PSD Tutorial: How To Design A Driving School Business Card Coupon
In this Photoshop tutorial, I'll be showing you how to design a business card or coupon for a driving school company. I'm not sure how roads and driving works in the US, or any other country, however I'm very sure that this Adobe CS5 tutorial can be altered to suit your region accordingly - this example uses a rough concrete background with a double yellow line theme. I designed a very similar example to be used as a driving tuition coupon, but this instance can be used as a foundation for a business card and anything else graphic design related like a Postcard, flyer or leaflet.
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If you don't have Adobe Photoshop, or you would like to upgrade to the new CS5.5 Version, take a look at the Adobe Special Offers from the online Adobe Store. If you're new to Photoshop, we have some beginner tutorials and basic tips coming very soon for some of the lesser established designers.
Download Photoshop (PSD) File
Download Scratched Metal Textured Background
Photoshop Tutorial Step 1: Designing The Concrete Textured Background
1.1. Download a business card template from here.
1.2. Fill (G) an entire layer as the background with #66635F Grey.
1.3. After that, Create A New Layer and Paste (Ctrl + V) the Grunge/Scratched Metal Textured Background into the document.
1.4. Edit » Transform » Scale the background down to document size.
1.5. Lower the Saturation with Image » Adjustments » Hue/Saturation to -100, and change the Blending Mode to Hard Light.
1.2. Fill (G) an entire layer as the background with #66635F Grey.
1.3. After that, Create A New Layer and Paste (Ctrl + V) the Grunge/Scratched Metal Textured Background into the document.
1.4. Edit » Transform » Scale the background down to document size.
1.5. Lower the Saturation with Image » Adjustments » Hue/Saturation to -100, and change the Blending Mode to Hard Light.
Photoshop Tutorial Step 2: Painting The Double Yellow Lines
2.1. Again, Create A New Layer and open the Elliptical Marquee Tool.
2.1. Make two full-width rectangles to resemble a Double Yellow Line.
2.2. FYI, the colouring should be # FFCC00.
2.3. With the Oil Pastel Large 63 Brush, 'rip or tear' the edges of the Yellow Lines to make the effect more dramatic.
2.4. Alter to a Colour Blending Mode.
2.5. Add a Layer » Layer Style » Drop Shadow with 4px Distance, 0% Spread and 6px Size.
2.1. Make two full-width rectangles to resemble a Double Yellow Line.
2.2. FYI, the colouring should be # FFCC00.
2.3. With the Oil Pastel Large 63 Brush, 'rip or tear' the edges of the Yellow Lines to make the effect more dramatic.
2.4. Alter to a Colour Blending Mode.
2.5. Add a Layer » Layer Style » Drop Shadow with 4px Distance, 0% Spread and 6px Size.
Photoshop Tutorial Step 3: Finalising The Business Card/Coupon Template
3.1. With two instances of the Text Tool, write out your desired text on both Yellow Lines and change the Opacity to 75%.
3.2. Add a Bevel & Emboss with an Outer Bevel Style, 1000% Depth, 0px Size, 25% Opacities and 1px Soften.
3.3. Finally, Create A New Layer, and with a Large 0% Hardness Brush, spray a White Glow over the top.
3.4. For this layer, alter the Blending Mode to Soft Light with 30% Opacity.
3.2. Add a Bevel & Emboss with an Outer Bevel Style, 1000% Depth, 0px Size, 25% Opacities and 1px Soften.
3.3. Finally, Create A New Layer, and with a Large 0% Hardness Brush, spray a White Glow over the top.
3.4. For this layer, alter the Blending Mode to Soft Light with 30% Opacity.
Photoshop Tutorial Step 4: A Variation Of The Design
4.1. I've included a variation where I used different textures and overlays, so feel free to experiment as I did.
4.2. Search the internet for different textures, there is always more out there that what we include in the Photoshop tutorials.
4.2. Search the internet for different textures, there is always more out there that what we include in the Photoshop tutorials.
