Tutorial #1 – Digital Leaf

As i have promised, i will write an tutorial for the leaf design i have presented in an earlier post.
This is my first ever tutorial, so please excuse me if not all the comets are great.
I hope you will find this tutorial useful.

1. Start by creating a new document, i have used an 800 x 600 pixels, background color white
2. Grab the Pen Tool (P), and start creating the superior part of the leaf like this:
3. Grab now “Path Selection Tool”, and choose the option “Make selection”. With the half leaf selected, create a new layer (CTR + Shift + N). Now fill the selection with white. You should have something like this:
5. Again select the Pen Tool (P), and start creating the inferior part of the leaf like this:
7. Grab now “Path Selection Tool”, and choose the option “Make selection”. With the half leaf selected, create a new layer (CTR + Shift + N). Now fill the selection with white. You should have something like this:
9. For each of the half leaf layers aply an green gradient. For example you can use this one:
11. I have the following result:
13. Leaf is almost completed, a little more details: with the Pen Tool (P), create the following shape.
15. Grab again the “Path Selection Tool”, and choose the option “Make selection”, create a new layer (CTR + Shift + N). Now fill the selection with white. Aply again an green gradient, and i got something like this:
17. I have used an different gradient and i got some other leaf