How to create a calendar in Photoshop with your gentle hands will be discussed in this article.

new-A5

First, let's create an A5 document. To do this, go to the menu <wild>File-New (Ctrl+N)</wild> and set the following values in the parameters as shown in the image.

Rotate by 90 degrees - <wild>Image-Image Rotation-90<sup>0</sup>CW</wild>.

Next, you need to place two images in the document - one that will sustain as the outer part of the calendar, and the other as the background.

Any image can be used for the outer shell of the calendar, as long as it is not too solid, since the text will blend with the photo.

I chose the following photo.

Next, open the background image and insert it under the previously created layer.

Creating a calendar in Photoshop

Now we need to create a calendar grid. You can read how to do this in the tutorial.

So, all the main components for our calendar are ready. Let's start processing the materials.

Creating a calendar in Photoshop

Go to the layers panel, select the layer with the outer shell, and go to <wild>Blending Options</wild>. There, set the scale of the pattern and other parameters in the <wild>Pattern Overlay</wild> section. These settings are needed if you don't have a suitable photo for the outer shell of the calendar.

Creating a calendar in Photoshop

We have created the main part of the calendar; now we just need to adjust the calendar grid to it. You can use an action for this, or create it manually.

Here's what the final result should look like:

Creating a calendar in Photoshop