorate everywhere. Until the effect is as shown in the figure:

Group all cherry blossom layers into one group.

Click the cherry blossom layer and apply the following layer effects:

Projection:

Opacity: 13%

Distance: 8

Size: 8

Right-click to copy the layer effect, select all cherry blossom layers and paste the layer effect.

This can add a subtle projection effect to the cherry blossoms.

Step 6

Double-click the rasterized text layer and apply the following effects:

Inner shadow:

Projection:

The effect is as follows:

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Step 7

Create a new leaf layer, set the foreground color to #89a 1 15, and select the brush tool.

Open the brush panel and set it as follows:

Shape dynamics

Adding leaves to cherry blossoms is a detail that tests patience.

Double-click the leaf layer to apply the following effects:

Inner shadow:

Projection:

The effect is as follows:

Step 8

Create a new petal layer under the leaf layer, with the foreground color set to # Feifei and the background color set to # E9CCCCC.

Brush settings are as follows:

Shape dynamics:

Dissemination:

Color dynamics:

By:

Gently draw some petals around the text.

Finally, put the texture material on it and click on the picture.

adjust

Adjust the decoloration to a suitable size, change the layer blending mode to overlay, and the opacity is 50.

All right, you're done. Looking back, what have you learned?

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