Its getting to that time of year again when we need to think of the next one, so here’s an easy and personal, way to create you own photo calendars in Photoshop.
Unlike other tutorials this one doesn’t use any Microsoft software, in fact we use Google Calendar, so it’s free and accessible to all!
About the author
Eric’s background in video editing with Adobe Premier led to his interest, and then obsession, with Photoshop. Starting TipSquirrel.com as a hobby he is proud to have gathered together and be a part of The Photoshop Nuts.
Known as only “TipSquirrel” for two years, Eric ‘went public’ when he was a finalist in The Next Adobe Photoshop Evangelist competition. He’s also been a finalist in Deke’s Techniques Photoshop Challenge.
While still taking on some freelance work, Eric has recently become a Lecturer at Peterborough’s Media and Journalism Centre where he enjoys sharing his knowledge as well as learning new skills. This realisation that he loves to teach has made Eric look at altering his career path.
What a great easy way to do it. Thanks Eric, much easier in many ways than…
For those who don’t use Google calendars, suggest you check out Jeffrey Freidel’s Calendar builder. I have customised a version for my own use (it’s a JavaScript (jsx) plugin, so easy to change), and a short perl script to load my diary headlines . A lot more complexity, but also a lot more control of the calendar content layout
After I created all 12 months, where would I send it to print it up as gifts? Does the printer have a template I would drop my file into so it is printed as a “real calendar”? Thanks.