Christmas is coming soon, and everyone is busy preparing for Christmas. Although Christmas is not a Chinese holiday, we young people also like to join in the fun, such as going to the mall to take a picture of a happy Christmas. atmosphere. Let’s use PS to create such a Christmas photo sticker.
Let’s take a look at the effect first:
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_01.jpg)
Production tool: Photoshop CS
Production process:
1. Open a digital photo, as shown in Figure 01. Then open a picture of a Christmas hat and drag it into the character image. The effect is as shown in Figure 02.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_02.jpg)
2. Select the "Polygonal Marquee Tool" in the toolbox, set the feather radius to 1 in the property bar, select the part shown in Figure 03 and delete it. Then select the parts shown in Figure 04 and 05 and delete them. The effect after deletion is as shown in Figure 06.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_03.jpg)
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_04.jpg)
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_05.jpg)
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_06.jpg)
3. Select the rectangular marquee tool in the toolbox, select the part as shown in Figure 07 and then crop it, and fill the blank space above the head of the character with the original background color. The effect is as shown in Figure 08.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_07.jpg)
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_08.jpg)
4. Merge all layers. Select the "Filter", "Distort" and "Spherization" commands in the menu bar to open the "Spherization" dialog box, set the parameters as shown in Figure 09, click the OK button to create a convex photo effect, as shown in Figure 10 Show.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_09.jpg)
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_10.jpg)
5. Because photo stickers taken by cameras generally have a color cast, and the face usually appears pink. Click the "New Layer" button in the layer panel to create a new layer. Set the foreground color in the toolbox to pink, and its RGB values are 255, 170, and 206. Press Alt+Delete to fill the layer with pink. , adjust the transparency of this layer to 60% in the layers panel, the effect is shown in Figure 11.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_11.jpg)
6. Select the "Polygonal Lasso Tool" button in the toolbox, set the "Feather" on the property bar to 3, and create a selection along the character's skin. The effect is as shown in Figure 12.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_12.jpg)
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_13.jpg)
7. Open a Christmas picture, as shown in Figure 14. Drag it into the character file to generate layer 1, and then set the opacity of layer 1 to transparent until the outline of the character can be seen. The effect is as shown in Figure 15. Select the "Polygon Set" in the toolbox Use the "Search Tool" to create a selection and delete the part within the selection. The effect is as shown in Figure 16.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_14.jpg)
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_15.jpg)
8. Click the "Add Layer Style" button in the layer panel, select the "Shadow" option in the pop-up layer style dialog box, and set it as shown in Figure 17.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_16.jpg)
9. Select some of your favorite Christmas gifts and small pendants from the material library to decorate the edge of the photo sticker. The effect is as shown in Figure 18.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_17.jpg)
10. Select the "Text Tool" in the toolbox, enter text on the screen, and a memorable photo sticker will be created, as shown in Figure 19.
![Create beautiful Christmas photo stickers with Photoshop](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/06/071128_edu_ps2_18.jpg)