Today i will show you how you can create your own Business Card using photoshop. You can use this tutorial for your own business or website if you like.
STEP 1
Lets start of by creating a new blank document in photoshop.
Make sure you use the settings below: Width 3,75 inch, Height 2,25 inch and the Resolution 300.
STEP 2
Now we need to set some guide lines. Because the outer lines are cut lines, they will be cut away when you print your design. The second line is a safety line. Set the outer lines to 38px and the inner lines to 75px.
STEP 3
Create a new layer and fill it with the color #090909 using the Paint Bucket Tool (press G).
STEP 4
Now download this texture.
And place it on top of the other layers. Resize the texture till you have something like this.
Now set the layer mode to Color Dodge and the opacity to 40%, You can use a lower or higher opacity if you like.
STEP 5
Now create a new layer and paint the borders with black, using a big soft brush (press B). I used a size 200 brush.
When u painted the borders set the opacity of the border layer to 40%.
STEP 6
Add some text, like your Company name, your Name, Email, Tel and Website. I used Verdana as text style, and added a little line below the company name.
I also added a little logo on the right corner:
STEP 7
Finish it, i wasn’t happy with the text order and found a typ error so i have changed it. I also added some cool splatters to the left and right. You can download these brushes here and you can use these brushes for free.
You are now done and have created your own business card, that you can use to promote your business or website.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and feel free to ask your questions.
Great tut! That’s a really nice card.
This is a very good technique gona go try it =D
Many thanks !
Very nice tutorial.
Thanks!!!
I’m not comfortable with the idea of working these king of things on Photoshop… I wouldn’t do a business card on PS like I wouldn’t make a website design in illustrator.
For pages layout, it’s best to use a page layout software like Quark Xpress (even if I hate it) or Adobe InDesign.
(but it works, Ok, it’s only that this is not the purpose of the software…)
I don’t know a lot about printed design, I’ll admit. I’m pretty sure that using vectors whenever your printed design allows for it is always a good idea, though. It aids in scalability and makes things like text look a lot better.
I’d also recommend starting with a resolution of 600dpi for small projects like business cards. Photoshop will run a bit slower, but the final output is worth it.
Good tutorial, overall, though. The point about padding is very important.
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The text should definitely have been done in Illustrator along with the splashes to make sure you get the sharp edges. You might get lucky doing it all in PS and get a good finished design but it’s not worth the risk. I prefer to get the background and images done in PS then export to Illustrator and add text or any shapes.
I don’t know a lot about printed design, I’ll admit. I’m pretty sure that using vectors whenever your printed design allows for it is always a good idea, coz we tried it in our site project. It aids in scalability and makes things like text look better.
Thank you all for your compliments and advice.
It sure is better doing the text in Illustrator, but it worked out pretty good for me in photoshop.
thank u all for your ideas.
Thanks
I’d probably do the background in Photoshop and the text and splatters in Illustrator,then bring them all into InDesign or Quark to layout a full page of cards to be cut. Not very cost effective to print one at a time. Great looking card though. You might even want the printer to emboss the splatters or gold type for added effect. I know, it would cost more too though.
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This is a really great business card. I think all too often people use basic designs offered by the printing companies and as far as I’m concerned they just don’t look all that professional. Also, you see the same designs cropping up all the time.
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