Press Control-T or go to Edit > Free Transform Path. Step 3ĭouble-click on Layer Thumbnail. Enter C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:95 and press OK. Enter Width: 35 px, Height: 35 px and press OK. Select Ellipse Tool from the Toolbar and click anywhere in the canvas. Go to Layer > New > Group. Name this group Icons Bg and press OK. 7. How to Create a Background for the Contact Icon Step 1 Set the Horizontal Position to X: 675 px and Vertical Position to Y: 286 px. Press Enter twice to confirm. Set the Width to W: 80 px and press Enter. Set the Horizontal Position to X: 370 px and Vertical Position to Y: 286 px. Press Enter twice to confirm. Step 3ĭouble-click on the Layer Thumbnail and enter C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:18. Select the Rectangle Tool (U) and click anywhere on the canvas. Set the Width to 530 px and Height to 8 px, and then press OK. Go to Layer > New > Group and name this group Separator. 6. How to Create a Rectangle Separator Step 1
Press Path Operations and select Merge Shape Components. Select the Rectangle Tool (U) and then press Path Operations and select Subtract Front Shape. Draw a rectangle overlapping the excess shape. Set the Horizontal Position to X: 1126.5 px and Vertical Position to Y: 540 px. Press Enter twice to confirm. Press Control-T or go to Edit > Free Transform Path. Go to Edit > Transform Path > Rotate 180 Degrees. Step 2ĭouble-click on the Layer Thumbnail. Go to Layer > Duplicate Layer and name this layer Tagline Bg. 5. How to Create a Background for the Tagline Step 1 To complete the trim, press Path Operations and select Merge Shape Components. Press Path Operations and select Subtract Front Shape. Now draw a rectangle overlapping the excess shape as shown in the image below. Set the Horizontal Position to X: 337 px and Vertical Position to Y: 540 px. Press Enter twice to confirm. Press Control-T or go to Edit > Free Transform Path. Press Control-T or go to Edit > Free Transform Path and set the Horizontal Skew to H: -20. Press Enter twice to confirm. Step 3ĭouble-click on the Layer Thumbnail. Enter C:0 M:20 Y:80 K:0 and press OK. Design your own business cards Photoshop template is a creative task, so you could always try different color combinations. Go to Layer > Rename Layer. Name this layer Address Bg and press Enter. Set Width: 820 px, Height: 80 px, Radius: 15 px and press OK. Select Rounded Rectangle Tool from the Toolbar and click anywhere on the canvas.
How to Create a Background for the Address Step 1 Now that it's done, let's go ahead and lock the guidelines in their current position. Simply click on the Ruler and Drag a guideline to all four sides of the document. Although not necessary, having this guideline will definitely help when aligning objects to the edge. Go to Image > Canvas Size and set Width: 3.75 inches followed by Height: 2.25 inches. Press OK to apply the changes. Now click on the Ruler and Drag a guideline to all four sides of the document. Anything beyond this guideline will be trimmed away after printing. Next, we will create the Trim guidelines. Go to Image > Canvas Size and set the Width: 3.5 inches followed by Height: 2 inches. Now let's increase the canvas size to 3.5 x 2 inches. Simply click on the Ruler and Drag a guideline to all four sides of the document.
Let's begin with the Safe Area guidelines, within which all important images and text should be kept. Next, go to View and check Snap. Finally, go to View > Snap To and check Guides, Layers and Document Bounds. Press Control-R or go to View > Rulers to show Rulers. If there is a check next to the option, it's already enabled, and you may skip to the next step.
3. How to Create Safe, Trim and Boundary Guidelines for a Business Card Photoshop File Step 1īefore we start, make sure the following options are enabled. 2. How to Set Up a New Document for a Business Card Step 1īusiness card size in pixels Photoshop templates usually use 3.25 by 1.75 inches, so go to File > New and enter the following: Go to Edit > Presets and select Preset Manager. In the Preset Type drop-down menu, select Custom Shapes and press Load. Now browse to the location where you've unzipped the file and select Tutorial-Shapes.csh.
How to Create a Modern Business Card Using Adobe Photoshopīefore we begin, download and install the following assets:ġ. How to Install or Load Custom Shapes for Business Card Photoshop Template Step 1