Draw your Snowman in Photoshop
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Step 1 – Setting Up Background
Create a document with size 750×550 pixels.
Select the Gradient tool and create a gradient seen in the diagram. The colors (from the left) are #FFFFFF, #759CC3 and #02143A.
Drag this gradient from the bottom upwards.. |
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Step 2a – Create Snowballs
Create a new layer and name it as Snow Body.
Select the Gradient tool and create a radial gradient as shown in the diagram. The colors (from the left) are #FFFFFF, #B8B7BD and #FFFFFF.
Draw a circular selection on Snow Body layer and fill in the gradient you have just created. Start the gradient from top-left side. |
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Step 2b – Create Snowballs
Select the Snow Body layer and go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.
Set the amount to 2, distribution to Gaussian and check on Monochromatic.
Hit OK once you are done. |
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Step 2c – Create Snowballs
Create a new layer and name it as Snow Head.
Repeat Step 2a and 2b with a slightly smaller circle on the Snow Head layer. |
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Step 3a – Drawing Scarf
Create a new layer above the Snow layers and name it as Scarf.
Using the Pen tool, draw a general path of how your scarf will look like. |
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Step 3b – Drawing Scarf
Go to Paths tab and select the path you have drawn. Click on Load path as Selection button.
Go back to Layers tab and select Scarf layer. Fill the selection with #9F0004. |
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Step 3c – Drawing Scarf
Create a new layer and name it as Scarf Folds.
Use the Lasso tool and draw the folds you want on the scarf.
Use the Soft Brush tool of size 50px and color #4F0101, paint along the lower part of the selection. The selection will prevent you from painting any areas outside of it. |
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Step 3d – Drawing Scarf
Repeat Step 3c with a few more folds on the Scarf Folds layer. |
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Step 4 – Drawing Snow Cap
Create a new layer and name it as Snow Cap.
Repeat Step 2a (except the gradient colors are #870203, #210102 and #870203) and Step 2b.
Create another circular selection and use it to delete away part of the red ball you have drawn earlier. |
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Step 5 – Drawing the Eyes
Create a new layer and name it as Eyes.
Draw two simple circles and fill them with #000000. Right-click on the Eyes layer and choose Blending Options.
Activate Drop Shadow and set its opacity to 30%, distance to 3 and size to 0. Leave the rest of settings as default. |
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Step 6a – Drawing the Nose
Create a new layer and name it as Nose.
Using Pen tool, draw a cone shaped path. You may need to Convert Point tool to adjust the edges a little. |
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Step 6b – Drawing the Nose
Go to Paths tab and make the cone path as a selection.
Back to Layers tab and on the Nose layer, fill it with linear gradient starting from top (colors are #FFB036 and #FE2E00).
I found the nose is too sharp so made it blunt by drawing a small circle at the tip and erase the excessive portion. |
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Step 6c – Drawing the Nose
Create a new layer below Nose and name it as Nose Shadow.
Using the Polygonal Lasso tool, create a triangle selection and fill it with #000000.
Set the opacity of Nose Shadow layer to 20%. |
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Step 7a – Creating Furball
Select the Dune Grass brush from one of the default brush presets.
Open up the Brush Palette and key in the settings shown on the left. |
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Step 7b – Creating Furball
Key in the settings shown on the left. |
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Step 7c – Creating Furball
Key in the settings shown on the left. |
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Step 7d – Creating Furball
Key in the settings shown on the left. |
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Step 7e – Creating Furball
Create a new layer and name it as Furball.
Set the foreground color to #9b0004 and brush size to 20. Then start to paint a furball on the layer by going round and round a point continuously till you get a furball with size similar to mine in the diagram. |
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Step 7f – Creating Furball
Duplicate another 3 furballs from the layer you have just drawn.
Resize and position them like the ones on the left. |
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Step 8 – Adding Snow Dust
Create a new layer and name it as Snow Dust.
Select the Dry Brush from one of the default brush presets.
Set the foreground color to #FFFFFF, brush size to 30, and paint some snow dust on the cap and furballs. |
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Step 9 – Adding Snow Floor
Create a new topmost layer and name it as Snow Floor.
Use Brush tool with color #FFFFFF, paint a wavy floor at the bottom of the snowman.
Then set the foreground color to #CCCCCC and add in some shadows to it. |
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Optional
Ok there we have the snowman! i have added some snow at the background to complete the whole design.
Hope everyone will enjoy this tutorial and have a merry christmas this year end.
Click here to view the final image. |
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57 Comments | Write a Comment
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Thank you so much.
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Great stuff. looks amazing. Thanks for sharing
this tutorial really makes a strong impression on me. i very like the step that make Snow body, it’s so simple but effective.
thanks for share this tutorial, i will try when i have time.
nice to meet everyone, i’m Vietnamese.
Merry Christmas 2010 .
wow i love it
will add it to Kaplang
I was wondering if i can use this method and some how transfer it to wood for craft projects. I can not draw or paint any suggestions!!! thanks
Love this tut. It’s simple and easy to create but it turns out wonderful- I used it on my christmas cards this year and they turned out great.
Also, I found something very similar to your tut that someone else published but they altered this tut. It’s on Photoshop Lady Forums and the tutorial is called Create a Christmas card. Just thought I’d let you know
Thanks for the easy and beautiful tutorial!
i just made it,is really easy and beautifull!congrats!
amazing tut … thanks
great tutorial thanks
looks amazing i tried to make the scarf but failed miserably…lol anyways greta tut!
Hum just saw that guy yesterday on zedge.net, i downloaded it for my mobile phone. I hope it was credited to the author
Thanks Pelle for the pointers. Will take note on these in my coming works
The shadow in nose is wrong,
the eyes shadow
and nose shadow are not the same direction.
Thanks Arve!
Hi Ps01, Arve is right
Just click on the gradient bar to add more colors.
Just klikk to make more gradients colors
Heyy, how do u put 3 colors for the gradient?????? I only know how to put 2….help please
Added to http://www.psaddict.com
@Ronald: Thanks bro! I’ve read about your problems… Hope NaldzGraphics will be back soon. We are all missing it.
@Seth: Thanks Seth
It’s great feeling to see everyone preparing for the festival.
Brilliant. I just created this snowman injecting some christmas spirit in to my London office! Good work
Nice effect John. Your really doing great in here=)
Ronald
Nah, i live in Brazil, we don’t have snow here =[
My dream is to play on snow *-*
Hey thanks Yami
Btw is it snowing on your side already? Singapore is tropical so will not get the chance to see it
I loved the “Snow Dust” effect, its so realistic !
The job itself is amazing, it will be an perfect option for this christmas ! I’m starting today do deskmod my desktop to get in the xmas mood =]
best snowman tutorial i’ve seen
congrats ^^
Thanks brother
I’m enjoying doing these indeed and also the process of thinking what to create for the season. First time counting down with the lot here
nicely done..:)
I love this Christmas spirit.. and feeling while creating cheese kind of tutorials/artworks by myself
I believe..same is for You 