Hi friends, viewers, readers, visitors and followers. We are back again with tutorialCheck out more tutorials posts. Today, in this post we are going to see how to create a retro style dance flyer. You can make use of this flyer for creating either a dance show flyer or a dance competition flyer. Ok, now let us move into the tutorial.

Preview

Step 1

Open a new document of size A5 in portrait mode with 300 ppi. Apply a gradient color as background like this using the following values.

Step 2

Now comes the most imporatant part. Press Ctrl+R to open up the rulers. Right click on the rulers and change it into pixels. Now drag and drop guides like this. Make sure that you drag and drop guides at the same postions as shown in picture below.

Step 3

Now take rounded rectangle tool with paths option selected and draw a rounded rectangle using the four guides as borders and 120 px radius. Now press ctrl+enter and fill it with some color.

Step 4

Now create a new layer and create another rounded rectangle of radius 100 px but in this way.

Step 5

Repeat creating 3 more rounded rectangles with radius 80px, 60 px and 40 px like this.

Step 6

Now take the rounded rectangle tool and create only the path like this with 20 px radius.

Step 7

Now press ctrl+enter and make it into a selection and delete that portion in all rounded rectangle layers.

Step 8

Now delete the rounded portions in all the rounded rectangle layers like this.

Step 9

Now apply color overlay for the rounded rectangle layers in this manner.

Step 10

Now select all the rounded rectangle layers together. Press ctrl+t and rotate it 30 degrees anti-clockwise. And shrink to 80 percentages and place it in such a manner.

Step 11

Now select all these rounded rectangle layers together and press ctrl+g to group all of them. Now take a copy of this group by drag dropping this group on the create new layer icon available at the bottom of the layers palette. Once you have taken a copy of the group. Press ctrl+t with the copied group selected. Now right click and choose rotate 90 degrees clockwise option. Once it is rotated now place the copied group in this manner.

Step 12

Now download some spatter brushes, urban brushes and circle brushes and apply it here and there where ever you like. But make sure you make use of the same 5 colors that you have made use for the rounded rectangles.

Step 13

Now take a silhouette of a guy dancing and place it in a comfortable place according to the picture you have taken. I have placed it here.

Step 14

Now type the event name and details in some typography format using some nice font.

Step 15

All that comes after this are finishing touches. Open a new document with transparent background of size 4 px X 4 px. Now create two black squares each of size 2 px X 2 px in this manner and save it as a pattern by going to Edit -> Define Pattern.

Step 16

Now go back to your original document. Create a new layer on top of all layers. Press Ctrl+A to select the whole area. Go to Edit -> Fill. The fill dialog box opens up. Choose pattern in that and select the custom pattern that we have created just now. Then reduce the fill opacity to 20%. That’s all. You are done now.

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25 Comments

Lee Gustin on 12/10/2010 at 04:04

nice tutorial! easy to follow, plus great end product!! thanks

Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:10

Thank you lee gustin. I have comeback after a break and these comments are really boosting.

karthikeyan on 12/10/2010 at 12:10

wow, nice tut sagar sir :), its so colorful n eye catching, grt go

Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:11

Thank you karthi. It is great to receive such comments from a co-author.

Charlton Gomes on 12/10/2010 at 16:59

Woah! That’s just awesome, Sri!

Lookin’ forward to seeing more tutorials from you.

Charlton Gomes on 12/10/2010 at 17:15

Mis-looked the author name. Apologies, Sipi Sagar. =)
Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:14

Thank you Charlton for the comments.

Diana Eftaiha on 12/10/2010 at 16:49

amazing final results. like it better without the last step. still cool!

Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:13

The last step is optional and you can leave it if you don’t like it and thanks for the comments Diana. Stay tuned for more tuts.

designbyarm on 13/10/2010 at 07:47

awesome tutorial.

Thanks you for share.

Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:16

thank you designbyarm. I am really happy about your comments. Short as well as sweet.

Mars on 13/10/2010 at 10:13

sweet tutorial

Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:17

Hi mars, Hearing from you after a long time. Thanks for the comeback.
- Mars on 18/10/2010 at 16:25
  
  really its been a busy days that is why

Dirk on 19/10/2010 at 01:05

Cool one!! Thnx

Sipi Sagar on 19/10/2010 at 19:40

Thank you dirk. Welcome to animhut.

Pam Carter on 19/10/2010 at 14:46

Your tutorials are really really good.. no doubt about that.. 🙂

Sipi Sagar on 19/10/2010 at 19:43

Pam Carter i have got more good tutorials. Please visit animhut daily for lots of surprises like tutorials, freebies, giveaways and etc.,.

Joel on 21/10/2010 at 10:54

Wow! Nice output. Amazed. Sign 🙁 I am using Mac and will figureout a way to design in Mac. A newbie too can design this with detailed instruction.

mt4ea on 27/10/2010 at 20:46

great tutorial, a nice source of inspiration for my next flyer for sure, thanks

FDCPA Attorney on 30/10/2010 at 14:16

An excellent tutorial post on creating retro style dance flyer. We can use the easy step by step method here to make a flyer and participate in competitions.

Bill Wynne on 09/11/2010 at 14:08

This is a really great tutorial. I have explained to my daughter that she must learn to work with layers and take your time. The way the rainbow was designed was awesome.

Very good

Sydney @ InteliWise on 11/11/2010 at 05:55

I love this!! I have been looking for some inspirations like this because I often use Photoshop. We have this event coming and now I have the idea for my banner and posters 🙂 Thanks!

Chris Marshall on 17/11/2010 at 18:11

Hi Sipi,

I liked the retro rainbow colours so much I added them as a colourlovers palette — http://bit.ly/aIZPJy

Pradeep on 06/06/2011 at 10:02

Awesome….flyer…thanks for the tutorial gonna try it 😀

Lee Gustin on 12/10/2010 at 04:04

nice tutorial! easy to follow, plus great end product!! thanks
- Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:10
  
  Thank you lee gustin. I have comeback after a break and these comments are really boosting.
karthikeyan on 12/10/2010 at 12:10

wow, nice tut sagar sir :), its so colorful n eye catching, grt go
- Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:11
  
  Thank you karthi. It is great to receive such comments from a co-author.
Charlton Gomes on 12/10/2010 at 16:59

Woah! That’s just awesome, Sri!

Lookin’ forward to seeing more tutorials from you.
- Charlton Gomes on 12/10/2010 at 17:15
  
  Mis-looked the author name. Apologies, Sipi Sagar. =)
- Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:14
  
  Thank you Charlton for the comments.
Diana Eftaiha on 12/10/2010 at 16:49

amazing final results. like it better without the last step. still cool!
- Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:13
  
  The last step is optional and you can leave it if you don’t like it and thanks for the comments Diana. Stay tuned for more tuts.
designbyarm on 13/10/2010 at 07:47

awesome tutorial.

Thanks you for share.
- Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:16
  
  thank you designbyarm. I am really happy about your comments. Short as well as sweet.
Mars on 13/10/2010 at 10:13

sweet tutorial
- Sipi Sagar on 18/10/2010 at 10:17
  
  Hi mars, Hearing from you after a long time. Thanks for the comeback.
  - Mars on 18/10/2010 at 16:25
    
    really its been a busy days that is why
Dirk on 19/10/2010 at 01:05

Cool one!! Thnx
- Sipi Sagar on 19/10/2010 at 19:40
  
  Thank you dirk. Welcome to animhut.
Pam Carter on 19/10/2010 at 14:46

Your tutorials are really really good.. no doubt about that.. 🙂
- Sipi Sagar on 19/10/2010 at 19:43
  
  Pam Carter i have got more good tutorials. Please visit animhut daily for lots of surprises like tutorials, freebies, giveaways and etc.,.
Joel on 21/10/2010 at 10:54

Wow! Nice output. Amazed. Sign 🙁 I am using Mac and will figureout a way to design in Mac. A newbie too can design this with detailed instruction.
mt4ea on 27/10/2010 at 20:46

great tutorial, a nice source of inspiration for my next flyer for sure, thanks
FDCPA Attorney on 30/10/2010 at 14:16

An excellent tutorial post on creating retro style dance flyer. We can use the easy step by step method here to make a flyer and participate in competitions.
Bill Wynne on 09/11/2010 at 14:08

This is a really great tutorial. I have explained to my daughter that she must learn to work with layers and take your time. The way the rainbow was designed was awesome.

Very good
Sydney @ InteliWise on 11/11/2010 at 05:55

I love this!! I have been looking for some inspirations like this because I often use Photoshop. We have this event coming and now I have the idea for my banner and posters 🙂 Thanks!
Chris Marshall on 17/11/2010 at 18:11

Hi Sipi,

I liked the retro rainbow colours so much I added them as a colourlovers palette — http://bit.ly/aIZPJy
Pradeep on 06/06/2011 at 10:02

Awesome….flyer…thanks for the tutorial gonna try it 😀