This project started out with a basic clip art image from Microsoft PowerPoint. The image was taken into Photoshop where I enhanced and changed the colors. Using the Magic Wand tool, I was able to take particular sections of the Bulbs and Calligraphic lines and add a gradient to them.
The white lines you see as a background in the original were changed to a darker blue color and the actual background was also changed to a darker gradient shade.
The image was then taken into Illustrator where it was set as a background and the opacity was changed to give it a "water mark" feel.
A rectangular box in the size of the art board was filled with a gradient shade to enhance the transparency of the original background image.
Text was then added given the appropriate event date, time, and information. A outer glow was added to give the effect of a winter-snow flurry and a double border was added for elegance with both an inner and outer glow.
