Yummy!

This is so cool! Thanks for this great turotial.

This is incredible! Thank you!

That is really great,thank you.

nice glow effect and also nice snow effect good job

Hmmm… wait a second:

http://chopeh.deviantart.com/art/Merry-Christmas-71934124

Nice job though, done about 30 eCards this year and it almost drove me mad.

freakin SWEEET!!!! i like this!

super-cool-glow! thx for that …

-see-

This is what I made last month
(See public time)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2080472449_7f72376615_o.jpg

Very nice, but I can´t get the same brush effect (fade in and fade out) since I don´t have a tablet.

Yihaaaaa ! so great thank you

Awesomeness.

Here mine:

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2131/xmas2ku3.jpg

and another one:

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/1840/xmasaq8.jpg

Thanks Fabio, nice tutorial! I am learning more about paths

It’s nice, but bevel on the text does not reflect the actual position of light (star on the top of imaginary tree).

That is bloody awesome, I’m gonna try this very soon to give it away to my loved ones. Thank you soo much

Thats cool, I didn’t know about that convert pen tool thing.

Great stuff. Happy christmas, and thanks to you for all the tutorials on this site

All-around nice-ness!

What are the brushes used in this?

Very nice… and Merry Christmas

Hi really cool Tutorial!
But ive got a problem..
It doesn’t look the same after I’ve created the path stroke fill.
There aren’t bright places like on yours.

Can somebody help me?

greez fluckukus

This is probably a very basic question, but how did you get the center of the radial gradient to be in the top third of the screen? Was it originally in the center and then you cropped the window?

Wow that is a fantastic tutorial!

Very Very nice – Photoshop technique – There are so many usable techniques in this tutorial.

Great tutorial, I made a fall greeting using the leaf brush. Used my firms logo shape, but I think using a tree shape would be nicer. Anyway, an experiment: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2244/2127841288_788b954e05_o.jpg

always surprising >:D

As to Mahlie’s question:

You can drag the radial around while the dialogue box for the gradient is open, so if you want it in the corner you can put it in the corner. It had me stumped for a while too, I think it’s more intuitive than it feels. Hope that helps.

Cool Tutorial

i really wish you guys would stop the ‘xmas’ and go back to the original ‘christmas’

all in all a poor copy of the original as shown in one of your reader’s comment.

it still shows how to accomplish the copy though, so props for the actual tutorial.

.

thats so pro.. i love this site

Super! My respect to author and his site.

Brilliant tutorial, nice and festive. Very effective!

Nice job!

Hi. The tutorial is great. I just think that the “snow” layer isn’t needed – it makes the image grainy. The card is better without. Anyway – it’s great;) Cheers

Brilliant stuff man!

I have stopped by a few times recently for these wonderful tutorials. I ran this one today with a nice result. Thank you so much for posting this. Enjoyed it enormously.

Gary.

Hey,

Can you give this one away free in chrismas spirit?

Very Nice!

Merry Christmas to everyone

Thanks. Just a beginner and I love the step-by-step method and clearn screen shots. Hope to be able to manage it by next Christmas.

LOVE IT…!! Merry Christmas guys

Wonderful tut. I agree that the snow effect in the background is a bit much, but I see the purpose. This technique is very versatile, and is open to other blending technique’s to produce some very dynamic textures.

I too have a question about the path stroke. My stars were not as vibrant as the ones you produced in the tut. I am wondering if I missed a step somewhere.

Thanks

Great! Makes some amazing Christmas Gift tags. I couldn’t quite get the glass text right with that tutorial so I used the one from this site instead.

Keep up the great tutorials!

Hey this is a great tutorial, but I was wondering how to get the icon into photoshop:(

Why Xmas and not Christmas?
Christ = X?

wow….. its great

it’s spelled “CHRISTMAS”

Thanks so much for this tutorial. Merry Christmas

I can’t get my stars to be shiney and glowing after I “stroke path.” What colors should I have selected? What am I doing wrong?

I loved this tut – although some of it was not explained that well I found.
Anyway – this site remains my fav for tutorials. Keep up the great work!

That was so nice- Thanks for the effort and sharing this to us. Good luck

How does one do the transition from white to red in the stroke of the stars? I read that you have to have a tablet….?

maybe future tutorial makers can mention this before the tutorial…

Maybe someone can mention another technique to get to this effect?

thanks!

great card by the way

Very nice tut. You should create some tutorials for website interfaces. I am specifically looking for the style that looks like you are looking at a flat surface, for instance a desk that has a coffee mug on it, a blotter, stains, pencils etc, but all as if you were looking down at it, so you only get the top perspective, etc. That would be cool.

so good ,thnx alot 4 ur nice way in explaining

I’m using Photoshop 7, although I have Elements 3 but it buggers my PC,
More to the point .. I can’t get the stars graduated. Do you change the brush size manually or does it just do it? And should I try on Elements?
(I know it’s after Christmas, I like the Xmas Tree effect and wish to use it in my designs.)
Thanks so much

Best wishes for 2008,
Paris

I love your tutorial. Is there a website that has that santa claus image?

very nice….so cool………I’m chinese…..

I made one card using this idea…….my friends really love it

Thank you very much for the comments, Im really glad you like the tutorial, I sent that image to all my friends and relatives, they liked it a lot, specially my mother.

http://www.andystewart-design.com

Beautiful!!!

Man that is beautiful. There were a few steps that needed a little more detail or instruction on how the effect was acheived, like steps 6 & 7. Some of it was kinda difficult to follow. Otherwise you have exceptional talent. Keep up the nice work.

I’m amazed – nicely done!

Wow….. this is greed tutorial and is very beautiful.

thanks – thanks – thanks

Hi!

This post is very nice !

I come from France and I did not understand everything to achieve the tree: someone can give me details of this post?

regards,

Mel

hi!…… it’s….too…cool..tutorial…i have ever….read..in my..life

incredible ………3xs

Thanks for Posting.
Great Tut.

nice …but there are missing some tips, somebody wanna help me ?

somebody know the name of font?

and where i can find it free?

I tried it! It’s incredible

hi!
ur e-card is totally cool!

but how come i cant do it! huhuhu!

i have a problem doing the stars.. and the text..
the outcome is not like yours..

Amazing mate , great job

Some reason I can’t get my stars to glow like your with Color Dodge

Is there a filter applied?

I Stopped by step 6.
I can fill the path with stars but when the brush is white, all the stars became white and when the brush is red, all stars became red.
How can I make those stars like that blinking effect? Color Dodge no maka the same result as it show on screenshot.
I have no idea how to make the top star of the tree too.
Please if anyone can help me PM me.
Thx

Yeah, fantastic tutorial Thank you very much.

Really good Tutorial thanks

i had that same plain white star problem too until i realized you have to set the FOLDER to color dodge NOT the star path layer.. hope this helps.. wish i knew that font tho..

Very nice here is my result
http://www.lookpic.com/files/ipwallpaper.jpg

Very nice Tutorial. Here’s the one I did:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3096206108_3c82f60629_o.png

It doesnt look like the same!
i need help plz

add me if somebody can help me plz
dan_ordazz92@hotmail.com

and where do i get the stars brushes url plz u_U

dan_ordazz92@hotmaill.com

I Have the same problem with my stars not showing up the way yours did after the path stroke. They are maroon and they don’t reach all the way to santa’s glass. Santa needs his juice! plz help

Hi there! Great tutorial! Combined this tut with another one (surprise behind the curtain) And got this result. Also used another santa avatar and another star brush, but all in all I think my result was pretty good =)

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/659/godjulap6.jpg

oh the text is in Norwegian, says Merry Christmas if you didnt figure that one out ^^

Merry christmas to you from Norway Fabio!

wow…
i love it…

Tracked back to from here: http://www.presidiacreative.com/20-spectacular-christmas-tutorials/

Nice Tutorial,… thanks

Brilliant!
This is the first time I’ve actually got that rotten pen tool path to curve the way I want it to curve.
Thank you.

This is a nice tutorial. I llike it. Thanks………

Merry X’Mas…

Other time use Merry Christmas…

Gracias

YUMMY CUTE

very nic

fantastic article … thank’s from brazil …

Guys iam realy impressed.I have never seen anything like this b4 online.I just wish i could do more.

Could i have the resources…. I don´t Have the Brushes!!!!

I stopped at Step 6 too…

that’s cool. Can i copy it or you will send it to me?

Great Tutorial brah!, just it would help for the dimensions of the new document

Yes indeed a great tutorial Fabio. I am learning so much here and all from scratch! One thing I can’t replicate is the wet flipped xmas. I can create the duplicate and flip it but my layer>layer mask>reveal all produces an all white layer mask thumbnail and not one with a rectangle in black at the bottom where the text is. As a result I can’t seem unable to produce the wet reflection effect. It just goes grey and almost flat. Anyone know what I am missing? Also my Xmas itself is whiter and brighter than Fabios. I can darken it but I am curious as to why with the same settings mine’s as if under a 100watt spotlight and Fabio’s is under a 10watt star?

its cool.

from: bojanmaniaka

Gracias a esta pagina web hemos podido hacer un trabajo bastante entrtenido, i algo complicado.
Suerte que tenemos un buen professor que hace las classes divertidas i gracias a esto ponemos bastanta atención porque si no seria inaguantable esta classe,
(Nacho no es peloteo esto ehh)

Marc Boixasa

nacho eres el mejor

Gracias a esta pagina web hemos podido hecer una postal navideña, pero es bastante complicado (pero porque somos un poco inutiles la mayoria con el Photoshop) jajaja
Suerte que tenemos a Nacho, nuestro professor, que es divertido y explica muy bien y gracias a eso ponemos bastanta atención.
( Nacho no es peloteo aunque lo parezca jajaja)

Marc Boixasa

Gracias a esta pagina web hemos podido hacer una postal navideña, pero es bastante complicado (pero porque somos un poco inutiles la mayoria con el Photoshop) jajajaja
Suerte que tenemos a Nacho, nuestro professor, que es divertido y explica muy bien y gracias a eso ponemos bastanta atención.
(Nacho no es peloteo aunque lo parezca jajaja)

Marc Boixasa

This a very cool tutorial
I am using it this year for my students in my computer graphics class using photoshop.Thanks for the nice inspiration!

OMG! I’m definitely a PS idiot as I even didnt know that the Brush option would allow so many different layouts! It’s incredible!
Really liked your tut and definitely save on my computer.
Keep up the great job and have a merry christmas.

Thanks for this fantabulous tutorial!

OMG! I’m definitely a PS idiot as I even didnt know that the Brush option would allow so many different layouts! It’s incredible!
Really liked your tut and definitely save on my computer.
Keep up the great job and have a merry christmas.

Thanks for this fantabulous tutorial!

Not enough information in this tutorial to make the final product look like yours.

No information on how to get the star at the top to look like that. And there is definitely something missing on how to make the stars look red,white,gold,etc. Mine all looks red (in different shades).

hi i have just 1 problem and that is where do u get the * from in the brushes dialog? i dont seem to have it : /

Very informative tutorial. Thanks! Keep ‘em coming. Merry Christmas EV1

wow!! it’s amazing! thank’s

even when making the folder colour dodge and the layer normal, the stars still appear a pale red. What colour do u use to paint them on?

Muchas gracias por el tutorial, me parece magnifico tu trabajo.

I know this is a only english post… i thought maybe giving a little multicultural apreciation to you art.

in case you don’t know spanish:

“Thanx a lot for the tutorial, i think your work is awesome” <— translation

for people who asked, u can open the menu (top right button on the panel) and choose “assorted brushes”

nice tut
wishing u a merry xmas from Italy!

Cool tut, Fabio. Where I can see another one?