Art Of Paper
September 29th, 2007 in Designing, Graphic Design, Tutorials by kailoon
I found this funny. Few days ago, I receive a mail from my friend. It is about the art of paper. I bet you see this before but that is real photo. However, I think over and figure it out. Now, I am going to create the paper cut art with Photoshop.
Step 1
Open a document with 400 X 350 px, RGB, 72 DPI with white background. Immediately, create a new layer and rename it as paper. Apply this setting:-
Gradient Overlay
Blend mode : normal
Gradient from #69bbd3 (location = 65%) to white, reverse.
Angle = 90°
Step 2
With the custom shape, choose a desire shape and draw with holding shift with white color. You can download my custom shape here. Apply the following setting for the shape:-Gradient Overlay
Blend mode : normal
Gradient from Blackto white
Angle = 90°Drop Shadow
Blend mode : multiply
Opacity : 15%
Distance : 1px
Size : 0px
Uncheck global light, Angle = -155°
Step 3
CTRL + J to duplicate the shape and right click on the copy shape and clear the layer style. Change the shape color to black for easy modification. CTRL + T to enable the transform. Right click and select distort. drag the top middle point as shown.
Step 4
After confirm the transform. CTRL + Left Click on the layer to bring out the selection. Select paper layer and press del.
Step 5
Create a new layer and rename as inner. Draw as shown with the rectanlge marquee tool. Drag a black to transparent gradient. CTRL + Left Click on shape layer and select inner layer, click the add mask layer at the bottom of the layer pallete.
Step 6
CTRL + J to duplicate shape layer again and change the color to black. CTRL + T to transform. Select distort too and drag as shown.
Step 7
Rasterize the transform shape and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur > 3px. Set the opacity to 25%. Put it below shape layer. Open the wood picture and place it below paper layer. Done!
Below is another sample I did. Hope you enjoy this!
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wow amaizing….good post..
This article is effective and informative.
Loving this! Quick easy and nice finish to it. Think ill be using the style somewhere
I like to use photoshop as well, but I think getting the own shape(the first step) is very hard. However, you are providing a great tips…
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Wao, that is cool.
nice one,simple and effective..
Its great, I like it. Hope to have such type of experiences in future too. It is a very nice tutorial. I learned a lot from it. Thanks.
Sweet resource, just what I have been looking for.
hi,
it is really fantastic!!!
Good luck, and thanx for this,,,
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Hey Kailoon, this is an awesome tutorial, i just came via your comment over at psdtuts, great stuff here! Keep it up!!
hp84 :
Glad you like it
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Sorry for the mistake…
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Cool! Very Cool!!! I liked it so much I clicked on the DOWNLOAD button at the bottom. No matter how many times, it gave an 404 error (page not found). :<
Tk
Thanks a lot for the tutorial. I’m learning photoshop now.
Very interesting. Thanks for the tip
Great idea!
I like the wood effect under teh basketballer!
Nice.
Thanks
Hi, I was searching for some new ideas and found this one. this is great. Now i am thinking that how can i implement same idea on my restaruant shop.
Hi poxline! Welcome! Thanks!
Wow , ! very very nice tip !
I wanna more about Photoshop tips !
Thanks so much !
Wow..those are far more complicated. But can try also. Thanks
cool! very creative. thumbs up!
i m thinking of something more complicated, like those pop-up cards:
http://robertsabuda.com/popmakesimple.asp
would be fun to see them in photoshop =p
Hey, your stick man rock!
Also need to have those creative juice geh…. =p….
Something I for sure don’t have..hahah draw stick man can lah… =p
Hey, sure you can. Send me your work
Very, very impressive!
And this is something I can follow~~
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Sean :
Hi Sean! Agrees with what you said. Wish you all the best in the learning of PS
I like to use photoshop as well, but I think getting the own shape(the first step) is very hard. However, you are providing a great tips…
LeeChien :
Can have a try when you free.
Thanks
Joanne :
Hi!Thank you
Cometh :
But really look nice, so I use this 
I make in Photoshop, Hard to run 2 programs with this laptop at the same time…:(
Haha…the shape is download from net
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Wayne :
Sure you can get one easily from net…install and go for some tutorial and you are the master then 
I am using laptop in my company and the reason why is “… …”. I think you get what I mean
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Is your Photoshop the cracked version or the original ones? I want to get one but can’t afford to pay for it. Not to say can’t afford
, but I don’t know how to use photo editing software, I can’t even fully utilise Paint.NET. 
Animation made easy with ImageReady…hohohohoho… There is this GIF creator but ImageReady have more flexibility.
Nice cut out….cool…. The custom shape is derived from a picture rite? Looks like the ipod silhouette advertisment… =p
that’s very innovative, i like it!
wow.. this is amazing.. i duno how to use photoshop, but i’ll try this when i’ve time and the software.. this is really great…