If you are planning a party you may decide that you want to make your own decorated invitations. If you do, you will want to give these invitations a party appearance. One way to do this is to add balloons. Fortunately, in Photoshop it is a fairly straight forward matter to create your own party balloon graphics.
- Open Photoshop. Select “File” and click “Open.” In the dialog box that opens browse to the invitation document you have been working on and open it.
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Step 2
Click on the “New Layers” icon under the “Layers” panel. Select the new layer.
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Step 3
Set the “Pen” tool from the toolbar. In the options at the top set the tool to “Fill.” Change the “Foreground” color to what you want for your first balloon. Use the tool to draw out a rough shape for your balloon.
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Step 4
Select the “Convert Point” tool and click on the points in the shape to adjust the bezier curves to produce a smoother curve.
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Step 5
Select the “Elliptical” selection tool and use it to select the balloon–except for the lower bulging part.
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Step 6
Select “Filter,” then “Render” and click “Lighting Effects.” In the dialog that opens move the spot light so it is shining from the lower right. Click “OK.”
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Step 7
Select the top layer and reduce the “Opacity” to 60 percent.
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Step 8
Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to add more balloons.
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Step 9
Select “File and click “Save As.” Name your file and save it as a JPEG.