Photoshop CS2 Tutorials and Photoshop CS3 Tutorials - Colorful Vector Wallpaper Tutorial

I’ve been thinking about doing a new design for my desktop wallpaper today and I came across a tutorial that can be used as a Photoshop CS2 tutorial or even a Photoshop CS3 tutorial.

Check this out, I think you’ll really like it:

STEP1:

Creat a new document (Ctrl+N)

Size at 800×600px or 1024×768px that suitable for your monitor.

Pick Gradient Tool

Choose this gradient from the Gradient Editor

If you can’t see this gradient, please go to “Load…” ~> Point to gradient preset folder inside Photoshop folder ~> Load “Special effect”

Hold your left mouse and drag from A to B :

And you’ll have this result :

STEP 2:

Download and load this brush into your photoshop : Land_brush

Choose any “island” inside this brush set that you like :

I choose this one :

Creat a new layer on the top, brush in the middle :

Creat a new layer and put it under “island layer”

Pick Eliptical Marquee Tool

Make an eliptical selection :

Fill this selection with color #12a80d

Continue making creat new layer and fill selection like this :

Result :

STEP 3:

Download and load this brush into your Photoshop : Tree_brush

Pick any brush inside this brush set that you like, creat new layer on the top and start brushing….

Download and load this brush into your Photoshop : AK_VectorPeople

Pick any people you like and put them on the grass :

Download and load this brush into your Photoshop : Cloud Brush

Creat a new layer under “island layer” and brush a little…

You’ve already finished this tut with sample details.

This is my final pic with some other details :

You’ve already finished this tutorial. Good luck!

I also wanted to mention that I highly recommend you check out this book called Adobe Photoshop CS3 Studio Techniques and if you don’t already have it, you need to get the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Upgrade, it’s amazing.

Let me know how it works!

Edward