 Create A Basic Letterhead, Beginner - Intermediate |
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  Oct 4 2004, 06:54 PM
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Basic Letterhead
Written by Mat Dwyer Created: October 4th, 2004 This is the image you will be making  Click To View what we're making Things you need before starting this tut... ~ A nice font *Ex. Ruach LET* Link to it here * note - it cost 122 bucks there, I got it with 999 others for 10 bucks on a font cd here... ~ A nice color *FED3AD* ~ A nice vector clipart chosen... such as a dove... 1a) Start photoshop. Make a new document, 8 inches width by 2 inches high.  1b) Fill the background white. 2a) Take out the text tool. Type "Your Company" in the fancy font *Ruach LET for me* In 72. pt (or about 30 percent of the total height). Fill the font with #FED3AD  click to view bigger 3a) Go into custom shapes, and select the dove tool.  3b) Draw the dove a little bit bigger then the text. Fill it with #FED3AD  3c) Rasterize the layer (right click on the layer, go to rasterize)  4a) Go into the blending options. Put an outer glow, Blend Mode: Normal, Opacity: 100%, color #FED3AD.... Contour: Cone Inverted.  5a) Add your address in text. Use a font similar to Palatino Linotype, 24pt. color #FED3AD.  click to view bigger 5b) Add a stroke of 2 pixels, color #FED3AD  5c) Add a drop shadow, color #E38431.  6a) Make a new layer. Then make a thin vertical line. Fill it with #FED3AD. Deselect the line.  6b) Go Filter - Distort - Shear.  6c) Use the following settings:  7a) While on the layer with the line, press crtl+t to free transform. Then turn the line 90 degrees, and stretch it out the length of the words "your company".  click to view bigger. 7b) Set the opacity of that layer to 57%.  8a) Make a thin line beneath the address text. Fill it with #FED3AD.  8b) Duplicate the layer. Then press Ctrl+t on the duplicated layer. Change the width to 110%.  9a) Change the opacity of both layers to 44%. 
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Mar 11 2006, 03:42 PM
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 New Member  Group: Member
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bravo very pretty but whats a letterhead
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Mar 20 2006, 10:32 PM
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Merry KissMoose  Group: Main Team
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QUOTE(Mixy @ Mar 11 2006, 03:42 PM)  bravo very pretty but whats a letterhead  The top part of your business letter.
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Mar 21 2006, 01:47 AM
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good one thanx..
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Mar 21 2006, 11:47 AM
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Regular Dot Group: Member
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Good tutorial, but why did you rasterize the dove? It would've been nice to see the entire thing in "vector", as most letterheads are!
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Mar 24 2006, 01:40 PM
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Why? ummmm... I don't really think there is a reason, aside from sometimes when I'm using photoshop I get all confused with the outline that vectors have, hahaha.
You could do the same thing without rasterizing too - Mat |
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Mar 25 2006, 04:12 AM
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Dots Junkie Group: *Premier*
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I really like it. Nice and simple explained!
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