On Seacoast Wallpaper

The next lesson we'll learn creating the wallpapers by combining several parts of the image with the vector's imitation and the photo.

Create a new file of standard size wallpapers: File – New (ctrl+n).



Open in a new window a picture reserved for the background to be: File – Open (ctrl+o).



Mark it out with Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a copy of it: Edit – Copy (ctrl+c). Get back to the previous window and insert it on a new layer: Edit – Paste (ctrl+v). We have to make the corrections on the picture's size, applying next command: Edit – Free Transform (ctrl+t).



Make the corresponding corrections also on the layer's color and contrast: Image – Adjustments – Curves (ctrl+m).



Create a new layer now: Layer – New – Layer and choose the Pen Tool to represent the land, applying Fill Path option.



Select the Brush Tool of grass shape and move off the marking near the Color Dynamics option in the Brushes window:



Select the next brush to represent the superior line of the "land", choosing a size not too big: