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Learn How To Create A Set Of Vintage Tickets

What Well Be Creating
Creating The Tickets Shape Create a new (Ctrl + N) Document 900 x 600 pixels with your desired background. Select the Rectangle Tool (U) with the following settings.
Drag out a rectangle onto your canvas which will form the base of our ticket.
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Now select the Ellipse Tool (U), with the ellipse tool selected we can add, subtract, intersect or exclude our shapes. The available options will become available within the tool bar in the top menu.
The tool we will be using is Subtract From Shape Layer (-). Now with the Ellipse Tool (U) select press the minus key (-) or simply select the option from the tool bar then drag an ellipse over one of the corners of the ticket base shape.
As you can see when you drag the circle over the shape it subtracts the part which overlaps. Repeat the step above for all four corners.
If you find the vector mask is clouding your view you can hide the vector mask lines by press Ctrl + Shift + H.
We now need to add a couple more circles to give our rectangle the ticket look. Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then create a row of circles on the left and right edges.
Duplicate the ticket x2 times and place them in a line next to each other. Finally change the shape color as below.
Quick Tip:
Double click the layer thumbnail of the vector shape to change the color. The Fill Tool (G) doesnt work on vector shapes.
The Ticket Layer Styles To each of the ticket shapes add the following layer styles changing the colors respectively
You should have something like this.
Adding Texture To The Tickets Download some distressed/grunge brushes (These types of photoshop brushes a widely available for free on the internet, just search). Create a new layer above your ticket, load a selection Select > Load Selection around one of your tickets then apply a brush over the top.
Once youve applied the brush add the following layer styles to the grunge layer.
Again load a selection Select > Load Selection around one of the tickets, create a new layer then using the Fill Tool (G) fill the selection with the color black #000000. Once youve filled the layer with the solid color add some noise by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.
Once youve added the noise filter set the layers opacity to 2%.
Finally the last texture, create a new (Ctrl + N) document 4 x 4 pixels, using the pencil tool with the color black #000000 replicate the image below.
Once youve replicated go to Edit > Define Pattern. Give the pattern a name then had back to the original canvas. Load a selection Select > Load Selection around one of the tickets then create a new layer and fill (G) it with your pattern texture.
Once filled set the layers opacity to 6%. You should have something like this.
Ticket Details Using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) drag out a rectangle in the center of the ticket.
Add the following layer styles to the rectangle layer.
You should be left with something like this.
Using the Line Tool (U) draw two lines either side of the rounded corner.
You should now have 3 layers, the rounded rectangle and two line layers. Select all 3 layers and merge them into one. Now add the following layer styles.
Add a layer mask to the merged layer then select one of your grunge/distressed brushes and begin to paint over the lines.
Using some shapes/logos of your choice begin to add the more detail to the ticket.
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Any text that you add to the design of the ticket, add the following layer style.
For all the lines, shapes and symbols add the following layer styles.
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Now add some random numbers either side of the ticket in the two spaces provided.
Add a layer mask to each element which you have added to your ticket then begin to paint over it with one of your grunge/distressed brushes giving the ticket a slightly worn look.
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Repeat the same steps for each of the tickets (If you havent already).
Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page Or Tweet them via twitter @photoshop_plus.
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Learn To Create Simple Vertical Social Ribbons

Resources Used In This Tutorial IC Mini Icon Set Creating The Ribbon Shape Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 600 x 400 pixels with any style background.
Select the Rectangle Tool (U) then drag out a small vertical rectangle in the center of your canvas.
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Select the vector mask thumbnail from with the layers window.
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A black line around the shape shows whether a vector mask is selected.
While the vector mask is selected select the Pen Tool (P) then change the path option to Subtract From Shape Area.
Now draw a triangular path, once you close the path you will see the path subtract from the main shape.
Adding The Styles Add the following layer styles to your ribbon shape.
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Now right click your layer and select Convert To Smart Object. Once converted go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.
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Adding The Fake Look Stitching Select the Type Tool (T), set your foreground color to #2e81c6 then just hold down the minus key (-) on the keyboard. When you think the stitching is long enough to fit the rectangle, stop. It doesnt have to be exact as we can easily trim away any excess. Select the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T) then whilst hold down the shift key rotate the lines so they are vertical.
Duplicate your fake stitching layer then move it 1 pixel to the right then change the color to #7dc2e7.
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Duplicate both set of lines then move to the opposite side if the rectangle.
Making It Social Select the Rectangle Tool (U) then drag out a small square onto the bottom of the ribbon, in the same way we subtracted the triangle in the first couple of steps, simply do the opposite and add a small triangle at the bottom of the square.
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Use Add To Shape Layer instead of Subtract From Shape Layer.
Using the social icons from the resource list, add a twitter icon to the square. IC Mini Icon Set
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Finish off the ribbon with some text (E.g Follow Me).
Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page Or Tweet them via twitter @photoshop_plus.
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Learn How To Create A Cartoon Style Shield In Photoshop

Creating The Shield Start off with a new document (Ctrl + N) 1280 x 1280 pixels at 300DPI, fill (G) your background however you want. Ive filled mine with a cool blue color with some halftone dots in the top and bottom corners.
Select the Custom Shapes Tool (U) then from the many available shapes select a shield shape.
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Once selected drag the shield onto your canvas.
Select the vector mask of the shield shape, hold the Ctrl key and select the path. Copy the path (Ctrl + C) then paste (Ctrl + V) the path. With the path still selected Free Transform (Ctrl + T) the shape, hold down the shift and alt key on the keyboard then resize the shape making it smaller. Once your done resizing press enter to accept the change then press the Subtract From Shape Area button from the toolbar.
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Right click your shield layer and select Duplicate Layer from the flyout menu, drag the duplicated layer underneath the original layer then select the Move Tool (V). Move the shape down until you have something like the image below. It might be a good idea at this stage to change the color of the shape to make it easier to see.
Finally using the Custom Shapes Tool (U) drag a new shield at the bottom of your layer stack which covers the inside of the shield. (Try and make the new shield the same size as your first shield).
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Adding Style To The Shield Layers Add the following layer styles to the inside of the shield (The last shape you created).
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Add the following layer styles to the 3D part of the shield.
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Finally to the last shield shape (The Outer Shield) add the following layer styles.
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You should now have something like this.
Quick Note:
Depending on how big you have made your document and shield shape, you may need to lower some of the strokes and inner shadows within the layer styles. Adding The Shield Detail Select the Custom Shapes Tool (U) then select the Registration Target 2 shape.
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Drag the shape from the middle of the inside of the shield. Once your happy with the shape set the layers blend mode to Soft Light and Opacity to around 50%. Finally add a layer mask to the layer then drag a Radial Gradient from the middle of the shape dragging towards the edges.
Select the Type Tool (T) then type out what ever text you want on the shield.
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Now go to Edit > Transform > Warp select Arc Lower from the warp menu to warp the text, use the slider to set the amount of bend you want on the text.
Once your happy with the warp press Ctrl + T and resize the text so it fits within the shield.
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Now add the following layer styles to the text layer.
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Select the Custom Shape Tool (U) then drag out a new shield shape the same size as the inside of the shield.
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With the vector mask selected drag a rectangle over half of the shield whilst holding down the shift key on the keyboard.
Quick Tip:
Holding down the shift key automatically adds the new shape to the vector mask. Once you have add the rectangle select the Subtract From Shape Area button from the toolbar menu.
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Now add a layer mask to the layer and drag a linear gradient from the left to right then set the layers opacity to 20%.
Turning The Shield More Cartoon Like Select all your shield layers then right click and select Duplicate Layers then right click again and select Merge Layers. Desaturate the colors of the merged layer by going to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate (Shift + Ctrl + U).
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Now right click the layer and select Convert To Smart Object, were now going to apply a number of filters starting with the find edges filter Filter > Stylize > Find Edges. Next select Filter > Brush Strokes > Sprayed Strokes.
Then select Filter > Brush Strokes > Angled Strokes.
Then select Filter > Texture > Texturizer.
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Then finally Filter > Artistic > Colored Pencil.
Once youve added the filters set the layers blend mode to Linear Burn and the opacity to around 70%, you should have something like this.
Add a layer mask to the layer then select some grundge brushes, or painted brush strokes then using the color black color over parts of the shield making some of the marks created by the filters disappear. The brushes are available freely on the internet and shouldnt be too hard to find.
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Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page Or Tweet them via twitter @photoshop_plus. Using the mask you added you could also take the shield one step further and produce something like this.
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Learn How To Create A Modern Login Form

Resources Used In This Tutorial Social Connect Buttons WooFunction Icon Set Getting Started Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 800 x 600 pixels with any style background. Ive simply created a simple background to showcase my login form and it looks like this.
Select the Rectangle Tool (U) with your foreground color set to white #ffffff then create a rectangle in the middle of your canvas. Once youve created the rectangle add a 1 pixel stroke from within the layers style window using the settings below.
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Login Form Title Select the Text Type Tool (T) then type out the title for your login box.
Here are the settings for the login box title.
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Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) then make two 1 pixel lines on top of each other. The top line should be black and the bottom line should be white, the lines should also span the width of the login box leaving a 20 pixel space either side of the line.
The white line at this point isnt visible at the moment but will be in the next step. Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) then make a selection underneath the two 1 pixel lines we made in the previous step.
Once youve made the selection fill it with a linear gradient using a black to transparent gradient.
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Set the opacity of the gradient to 2%, you should now have something like this.
The Form Fields Select the Rectangle Tool (U) and create 3 rectangles on the left side of the login box. The 3 boxes should represent the username, password and submit button.
Add the following layer styles to the first 2 rectangles, which will be the username and passwords fields.
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Now add the following layer styles to the smaller rectangle which will be the login button.
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Download the icon set from the link below then add the icons shown in the image below to the desired fields. Then add the text to your fields using the Type Tool (T). WooFunction Icon Set
Creating The Middle Divider Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then make an ellipse in the middle of the login box.
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Add the following layer styles to the ellipse.
Set your foreground color to #eeeeee then select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) and make a selection starting from underneath the top divider to the bottom of the login box.
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Select the Gradient Tool (G) with the gradient color options set to Foreground to Transparent. Now drag the gradient inside of the selection dragging from the left side of the box. Repeat this step for the side of the circle only this time drag the gradient from the right.
Now create two 1 pixels lines next to each other vertically, color the first line in black and the other white. The lines should start from the title divider and end at the bottom of the login box, the lines should also pass underneath the ellipse in the middle. Set the lines layers blend mode to Overlay.
Finally add the word OR inside of the ellipse, you should have something like this.
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Adding The Social Connect Buttons Download the social connect buttons from the link below then add them to your canvas at the bottom right side of your login box. Social Connect Buttons
Now add some text above the social connect buttons like the image below.
Thats it all done, hope your enjoyed this tutorial. Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page.
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Learn How To Create A Stubby Pencil In Photoshop

The Basic Tool, The Rectangle The starting point of the our stubby pencil is the rectangle, the pencil is made up of individual rectangles which will transform into the pencil. Select the Rectangle Tool (U) then create a rectangle for the lead and then a rectangle for the wood part. After the wood part create 3 rectangles on top of each other which will form the main part of the pencil, then finally create two more rectangles for the metal rubber holder then lastly the rubber. This step will become more clear in the image below.
Creating The Lead Nib Select the black rectangle layer which will be our nib then go to Edit > Transform > Perspective. Select the left corner anchor point then drag downwards until the end of the rectangle becomes a point.
Select the next rectangle layer which is the wood part of the pencil and repeat the step, go to Edit > Transform > Perspective then select the left corner anchor point and drag downwards. With the wood part you need to match the height of the right side of the nib. As you can see our rectangles look more like a pencil even at this early stage.
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Transforming The Metal And Rubber Select the metal part of the pencil then go to Edit > Transform > Warp. With the warp tool selected select and drag the middle left side of the rectangle then drag inwards, the rectangle should start to curve. Repeat this step for the other side of the metal part so that both sides of the rectangle are curved.
Select the rubber layer then repeat the step above only this time just curve the end of the rectangle.
Adding The Layer Styles Select the pencils wood layer then add a Gradient Overlay using the settings below.
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Select the metal bar of the pencil then add the following layer styles.
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Finally add a Gradient Overlay to the rubber layer using the following settings.
Adding The Light Spots Create a new layer above all your other layers then select the Rectangle Tool (U), make a white #ffffff rectangle which covers the bottom half of the lead and wood part of the pencil.
Now go to Edit > Transform > Distort, with the distort tool selected select the bottom left anchor point then drag it upwards towards the top left anchor point. Once your happy set the layers opacity to 28%.
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Using the Rectangle Tool (U) create to horizontal rectangles over the top of the middle pencil rectangle and the bottom rectangle, again lower the opacity, you should have something like this.
On the rubber select the Ellipse Tool (U) then make two small blurred Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur ellipses. Set the ellipses blend mode to soft light, you should have something like the image below.
Finally, still on the rubber create two white #ffffff lines, one of the top and on the right side of the rubber. Blur the two lines using the guassian blur Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur.
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Creating The Shadows Duplicate the metal layer then right click the duplicated layer and select Clear Layer Styles from the fly out menu. Once the layer styles have been cleared drag the duplicated layer underneath the original. Now go to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur blur the shape by around d 23 pixels.
Now, select all your pencil layers then right click and go to Duplicate Layers, with all your layers still selected right click once more and select Merge Layers. Now that you have the pencil all on one layer add a Color Overlay to the layer using the color black #000000. Select the Move Tool (V) then shift the shadow down a couple of pixels then go to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur blur the shape by around 3-4 pixels. Finally drag the shadow layer to the bottom of your stack.
Adding The Minor Details On top of the metal layer add 3 white shapes similar to the image below.
Right click the metal layer and select Copy Layer Styles then right click each of the shape layers and select Paste Layer Styles. Once youve have pasted the layer styles double click each layer to open the layer styles window, select the gradient overlay and change the Scale to 90%.
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Adding The Pencil Text Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) then drag out a rectangle over the middle part of the pencil.
Using the color #f2b261 add some text inside of the rectangle.
Thats it your all done, you should now have a basic idea on how to create a pencil, you could improve the image a bit by changing the pencils perspective and maybe adding some squiggling lines.
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Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page.
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Learn How To Create Your Very Own Showcase Room

Resources Used In This Tutorial Iphone PSD Pack By -Kol Setting Up Our Canvas Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 1680 x 1024 pixels with a white #ffffff colored background. We now need to setup a couple of guides to get the dimensions of our room right, before we start adding the guides lets select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M). Once selected change the option of the marquee to Fixed Size then add the selection to the middle of the canvas and fill (G) with the color black #000000
Turn on Snap by going to View > Snap (Shift + Ctrl + ;) then turn on the rulers by going to View > Rulers (Ctrl + R). Simply click inside of either the left or top ruler and drag down or across depending on which ruler you are draging from, when you drag down you will notice a guide drags out with your mouse. Drag out 4 guides which line-up with the rectangle you have made.
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Delete your rectangle layer and you will be able to see the guides more clearly. Now the base box has been guided up we now need to add a few more guides, in the image below i have measured each section so alls you have to do is create a fixed size rectangle inside of the bigger rectangle guides then drag out the guide around that rectangle. Repeat the process until you have a bunch of guides like the image below. Remember to delete each rectangle after each set of guides are created.
Once the rectangles have been deleted you should have a set of guides which look like this.
Drafting Out The Foundations Of Our Room Well start with the Left and Right Walls select the Rectangle Tool (U) then drag out a rectangle across the left and right sides of the guides.
Label the left rectangle layer Left Wall and the right rectangle layer Right Wall. Still with the Rectangle Tool (U) drag out a rectangle across the bottom, again label this layer also only this time label it Floor.
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Repeat the process until the top and middle rectangles have been created. Remember to label each layer accordingly.
Notice how the floor and ceiling rectangles overlap the left and right walls. This is so the wall layers wont actually have to be adjusted, when the perspective is changed on the ceiling and floor layers it will automatically look like the walls are at a different angle. Which brings me onto our next step. Adjusting The Perspective Select the Floor Layer then go to Edit > Transform > Perspective, select either the top left or top right anchor points, hold down the shift key and drag inwards until it snaps onto the edge of the inner rectangle. If it doesnt snap into place try turning on the snap option (Shift + Ctrl + ;).
Repeat the same process for the ceiling layer.
Bringing The Room To Life Starting with the Left Wall Layer add the following layer styles.
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Add the following layer styles to the Right Wall Layer there exactly the same apart from the angle of the gradient overlay.
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To the Floor Layer add a gradient overlay using the settings below.
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To the Ceiling Layer add the following layer styles using the settings below.
Finally add the following layer styles to the Middle Layer.
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To make the room stand out a bit more add the following gradient overlay to your background layer.
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Creating The Lights It is now safe to hide the guides on your canvas to do this simply press (Ctrl + H). Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then at the top on your ceiling create an oval ellipse.
Now add the following layer styles to the oval ellipse.
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Now create another ellipse only this time make the ellipse smaller so it fits roughly inside of the first oval ellipse. The new ellipse should be offset slightly towards to the bottom of the first oval.
Duplicate what you have made twice and move the duplicated layers along so you have a total of 3 lights on the ceiling.
Let There Be Light Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) and make a selection on the floor directly beneath the light.
Fill (G) the selection with the color white #ffffff, de-select the selection then add a guassian blur Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur blur the ellipse by about 10 pixels then set the opacity to about 40%.
Still with the Elliptical Marquee Tool make another oval selection this time on the back wall of the 3D room.
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de-select the selection then fill (G) the selection with the color white #ffffff then add a guassian blur by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur blur the ellipse by around 25 pixels then set the opacity to around 80%.
Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) then make a selection coming from the light.
Fill (G) the selection with the color white #ffffff then de-select the selection. Add a layer mask to the shape then drag a linear gradient from the bottom of the light ray upwards.
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Set the opacity of the light ray layer to around 10%. Now repeat the steps for the other two lights. Once all the lights have been added make a rectangle around the whole 3D room leaving a good 10-15px padding around the edge. You should have something like this.
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Learn How To Create A GUI Volume Dial/Knob

Setting Up Our Canvas Create a new document (Ctrl + N) 800 x 600 pixels with any colored background. Set your foreground color to #e4e4e4 and background color to #cfcfcf then select the Gradient Tool (G). With the Gradient Tool (G) selected change the gradient type to a reflected gradient.
Drag the gradient over the canvas starting from the middle of the canvas and dragging upwards.
Quick Tip:
Holding down the Shift key whilst dragging will snap the dragging line so its 100% vertical. Once the background gradient has been applied add a noise filter by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise, use the settings below.
Preparing The GUI Knob Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then create 4 ellipses all on there own separate layers, the image below shows you in more detail.
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Notice how some ellipses are far apart than others. This isnt critical but try and get it as close as you can. Lets now start to add our layer styles, well start with the Knob Outer Layer.
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Next, add the following layer styles to the Knob Inner Layer.
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Add the following layer styles to the Knob Layer.
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Finally, add a gradient overlay to the Knob Top Layer.
You should now have something which looks like this.
Creating The Knob Shadow Duplicate the Knob Top Layer, then right click the duplicated layer and select Rasterize Layer. Rename the layer Knob Shadow then move the layer underneath the original. Select the Move Tool (V). With the Move Tool (V) selected press the down arrow down a couple of times.
Quick Tip:
To increase the distance of the move tool whilst working with the keyboard, try holding down the shift key whilst tapping the arrow keys.
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With the shadow layer selected go to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur apply a guassian blur of about 3-5px then set the opacity to around 75%.
Adding Depth To The Knob Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) then mark out a couple of triangular selections.
Fill the selections with the color white #ffffff, to add more depth to the knob create some of the white triangles on different layers.
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Blur the triangular shapes by around 3-4 pixels then load a selection around the Knob Top Layer, Layer > Load Selection. Once the selection has been loaded go to Select > Inverse then hit the delete key.
If youve added some of the triangular selection to there own separate layers then adjust the opacity of each shape to add more depth.
Next, were going to add a simple brushed metal surface. Start off by selecting the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) and make a selection around the knob, with the selection made go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise then use the settings below.
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Deselect the selection Ctrl + D then go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur.
Change the blend mode to Screen then lower the opacity to around 40%. To remove the excess, load a selection around the Knob Top Layer then inverse the selection by going to Select > Inverse.
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Creating The Volume Labels On the Knob Top Layer make a black circle and a black and white line next to each other.
Set the black and white line layers blend mode to Soft Light then add the following layer styles to the black circle layer.
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On the left, right and top sides of the Knob add the volume text labels.
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Creating The Volume Lights Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then create a big ellipse which covers the knob.
Select the vector mask on the ellipse layer then add another ellipse inside of the original ellipse with the settings Subtract From Shape Area.
Using the Pen Tool (P) with the same option Subtract From Shape Area cut away a portion of the ellipse.
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In the adobe photoshops custom shapes library select the Registration Target shape.
Drag out the registration target over the big ellipse.
Load a selection around the Registration Target then select the ellipse layer and hit the delete key. Delete the registration target then you should have something like this.
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Split so many of the little squares on one layer and the rest of another, try and work it so that the last square shape falls on the volume dial indent.
To the one half of the little squares add the following layer styles.
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To the other half of the squares add the following layer styles.
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Your end result should look something like this.
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Learn To Create A Simple Yet Pleasing Music Player In Photoshop

Resources Used In This Tutorial Video/Music UI PSD Freebie By Photoshop Plus Getting Started! Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 1000 x 700 pixels with a background color/pattern of your choice.
Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) then change the radius option in the options tool bar to a radius of 10 pixels.
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Once the radius has been changed drag out a reasonable sized rectangle in the middle of the canvas.
Transforming The Shape Select the shape layer from within the layers window then transform the right side of the shape by going to Edit > Transform > Distort. Select the top right anchor point then whilst holding down the shift key on the keyboard drag the anchor point down.
Quick Tip:
Holding down the shift key whilst moving the anchor point will ensure the anchor point moves within a straight line.
Once youve transformed the shape add the following layer styles.
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The angle of the gradient overlay may differ from the one used in the tutorial depending on how far you transformed the shape. You should have something like this.
Creating The Screen Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool only this time change the radius to 5px. Now drag out a rectangle onto your music player.
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Transform the screen by adding the following layer styles.
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The screen should now look something like this.
Creating The Visualization Load a selection around the screen layer Layer > Load Selection then create a new layer above the screen layer and go to Filter > Render > Clouds.
The go to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds.
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Were now going to add a motion blur to our clouds, go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur then use the settings below.
Now finally add a guassian blur by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur.
To the clouds layer add a color overlay using the color #5d8bb9 then set the opacity to around 27%.
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Select the Pen Tool (P) then using a 2 pixel sized brush create a couple of wavy lines.
Select any of the lines and randomly add a motion blur using any settings, then move onto another random line and add a motion blur to that line until you have something like the image above. Once your happy with the lines add the following layer styles to each line layer.
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Select any random line layer then adjust the opacity to around 50%. Repeat this step for a couple of lines depending on how many you have created.
Adding The User Controls Download the free photoshop plus PSD file from the resources list. Video/Music UI PSD Freebie By Photoshop Plus Using any of the sliders and buttons from the PSD file create the user controls for your music player. I chose the controls from Grey UI 2 Active.
Adding The Minor Details Select the Rectangle Tool (U) then drag out a small rectangle inside the music player screen.
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Set the rectangles opacity to around 3% then select the Type Tool (T). With the Type Tool (T) selected add the track title and artist. At the bottom where the user controls are add the timer for the track.
At the top of the music player still with the Type Tool (T) add an engraved personalized title.
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Creating The Reflection & Shadow Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) then drag a small selection underneath the music player.
Fill (G) the selection with the color black #000000, then blur the selection by around 5 pixels. Reduce the opacity of the layer to around 14%.
Finally to create the reflection, highlight all the music player layers apart from the shadow layer then right click and go to Duplicate Layers. Once the layers have been duplicated merged the duplicated layers together into one layer then flip the final layer vertically. Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical.
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Blur the flipped music player by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur, blur the layer by 5 pixels.
Finally set the reflections layer opacity to 50% and add a layer mask to the layer. With the mask added drag a linear gradient from the bottom dragging upwards. Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page.
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Part #1: Learn How To Create A Nintendo WiiU From Scratch In Photoshop
Creating The WiiU Base Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 1920 x 1290 pixels with any colored background. Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a path type of Shape Layers and a radius of 200px.
Drag out a rectangle which near enough fills the canvas area.
To the WiiU base add the following layer styles.
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The WiiU base should look something like this.
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Were now going to create the base shadow, duplicate the WiiU base layer then drag the duplicated layer underneath the original layer. Right click the duplicated layer and select Clear Layer Styles from the fly out menu, once the styles have been cleared double click the vector mask and change the color to black #000000.
Once the color has been changed blur the shape by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur, you will be asked to rasterize the layer so press okay when promoted to do so. Blur the shape by 4 pixels then move the shape down a couple of pixels until you have something like this.
Creating The Shoulder Buttons Select the Pen Tool (P) then on a layer underneath the WiiU layer create a shape like the image below.
Once you have completed the shape duplicate the layer and go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal. Move (V) the duplicated shape over to right side of the base shape. Once positioned add the following layer styles to both shoulder button layers.
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The shoulder buttons should look something like this.
Creating The Camera Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) then in the middle of the WiiU at the top drag out a decent sized rectangle, once the rectangle has been added select the Ellipse Tool (U) and add an ellipse in the center of the rectangle.
To the rounded rectangle add the following layer styles.
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The rectangle and ellipse should look something like this.
We now need to build up the camera by repeatedly adding new circles inside of each other. Each new circle should be smaller than the last one, if you duplicate the circle layer then hold down shift and alt on the keyboard whilst in Free Transform Mode (Ctrl + T) then the circles will resize from the middle instead of from the anchor point in which you are dragging. Go ahead and create 3 more circles using the Ellipse Tool (U).
Add a Color Overlay to the Circle #1 layer using the settings below.
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To the Circle #2 add the following layer styles.
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Finally to the last circle add the following layer styles.
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The camera lens should now be complete and look something like this.
Now select the Pen Tool (P) and make a diagonal selection across the camera rectangle. Make sure the path is on a new layer underneath the camera circle layers.
Once the path has been made, fill the path with white #ffffff and blur it by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur. The blur amount should be around 4-5px. Once you have added the guassian blur the excess will need to be trimmed away to do this first Load A Selection around the camera rectangle layer Layer > Load Selection then go to Select > Inverse and hit the delete key. Finally set the opacity to around 15%.
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Creating The Thumb Sticks Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then on the left side of the WiiU base create 3 circles on top of each other, each circle needs to decrease in size.
The 3 circles will make up the thumbstick, to the biggest circle (Circle #1) add the following layer styles.
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Circle #1 should look something like this.
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Now add the following layer styles to Circle #2.
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Circle #2 should look like this.
Finally to complete the thumbstick add the following layer styles to Circle #3.
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Once the final circle is finished duplicate the 3 layers and move (V) them the duplicated layers over to the right side of the canvas.
Creating The Screen Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a radius of 10px. Drag out the screen in the middle of the WiiU base.
Once youve created the rectangle add the following layer styles.
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Still with the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) create yet another rectangle only this time make it slightly smaller than the first.
Now add the following layer styles to the second rectangle.
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The screen should now be finished and look something like this.
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Part #2: Learn How To Create A Nintendo WiiU From Scratch In Photoshop
Creating The D-Pad Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a radius of about 15 20 pixels. On the left side of the WiiU base underneath the left thumbstick drag out a vertical rectangle.
Whilst holding down the Shift key on the keyboard drag out another rectangle only this time make it horizontal. Holding down the shift key will automatically add the shape the vector mask.
Add the following layer styles to the newly formed shape.
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Next, create the shape again only this time make the shape slightly smaller.
To the smaller shape add the following layer styles.
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On each of the D-Pad buttons add a small rectangle in the middle using the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M). Fill (G) each of the rectangles using the color #9e9fa3, the finished D-Pad should look something similar to the image below.
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Creating The X, Y, B, A Buttons Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then create 4 circular buttons on the right side underneath the right thumbstick.
To each of the buttons add the following layer styles.
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Inside each of the circles add the letters X, Y, B, and A using the Type Tool (T). Once youve added the letters add the following layer styles to each one of the letters.
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At the bottom of the WiiU there a few items we need to create, the first being the speakers. Simply select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a radius of about 50px. Create two small rectangles either side of the WiiU underneath the screen.
To each of the speaker rectangles add the following layer styles.
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Creating The Power Button, LED and MIC As all of the items noted in the title of this step all use the Ellipse Tool (U) well be creating them all in one step. Create 3 circles next to the right speaker, two small ones the same size and one bigger circle.
To the MIC circle add the following layer styles.
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To the LED circle add the following layer styles.
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To the power button add the following layer styles.
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Creating The Main Buttons Using the Ellipse Tool (U) create 3 circles to the left side of the MIC circle. Two of the circles should be the same size with a bigger one in the middle.
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Once the 3 circles have been created add the following layer styles.
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Finally the buttons should look like this.
Finish off the button area with the button labels and icons.
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Learn To Create A Vector Gold Medal In Photoshop

Getting Started Create a new document (Ctrl + N) with the dimensions 2274 x 2540 with any colored background. Select the background layer from within the layers window, then right click and go to Layer From Background. Doing this will unlock the background making it editable. Now add a Gradient Overlay to the background layer using the settings below.
Now, select the Ellipse Tool (U) and drag out a big ellipse onto the canvas.
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Label the first ellipse layer Inside, then create a further two more circles underneath the Inside layer. The two new circles should be slightly bigger towards the bottom.
Label the two new circles Edge and Outer as shown in the image above. Adding The Styles It doesnt look much like a medal at the moment so lets go ahead and add some styles to what weve created so far. Add the following layer styles to the Outer layer.
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Now, add the following layer styles the Edge layer.
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And finally, add the following layer styles to the Inside layer.
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Adding Some Detail Inside the medal create two new circles using the Ellipse Tool (U). Label the two new circle layers Indent #1 and Indent #2.
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Add the following layer styles to the Indent #1 layer.
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Now to the Indent #2 layer add the following layer styles.
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The medal so far should look like this.
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Completing The Medal Detail Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) then create two rectangles which exceed over the medal. Fill (G) the rectangles with the color white #ffffff.
Select the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T) then rotate the two rectangles so there roughly about 120 degrees.
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Once rotated, blur the rectangles by about 4 pixels by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur. Set the rectangles layer opacity to around 17% then load a selection around the Edge layer.
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To load a selection simply click the little layer thumbnail whilst holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard.
Inverse the selection by going to Select > Inverse then hit the delete key on keyboard to remove the excess from around the medal. Now select the Type Tool (T) and add 1st into the middle of the medal, the text color should be #cd9701.
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Add the following layer styles to the text layer.
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For this next part well be using a star out of the pre-made custom shapes library. Select the Custom Shapes Tool (U) then select the star from the list of shapes.
Once you have selected the star, drag one onto the canvas at the bottom of the medal.
Now, duplicate the star 6 times, place 3 smaller stars on one side of the bigger star, then repeat for the other side. Once your happy with the star placement add the following layer styles to each star.
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The stars should look like this.
Repeat the steps above so you have two sets of stars, 7 at the top and 7 at the bottom.
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Building The Strap Buckles Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) then drag out a rectangle at the top of the medal.
Were now going to warp the top of the rectangle to make it rounded in the middle. Go to Edit > Transform > Warp then warp the middle of the rectangle.
Now add a Gradient Overlay to the rectangle using the settings below.
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Were now going to create the loop and joints, start off by creating two circles using the Ellipse Tool (U).
After creating the two circles create another set of circles, like a donut shape.
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To the two small circles add a Gradient Overlay using the settings below.
Add the following layer styles to the donut shaped circle.
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Above the top circle create a rounded rectangle using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U), subtract the center of the rectangle so it kind of looks like a paper clip.
Duplicate the shape then shift it down a couple of pixels using the Move Tool (V).
To the duplicate rectangle add a Color Overlay using the settings below.
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Finally add a Gradient Overlay to the top shape using the settings below.
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Creating The Straps Select the Pen Tool (P) then create a rectangular shape with diagonal sides. Make sure the bottom of the rectangular shape hangs over the buckle at the bottom.
Duplicate the layer and flip it horizontally, then shift the duplicated strap over towards the right side of the buckle.
Add a Gradient Overlay to the left strap using the settings below.
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To add a little bit of texture to the strap you could add a pattern. Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page.
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Quick & Easy Ribbons

Creating The Ribbon Left Side Lets jump straight in, create a new (Ctrl + N) document 800 x 400 pixels with your desired background color/effect.
Set the foreground color to #656565 then select the Rectangle Tool (U) with the following settings.
On the left side of the canvas drag out a rectangle.
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We now need to drag out a 2nd rectangle but subtract it from the original rectangle. To do this select the Rectangle Tool (U) then select the Subtract From Shape Area option in the top options panel. Once selected drag out another rectangle over the original rectangle, once you drag it over you should notice the part which overlaps disappears.
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Make sure the path is selected in the layers window before subtracting.
Creating The Fold With the Rectangle Tool (U) create a small rectangle the same height as the ribbon end but not as wide then go to Edit > Transform > Perspective. Drag the top left anchor point downwards until you have something like the image below.
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Once the fold has been created add a gradient overlay to the Ribbon End Layer using the settings below.
Now add a gradient overlay to the Fold Layer using the settings below.
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Creating The Ribbon Front With the Rectangle Tool (U) drag out a rectangle the same height as the smallest part on the fold and as long as you want the ribbon to be.
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Now add a gradient overlay to the Ribbon Layer using the settings below.
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Adding The Right Ribbon End Creating the right ribbon end is a piece of cake, highlight the Left Ribbon End Layer and Left Ribbon Fold Layer then right click and go to Duplicate Layer(s).
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Make multiple selections by holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard. With the duplicated layers still selected go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal. Now drag the rectangles across the other side of the ribbon. If you have global lighting settings enabled you might have to change the angle of the gradient so it matches that of the left side.
And thats all there is to it, now just personalize it to your liking. Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page.
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Learn To Create A Custom Vinyl Record

Preparation Create a new document (Ctrl + N) with the dimensions 1024 x 768 pixels. Select the color #121212 then using the Paint Bucket Tool (G) fill the background layer. We now need to apply a few photoshop filters to get that perfect record look. Start off with the noise filter Filter > Noise > Add Noise then use the following settings.
Now add a radial blur Filter > Blur > Radial Blur and use the settings below.
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Creating The Record Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) then make a marquee selection using the blurred lines as a guide.
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Once the selection has been made go to Select > Inverse (Shift + CTRL + I) then hit the delete key.
Label your layer Record then create a new layer underneath and label it Background. Fill the background layer with your desired background.
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Once youve mastered the background load a selection around the Record Layer.
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To load a selection click the little thumbnail inside of the layer you wish to load a selection around whilst holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard. Once the selection has been loaded create a new layer above the Record Layer, label the new layer Clouds. Reset the background and foreground layers (D) then with the Clouds Layer selected go to Filter > Render > Clouds then Filter > Render > Difference Clouds.
With the selection still active go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur and use the settings below.
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Deselect the selection by press CTRL + D, then set the clouds layers opacity to 75% and blend mode to Soft Light.
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Creating The Record Light Reflections Create a new layer then label this new layer Light #1, select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) then make a rectangular selection like the image below.
Fill (G) the selection with any color then add the following layer styles.
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Once the layer styles have been added go to Edit > Transform > Perspective. Drag the top left anchor point downwards until the rectangle crosses over in the middle.
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Now add the Guassian Blur Filter by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur.
Duplicate the Light #1 layer then rename the duplicated layer Light #2. With the Light #2 layer selected go to Edit > Free Transform (CTRL + T), using one of the corner anchor points rotate the layer 45 degrees.
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Select both light layers then go to Edit > Free Transform (CTRL + T) again and rotate both shapes a couple of degrees to either the left or right.
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Select multiple layers by hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard whilst selecting with the mouse.
We now need to trim the edges of the light layers as when we blurred them they extruded past the vinyl record. Make a selection around the Record Layer then go to Select > Inverse, highlight one of the light layers then hit the delete key, finally repeat for the second light layer.
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Creating The Label Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) then create two new layers. Create two circles (one on each layer) one for the label and one for the hold cut out.
Once youve created the small circle for the hole load a selection around it.
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To load a selection click the little thumbnail inside of the layer you wish to load a selection around whilst holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard. Once the selection has been loaded delete the little circle layer. Now select the record layer and hit the delete key then do the same for the rest of the layers. You should be left with this.
On the Label Layer add your desired record label.
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Creating The Shadow Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) then make a small ellipse underneath the record. Fill (G) the selection with the color black #000000 then drag the shadow layer to the bottom of the stack above the background layer (if you need to).
Now go to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur, blur the ellipse by 3px then finally adjust the opacity of the layer to around 56%.
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Learn To Create A Switch Button

Lets Get Started Create a new document 800600 pixels with any color background. Set your foreground color to #303030 and background color to #161616, then select the Gradient Tool (G) with a radial gradient.
Drag the gradient from the middle of the canvas outwards then apply the noise filter by going to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.
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Your background should look something like this.
Creating The Switch Outer Circle Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then select shape layers as your path type from the options bar at the top.
Drag out an ellipse onto the middle of the canvas then rename the new layer Outer Circle.
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Holding down the Shift key while dragging the ellipse will ensure the ellipse is a fully circle
Once your happy with the size of the button add the following layer styles using the following settings.
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Creating The Switch Indent Duplicate the Outer Circle Layer then rename the duplicated layer Switch Indent. Right click the duplicated layer then select Clear Layer Styles from the menu. We now need to resize the Switch Indent Layer, so select the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T) then drag one of the corner anchor points inwards about 10-15 pixels.
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Now add a gradient overlay to the Switch Indent Layer using the settings below.
Creating The Switch Duplicate the Switch Indent Layer then clear the layer styles by right clicking the layer and selecting Clear Layer Styles, at this point should also rename our duplicated layer to Switch. We now need to resize the Switch Layer by about 1-3 pixels, select the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T) then resize the ellipse.
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Now add a gradient overlay using the settings below.
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Duplicate the Switch Layer then rename the duplicated layer to Switch Main. Clear the layer styles from the Switch Main Layer by right clicking and selecting Clear Layer Styles. We now need to resize the new layer only this time making it alot smaller and moving it up slightly.
Now add the following layer styles to the Switch Main Layer using the settings below.
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Adding Some Switch Detail Duplicate the Switch Main Layer then clear the layer styles, rename the layer to Switch Shadow then drag the layer underneath the Switch Main layer. Blur the layer by selecting Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur using the settings below.
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Using the Arial Font create two letters on separate layers, the letters being I and O. Place the two letters onto the button.
Using the Text Tool (T) add the words on and off at the top and bottom of the button.
Now add the following layer styles to the two text layers.
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Finally you should have something like this.
Additional Steps Turn The Button Into A Working CSS Sprite If you would like to use this button as a real button on your website then you can follow the next few steps provided. The first thing you need to do is duplicate the button and create an On and Off state.
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Once you have your on and off states we need to turn the two states into a sprite and do this by making a selection around one of the buttons. Try and get as close to the button as you can.
Once the selection has been made hide all your layers apart from the button layers you have selected, now go to Edit > Copy Merged (Shift + Ctrl + C). Now that the button is copied to the clipboard go to File > New (Ctrl + N) the dimensions of the element copied to the clipboard should already be inputted into the dimension boxes. Paste the element onto the canvas with a transparent background.
We now need to adjust the canvas height to double the height of the pasted element, doing this will allow us to fit two buttons onto the canvas. To adjust the canvas go to Image > Canvas Size.
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Copy and paste the 2nd state of the button onto the new canvas in the same way as we did earlier.
Save the sprite as Button.PNG inside a new folder on your desktop. The Button HTML/CSS Setup a blank HTML file with your button.PNG file inside the directory. Ive setup a my HTML file and it looks like this. [sourcecode language="html"] <body> <div id="container"> <ul class="button"> <li><a href="http://www.photoshop-plus.co.uk" title="Launch Photoshop Plus">Launch Photoshop Plus</a></li> </ul> </div><!container ends>
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</body> [/sourcecode] [sourcecode language="css"] body { background-color: #1a1a1a; } #container { margin: auto; height: 612px; width: 950px; background-image: url(images/background.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; } [/sourcecode] Ive basically just set my background as the HTML background and set the dimensions of the container which will hold my background and button. Inside the container Ive created a simple list which well use to show our button. The buttons CSS looks like this. [sourcecode language="css"] ul.button { margin-top: 250px; height: 114px; width: 72px; float: left; margin-left: 400px; } .button li { list-style-type: none; float: left; } .button li a { outline:none; display: block; text-indent: -9999px; background-image: url(images/button_sprite.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: left bottom; height: 114px; width: 72px; float: left; } .button li a:hover { background-image: url(images/button_sprite.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: left top; } [/sourcecode] Click Here to view the Demo. Conclusion Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to finish this tutorial Id love to see some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page.
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Round Bottom Flask Filled With Photoshop Potion

Preparation Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 800600 pixels with any colored background, set your foreground color to #131313 and background color to #131313. Select the Gradient Tool (G) with a radial gradient.
Once youve selected the radial gradient drag a gradient over your canvas starting from the middle dragging outwards. Now go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise, follow the settings below.
Your document should look like this.
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Drawing The Flask Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then apply the following settings.
Now drag out an ellipse onto your canvas.

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When dragging out the path onto your canvas hold down the Shift Key on the keyboard, doing this will ensure your ellipse is 100% round.
Select the Pen Tool (P) then change the options on the tool bar at the top to the following.
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If the options on the tool bar are unavailable make sure you select the vector mask in the layers window. Once youve changed the options draw the neck of the flask joining it on the ellipse. My path is shown as the black line in the image below.
Now add the following layer styles to your layer, also rename your layer Flask.
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Your flask should now look like this.
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Creating The Flask Top Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then add an ellipse at the top of your flask.
Rename your ellipse layer Top 1 then duplicate it, rename the duplicated layer Top 2 then drag it underneath the original. Select the Move Tool (V) and move the duplicated ellipse down, select the Rectangle Tool (U) then join the two ellipses together. Make sure you select the vector mask before adding the rectangle to the ellipse path.
Add the following layer styles to your Top 1 layer.
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Now add the following layer styles to your Top 2 layer.
Once youve added the layer styles to your Top 2 layer change the color of the vector mask by double clicking it from the layers window.
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Finally select the color #28292d then draw an ellipse over the Top 1 layer.
Label your last ellipse layer Top. Creating The Magic Potion Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then draw an ellipse inside of your flask. Select the Rectangle Tool (U), change the options in the options tool bar to subtract path from area then draw a rectangle over half of the ellipse.
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Drag the layer underneath your Flask layer if it isnt already then rename it to Potion Bottom. Now add the following layer styles.
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Lets now create the top part of our magic potion, select the Ellipse Tool (U) then drag out a big ellipse about 340px by 340px any where on your canvas.
Add a gradient overlay to your big ellipse using the settings below.
Right click your big ellipse layer then select Convert To Smart Object from the list. Now rename your layer Potion Top.
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Smart Objects are layers that contain image data from raster or vector images, such as Photoshop or Illustrator files. Smart Objects preserve an images source content with all its original characteristics, enabling you to perform nondestructive editing to the layer. Free Transform (Ctrl + T) your Potion Top layer so it sits on top of your Potion Bottom Layer.
Finally add an outer glow to your Potion Top layer using the settings below.
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Select the Brush Tool (B) then open the brush window (F5). Select a round brush with a radius of 10px, then apply the following settings.
Create a new layer and name it Bubbles, then with the Brush Tool (B) selected brush some bubbles in the potion. Once your happy with your result set the opacity of the bubbles layer to around 22%.
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Add a layer mask to your bubbles layer then drag a linear gradient from the bottom of the bubbles upwards, your looking for the bubbles to less visible towards the bottom. You should have something like this.
Adding The Flask Shadow Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) then drag out a small ellipse selection underneath the flask. Once the selection has been made create a new layer above your background layer and rename it Shadow, fill (G) your selection with the color black #000000 then deselect the selection (Ctrl + D). Blur the ellipse using the guassian blur filter Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur blur by 3px then finally set the opacity of the ellipse to 36%.
Adding The Flask Shininess Duplicate your Flask Layer then rename the duplicated layer Flask Shine. Right click your duplicated layer and select Clear Layer Styles from the menu. Now press (Ctrl + T) for the free transform tool then resize the flask by dragging one of the corner anchor points.
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Holding down the shift key and alt key on the keyboard whilst resizing the shape will resize the shape from the middle.
Once youve resized the duplicated flask layer set the opacity to 4%. Now add a layer mask to the layer and drag a linear gradient over the neck of the flask. You should have something like this.
Duplicate your flask layer once more then rename this layer to Shine Side. Right click your duplicated layer and select Clear Layer Styles from the menu. Select the Move Tool (V) then using the arrow keys on the keyboard shift the flask shape to the left, the more the flask is shifted over to the left the bigger the shine will be.
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Right click the duplicated layer and now select Rasterize from the menu. Load a selection around your original flask layer then hit the delete key.
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To load a selection around an element click the little thumbnail inside of your desired layer whilst holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard. Select the Move Tool (V) then move whats left of the flask back over so it lyes over the edge of the glass flask.
Now set the layers opacity to about 9%. If you wish you can repeat the steps above to make the glass more shiny, you should have something like this.
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Conclusion Thanks for taking the time to try this tutorial, Ill look forward to your results & comments.
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Learn To Create Your Very Own 3D Maps

Resources Used In This Tutorial House Icon By Drago Getting Started Create a new document (Ctrl + N) with a canvas size of 1680 x 988 pixels. Fill (G) your background layer with the color #fce9c1. Once youve filled your background layer select the Brush Tool (B) with a brush size of 15px.
Creating The Major Roads Select the Pen Tool (P) with the settings set to paths.
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With the Pen Tool (P) create one road on your canvas.
Once youve created one road hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard then click any where on your canvas. With the Pen Tool (P) again create another road joining it onto the last one.
Repeat this process over and over again until you have made all your major roads for your map.
Once youve finished all your major roads right click anywhere on the canvas and select Stroke Path from the menu.
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All your paths should now be displayed with a solid color. Still with the Pen Tool (P) right click once more only this time select Delete Path from the menu.
Were now going to change the color of our major roads so go ahead and add the following Color Overlay.
To make the major roads stand out were going to add a nice thick stroke. When adding the stroke dont use the stroke in the layer styles window, instead create a new layer above your major roads layer then load a selection around your major roads.
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To load a selection around an element click the little thumbnail inside of your desired layer whilst holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard.
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Once the selection is loaded and your new layer is highlighted go to Edit > Stroke.
The reason behind adding a stroke using this method is because the lines are a lot neater You should have something like this.
Creating The Minor Roads Create a new layer underneath your major roads layers, change your brush size to something slightly smaller about 13px, then using the Pen Tool (P) begin to draw your minor roads in the same way we drew our major roads.
Once all your minor roads have been drawn add a Color Overlay using the settings below.
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We now need to add a stroke to our minor roads, we also do this in the same way we did our major roads. First make a selection around your minor roads.
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To load a selection around an element click the little thumbnail inside of your desired layer whilst holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard. Create a new layer above your minor roads layer then go to Edit > Stroke.
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The Clean-Up Operation Before we go any further in the creation of our 3D map we need to clean up the joining major and minor roads. By this i mean remove parts of the stroke where the roads meet.
Either use the rubber or one of the selection tools and remove the lines from in between the joining roads. On the roads that dont meet other roads then simply just cut the stroke short so the end of the road is left open. See image below.
Once all the joining lines have been removed you should have something like this.
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Adding The Road Names To name each road well be using Text On A Path. Select the Pen Tool (P) then make a line on one of your roads making sure you follow the curves of the road.
Once youve made the path select the Text Tool (T). Place the text cursor over the first anchor point on the path until you see the cursor change, once the cursor changes click your left mouse button and begin typing.
If your wondering what settings i used for my text then please check the image below.
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Repeat the steps above until all your major and minor roads have been labeled.
Creating The Map Detail Create a new layer underneath all your road layers then fill (G) the layer using the color #f8d59d. Next make a selection around your major roads but keep your new layer highlighted.
Quick Tip:
To load a selection around an element click the little thumbnail inside of your desired layer whilst holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard. Now go to Select > Modify > Expand, expand the selection by 10px.
Once the selection has been expanded hit the delete key on the keyboard. Now select your desired cutting tool and randomly cut out the middle of the areas using random straight and diagonal lines.
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In selected areas of the map add some grass using the color #9fd5a9.
In other areas of the map add some water using the color #9fc5d5. You should have something like this.
Thats your map complete, unless you wanted to add any additional features such as railways etc Making The Map 3D Save your PSD file, then save the PSD file again with another name so you have two copies of the PSD file. Now highlight every layer including your background layer in the layers window then go to 3D > New 3D Postcard From Layer.
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Select the Object Rotate Tool (K) from the tool bar. In the top left corner you should see some axis controls, move your mouse towards the bottom until you see a yellow line appear like the image below.
Once the yellow line appears click and drag downwards until your map tilts. Your looking to get something like the image below.
Create a new layer underneath your 3D layer then fill (G) the layer with black #000000. Now add a gradient overlay to your layer using the settings below.
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Now add a layer mask to your 3D map layer then drag a linear gradient (G) from the top downwards dragging down about 200px. You should have something like this.
Adding The Map Details Download the house icon and place the icon somewhere on your map. House Icon By Drago
Select the Custom Shapes Tool (U) then select a speech bubble from the drop down menu at the top.
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Drag the speech bubble onto your canvas so it sits over the top of the house. Once youve created the speech bubble add the following layer styles.
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Duplicate your speech bubble layer then clear all the layer styles by right clicking the layer and selection Clear Layer Styles. Now add a black #000000 color overlay to your duplicated layer. Change the opacity of the duplicated layer to 50% then drag the layer underneath its original. Were now going to change the perspective of the duplicated speech bubble layer, go to Edit > Transform > Perspective, now change the perspective to match the image below.
Add a layer mask to the duplicated speech bubble layer then drag a linear gradient (G) over the right corner so it looks like its disappearing into the distance.
Finally fill your speech bubble with your information and logo if you have one.
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Conclusion Thanks for taking the time to try this tutorial, Ill look forward to your comments.
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Learn To Create A Safe Illustration

Lets Get Started Create a new document 800600 pixels with a transparent background, Fill (G) your background layer with any color then add a Gradient Overlay using the settings below.
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Creating The Safe Front Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a radius of 5px. In the options part of the tool bar change your path type to Shape Layers.
Now drag out a rectangle about 400370 pixels.
Once youve dragged out your rectangle change the the perspective by going to Edit > Transform > Perspective. Select one of the bottom corner anchor points then drag them inwards until you have something like this.
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Now add a Gradient Overlay to your shape using the settings below.
Now right click your layer and go to Convert To Smart Object.

Quick Tip:
Smart Objects are layers that contain image data from raster or vector images, such as Photoshop or Illustrator files. Smart Objects preserve an images source content with all its original characteristics, enabling you to perform nondestructive editing to the layer. Once the layer has been converted add some noise using the noise filter Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Use the settings below.
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Finally label your layer Safe Main then add a Inner Shadow and Stroke using the settings below.
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Creating The Safe Top Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) then using the same settings as before create a rectangle above your first rectangle. Once youve created the rectangle drag the layer in the layers window underneath the Safe Main layer.
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Adjust the perspective of the rectangle by going to Edit > Transform > Perspective, now drag one of the top corner anchor points inwards.
Label your layer Safe Top then add a Gradient Overlay using the settings below.
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Now right click your Safe Top layer and go to Convert To Smart Object.
Quick Tip:
Smart Objects are layers that contain image data from raster or vector images, such as Photoshop or Illustrator files. Smart Objects preserve an images source content with all its original characteristics, enabling you to perform nondestructive editing to the layer. Now that the Safe Top layer is a smart object we can add our noise filter like we did the first time round to our Safe Main layer. When adding the noise filter Filter > Noise > Add Noise use the same settings as before.
Now add the following layer styles to your Safe Top layer using the settings below.
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Creating The Safe Door Duplicate your Safe Main layer then rename the duplicated layer Safe Door. Press Ctrl + T or Edit > Free Transform then drag one of the corner anchor points whilst holding down the Shift & Alt keys on the keyboard. Resize the shape down by about 15px 20px.
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Holding down SHIFT and ALT keys whilst dragging will resize the element from the middle anchor, instead of resizing from the corner anchor you are dragging from. Once youve resized the shape you should have something like this.
Double click your Safe Door layer to access the layer styles window. Remove the current layer styles by unticking the ticked styles, then add the following layer styles.
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Creating The Safe Screw Fixings Select the Ellipse Tool (U) the create 4 small circles in each corner of the safe.
Now add the following layer styles to each of the circles.
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Select the Zoom Tool (Z) then zoom into one of the screws. Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) then create two 1px lines next to each other roughly the same height as the screw. Fill (G) the first line in black #000000 and the second line in white #ffffff.
Now set the lines blend mode to Overlay and Opacity to 50%.
Creating The Safe Rivets Select the Pen Tool (P), then change path type to Paths. Inside your safe area create a path from each corner of the safe, trying your best to keep the lines in shape with the contours of the safe.
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Select the Brush Tool (B) with a brush size of 4px. Open the brush window (F5) then apply the following settings.
Create a new layer at the top of your layer stack then label it Rivets. Select the Pen Tool (P) then right click your mouse button on the canvas and select Stroke Path from the menu.
Once the path has been stroked right click once more and go to Delete Path, you should have something like this.
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Now add the following layer styles to your rivets layer.
Creating The Safe Combination Dial Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then create a circle in the middle of the safe door.
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Once youve created the ellipse label your new layer Outer Dial then add the following layer styles.
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Now create a 2nd ellipse inside of the one you just created, only this time about 20px-30px smaller.
Label your new ellipse layer Inner Dial then add a Color Overlay using the settings below.
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Repeat the same process again only this time make the ellipse only about 10px smaller. Once youve created the ellipse label your layer Knob Rim.
Now add the following layer styles to your new layer.
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Lastly create another ellipse about 10px smaller than the last one then label your new layer Knob.
Now add a Gradient Overlay to your last ellipse using the settings below.
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All thats left to do now is add some detail to the knob and add the dial indicator lines. Well start with the knob detail, select the Zoom Tool (Z) and zoom in on the knob. Once zoomed in select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and create two 1px lines next to each other. Fill (G) Your first line in white #ffffff and your second line in black #000000, then set the layer blend mode to Soft Light and opacity to 75%.
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Now select the Type Tool (T) and your Inner Dial layer, move your cursor over the vector path until the cursor changes to indicate Text On A Path. Apply the Text On A Path then type out some vertical bars (||||||) followed by some full stops () keep going until you have a pattern like this (|..|..|..|).
Once your happy add the following layer styles to your text layer.
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Creating The Safe Feet Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) then create two shapes like the image below at the bottom of your safe. Make sure these shapes are on new layers at the bottom of your stack.
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Now add a Gradient Overlay to your two shapes using the settings below.
Still with the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) create yet another shape like the image below, making sure these shapes are on a layer above your last shapes.
Now add a Gradient Overlay to your new shapes using the settings below.
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Creating The Safe Reflection Highlight all your safe layers Excluding the background layer then go to Edit > Copy Merged (Shift + Ctrl + C). Once everything has been copied to the clipboard go ahead and select Edit > Paste (Ctrl + V). With your new image flip it vertically Edit > Transform > Flip Vertically then select the Move Tool (V) and place it directly underneath your safe.
Add a layer mask to your flipped layer then drag a Linear Gradient from the bottom of the reflection upwards.
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Creating The Safe Shadow Select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) then create a black #000000 square underneath your safe, make sure the rectangle is about the same width as the bottom of the safe. Once youve created the square blur it using the guassian blur filter Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur. Finally set the layers opacity to about 32%.
Adding The Shiny Bits Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then drag out a really thin ellipse over one of the edges of the safe.
Add a Outer Glow to your ellipse using the following settings.
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Now add a layer mask to your shape, set the foreground color to white #ffffff and background to black #000000. Drag a reflected gradient from the middle of the shape and drag outwards towards either side of the canvas.
Repeat the last couple of steps and build up your shininess to your taste.
Conclusion Thank you for taking part in this tutorial, if you liked it then please promote it by retweeting, digging and sharing. Thank You.
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Sleek Business Card Design From Scratch

What Well Be Creating Caution: Full sized preview is in high resolution with a file size of 14MB.
Creating The Document Create a new document (Ctrl + N) 1042 x 676px with a resolution of 300 pixels/inch and with a color mode CMYK.
We now need to setup a couple of guides which will indicate our bleed area and safe zone area. Create a guide by going to View > New Guide, if you dont see no guides appear please make sure your guides are turned on View > Show > Guides. The first four guides are horizontal guides so make sure you select horizontal. You need to create horizontal guides at the following values 19px, 38px, 636px and 657px. Dont forget the px at the end as leaving it out wont display anything. Next create four vertical guides with the following values 19px, 38px, 1004px and 1023px. Your canvas should look something like this.
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Please note where the guides are, the main area in which you need to take good care of is the middle.
The middle area is the Safe Zone all content must not exceed past this guide, but the background must exceed past the safe zone for full bleeding. For more information you can always talk to your desired printing company, always check first as every company has there own way of doing things. Creating The Background Select your Background Layer make sure your foreground color is set to black #000000 and background color is set to white #ffffff, then apply the following filters Filter > Render > Clouds.
Filter > Render > Difference Clouds.
Now go to Image > Adjustments > Invert.
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We now need to adjust the levels so go ahead and go to Image > Adjustments > Levels and use the following settings.
Finally, go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, use the settings below.
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Create a new layer above your background layer then set your foreground color to #232323 and background color to #0c0c0c. Select the Gradient Tool (G) with a radial gradient.
Drag radial gradient from the middle of the canvas outwards until you have something like this.
Now set your layer blend mode to Hard Light. You should now have something like this.
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Add The Title, Tag Line And Logo Using the Type Tool (T) add your title and tag line in the middle of business card. To the right of the card add your logo, if possible add your logo inside of a circle.
Adding The Typography Select the Ellipse Tool (U) then drag out an ellipse a little bit bigger than the circle around your logo.
Select the ellipse you just created from the layers window so that the path is displayed on the canvas.
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Now select the Type Tool (T), move the cursor over the path until the cursor changes, when the cursor changes left click your mouse. Start typing your tag line, if done correctly the text should flow around the ellipse.
Once youve typed out your tag line you are free to delete the ellipse. If you find your text isnt like the image above, then highlight all your text, hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard then drag your text until you find the right position for, it can be quite temperamental at times as there arent any anchor points to show where the text starts and ends. Just play with it youll get there. Next duplicate your text layer then press Ctrl + T for the Free Transform Tool. Drag one of the corner anchor points whilst holding down shift and alt.
Quick Tip:
Holding down Shift and Alt whilst resizing an element will resize the element from the middle inside of the sides.
Repeat the process a couple of times moving 1 font size up every time. You should have something like this.
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Typography Continued Select a combination of words on each layer then change the color to #e63b89.
Now select a text layer and rotate it using the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T), repeat this a couple of times for one or two text layers.
Finally adjust the opacity of your text layers, adjust every other one just to add abit of contrast, Ive set one text layer to 80% and one layer to 70%.
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Thats the front of the card complete, save your PSD file then save another copy, the copy will be the card back. Creating The Card Back Delete your title, logo and tag line layers then replace them with your name and details.
Select all your text layers that were around the logo, then set the opacity to 20%. Finally press Ctrl + T for the Free Transform Tool, once you have the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T) enlarge the text, when dragging the anchor point hold down the shift key.
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Holding down Shift whilst dragging will keep the element in proportion.
Your business card is now complete, if you would like to display your business card like i have in my preview image then download the Business Card Mock-Up Display from the link below. Business Card Mock-Up Display Conclusion Once youve finished you should have something like this.
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Learn To Create A Sleek Shiny Mouse

Creating Your Document Create a new document (Ctrl + N) with the dimensions 800 x 600 pixels. Fill your background layer with your desired color.
Creating Your Mouse Shape Select the Pen Tool (P) with the following settings.
Once youve applied the settings begin to draft out your mouse shape. Start off with a straight edge at the top then round the side off, when you get to the bottom make a straight line to the top making a lung type shape. Well start off with half of the mouse first then duplicate the
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path to give the mouse good symmetry.
Quick Tip:
Holding down the Shift Key when making straight lines will ensure the line stays 100% straight.
Once your happy with the overall shape of the mouse, select all your anchor points by holding down the Ctrl Key whilst holding down your left mouse button and dragging a marquee over the whole shape. Now copy Ctrl + C and paste Ctrl + V the path. We now need to flip the path horizontally, straight away after pasting your path go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal. Now move your pasted path next to your original.
Adding The Mouse Layer Styles Add the following layer styles to your mouse shape.
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Creating The Shininess Label your mouse layer Mouse then duplicate it and label the duplicated layer Shine 1. Clear all the layer styles from the Shine 1 layer by right-clicking the layer then selecting Clear Styles. For the shininess to work your duplicated shape has to be white (#ffffff), if its now white already add a Color Overlay or simply double click on the layer thumbnail and change the color from there. Once youve changed the color, free transform the shape by selecting the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T). Resize the shape a little bit then move the shape up so the flat edge is at the top.
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When resizing shapes hold down the Shift Key and Alt Key and the shape will resize from the middle anchor point opposed to the edge anchor points.
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Now that the shape has been resized set the opacity to 15%. You should have something like this.
Duplicate your Shine 1 layer then rename the duplicated layer to Shine 2. Set the Shine 2 layers opacity to 50% then free transform the layer by selecting the Free Transform Tool (Ctrl + T). Resize the shape a little bit then move the shape up so that the flat edge is at the top.
We need to repeat these steps once more only this time the duplicated layer will be a lot smaller.
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Creating The Mouse Buttons Select the pen Tool (P), starting from the top your mouse shape create like an upside down letter T. Name this layer Lines.
Once youve created the shape add the following layer styles.
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Creating The Mouse Wheel Indent Select Ellipse Tool (U) then drag out an ellipse on a layer called Wheel Indent underneath your Lines layer.
Once your happy with your ellipse add the following layer styles.
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Creating The Mouse Wheel Duplicate your mouse wheel indent layer then clear the layer styles by right-clicking and selecting Clear Styles. Label your new layer Mouse Wheel then drag the layer above your Lines layer.
Now add the following layer styles to your Mouse Wheel layer.
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Creating The L.E.D Light Select the Ellipse Tool (U), then drag out a small ellipse in the middle of the mouse. Label your ellipse layer Light.
Once youve created the ellipse add the following layer styles.
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Final Details, Light Effects Select the Pen Tool (P) change your settings to Paths then select a 1 pixel brush. Finally set your foreground color to white (#ffffff).
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In the bottom left side of the mouse create a short line using your paths.
Once your happy with your line right click and select Stroke Path from the menu. Once the stroke has been added right click again and select Delete Path. You should have something like this.
Add a layer mask to your stroke layer then with the gradient tool using a linear gradient, drag the gradient from the top of the white stroke down so the end of the line blends in with the mouse. Right click your mask and go to Apply Layer Mask. Repeat the process again for the bottom half of the line.
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Repeat the whole process again only this time on a different part if the mouse.
Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) then create a small ellipse over your mouse wheel.
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Fill (G) your ellipse with the color white (#ffffff) then apply a guassian blur by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur, blur the ellipse by around 3.5 4 pixels. Once youve added the blur filter add a outer glow using the settings below.
The final result should look something like this.
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Speedometer Design From Scratch

Creating The Document Create a new document (Ctrl + N) 800 x 600 pixels with any color background. Set your foreground to the color #353535 and background color to #161616, then select the Gradient tool (G) with a radial gradient.
Drag the radial gradient from the center of your canvas outwards until you have something like this.
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Creating The Speedometer Dial On every speedometer there are little lines which indicates the speed you are going, you can simply create these lines by using a mixture of vector masks and paths. A much easier way would be to use a circular path and the text tool. Select the Circle tool (U) then set the circle type to paths.
Drag out a circular path in the middle of your canvas.

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When dragging out the path onto your canvas hold down the Shift Key on the keyboard, doing this will ensure the circle is the same size all the way around opposed to the circle looking like an ellipse.
Once youve your happy with your circle select the Type tool (T). If you move your cursor over the path you will notice the cursor changing to something which resembles a line with some curvy dots running through it. Once the cursor shows up click your left mouse button to begin typing along the path. Select the font Verdana with a size of 12px then using the line character on the keyboard add some lines.
Once youve added some lines select one line every 4 lines and make it bigger by changing the font size to 18px. The image below explains it a lot better.
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Once youve finished doing your lines highlight the last couple of line and turn them red.
Using the techniques learned above create another circular path inside your first one but make it slightly smaller. Using the Type tool (T) this time add some full stops.
Finally to complete the speedometer dial add your numbers and any other additional text you might want.
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Creating The Speedometer Inner Circle Select the Circle tool (U) then on a new layer below your dial layers drag out a circle. The circle should be bigger than your dials.
Once youve created your circle add the following layer styles.
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When adding the gradient overlay drag the circle on your canvas into the top left side of the Inner Circle.
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Creating The Chrome Outer Circle Select the Circle tool (U) then on a new layer underneath the Inner Circle layer create a bigger circle.
Once youve created your new bigger circle add the following layer styles.
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Creating The Speedometer Needle Circle Select the Circle tool (U) then create a small circle inside of your speedometer.
Now add the following layer styles.
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Re-select the Circle tool (U) and create a small white (#ffffff) circle inside of the speedometer needle circle, once youve created the circle set the opacity to 5%.
Creating The Speedometer Needle Select the Circle tool (U) then create a small circle inside of your speedometer needle circle.
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Now select the pen tool, once selected change the type to Paths then select Add To Shape Area.
Zoom into your circle, select the vector mask inside of the layers window for that circle then draw the needle starting from the side of the circle.
Once youve created the needle add the following layer styles.
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Your needle should now look something like this.
Bringing The Speedometer To Life With Some Reflections In the last a final step Im going to show you how to add some reflections to the speedometer, firstly select the Polygonal Lasso tool (L). Once selected make a selection across the speedometer like the image below.
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Fill (G) the selection with the color white (#ffffff) then load a selection around your speedometer Inner Circle.
Quick Tip:
To quickly load a selection around an object simply click the little thumbnail in the layers window whilst holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard. Alternatively you can select it from the menu, Select > Load Selection.
Now go to Select > Inverse (Ctrl + Shift + I) then hit the delete key on the keyboard. You should be left with a shape which sits inside your speedometer inner circle.
Select the Polygonal Lasso tool (L) again then make a selection in the middle of the white shape. Once your happy with the selection hit
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the delete key.
Next, add a gradient overlay to your white shape using the default settings then set the opacity to 5%. You should be left with something like this.
Were now going to add a big light reflection to the rim of the speedometer Outer Circle. Select the Elliptical Marquee tool (M) then make an ellipse in the top left side of the speedometer outer circle. Fill (G) the ellipse with the color white (#ffffff).
Now go to Edit > Transform > Warp, from the warp menu select arc.
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Once youve selected arc from the menu drag the anchor point at bend the ellipse, then Free Transform (Ctrl + T) and rotate the ellipse so it follows the curve of the outer circle.
Now guassian blur the ellipse by going to Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur, blur by about 3-4 pixels. Once youve blurred the ellipse set the opacity to about 70%.
Conclusion Thats it youve completed the tutorial, hope you enjoyed enjoyed it. You could now take it one step further and add a rev counter using the same techniques youve learned or maybe add some more dash boards items like the little glowing symbols or even a fuel gauge.
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3D Simcards Illustration
Lets Get Started, Creating Your Document Create a new document (Ctrl + N) 800 x 600 pixels with any background color. Unlock your background layer by simply double clicking it via the layers window, once youve unlocked the layer add a gradient overlay using the settings below.
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Creating The White Sim Card Shape Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a radius of 10px, also make sure the path type is set to Shape Layers.
Drag out a rectangle onto your canvas, dont worry about the size as using shape layers will allow us to resize the shape as much as we want to without loosing quality.
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Once your happy with the overall size of your rectangle we can start distorting it. Go to Edit > Transform > Distort then distort the shape so it looks like the rectangle is lying down, similar to the image below.
We now need to subtract a small area of the rectangle, select the Pen Tool (P) then select Subtract From Path Area. Make a small selection over the bottom right corner of the sim card.
Once youve subtracted the corner of the sim card add a gradient overlay using the settings below.
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Making The Sim Card 3D Duplicate your sim card shape then clear the layer styles attached to the layer by right clicking the layer and going to Clear Layer Styles. Select the Move Tool (V) then move the duplicated shape down a couple of pixels by using the down arrow on the keyboard.
We now need to join the two edges to complete the shape, to do this we use the same method as before when we subtracted the corner from the sim card. Select the Rectangle Tool (U) then from the top select Add To Shape Area, now zoom into one of the corners and draw a square joining the two rectangles together.
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Finish off the duplicated layer by adding a gradient overlay using the settings below.
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Creating The Black Sim Card Using the techniques learned above replicate another sim card only this time in black. Place the sim card underneath the white sim card. You should have something like this.
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Creating The Sim Cards Shadows We now need to cast a couple of shadows for both sim cards, well start with the white sim card first. Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) then start making a selection from the bottom left corner up to where the white sim card meets the black sim card.
Now fill (G) the selection on a new layer using the color black (#000000). To give the shadow a more realistic look lower the opacity to 46% and then blur the shape by around 1-3 pixels using the guassian blur filter Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur.
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On a new layer, using the same technique as above create another selection around the section of the white sim card which overlaps over the black sim card.
Fill (G) the selection with the color black (#000000) then blur the shape by around 2px using the guassian blur filter Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur. Finally set the layers opacity to 29%, you should have something like this.
Once your happy with your shadows move onto the black sim card. The shadow for the black sim card is relatively easy, duplicate the bottom part of the black sim card then move the duplicated layer underneath its original. Right click the duplicated layer and go to Rasterize Layer then right click again and go to Clear Layer Styles. Shift the duplicated shape down a couple of pixels using the arrow keys on the keyboard then add a black (#000000) color overlay. Finally blur the shape by about 1-3 pixels using the guassian blur filter Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur.
Adding The Sim Card Reflections Duplicate the bottom part of your white sim card then shift it down a couple of pixels using the Move Tool (V) and the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Once your happy with the position right-click the layer and go to Rasterize. We now need to cut the excess of the duplicated layer so the reflection is just shown on the black sim card. Select your desired cutting tool
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then cut away the shape which exceeds past the black sim card.
Add layer mask to the duplicated layer then select the Gradient Tool (G) and drag a linear gradient over the bottom edges of the shape.
Once your happy with your masking work lower the opacity of the layer to around 54%. You should have something like this.
Repeat the same as above for your black sim card only this time we dont cut any of the shape.
Creating The Sim Card Chips Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a radius of 25px.
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Drag out a rectangle onto your canvas, holding down the shift key whilst dragging will ensure the rectangle is nice and square. Once your happy with your rectangle, Free Transform (Ctrl + T) the shape using the distort and skew tools, the rectangle should be at the same angle as your sim card leaving equal amounts of white space all the way around. You should have something like this.
Repeat the same steps for your black sim card.
Once both rectangles have been added to both sim cards add the following layer styles to each of the layers.
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Detailing The Sim Card Chips Select the Pen Tool (P) Then draw 6 black 1 pixel lines on your sim card chip. Do not draw the lines all the across leave a nice even space between the two sets of lines.
Now finish off the lines by drawing one from the bottom to the top on the left set of lines. Then on the right side draw a line from the bottom up to the last line. You should have something like this.
Now add the following layer styles to your lines.
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Repeat the steps above for your other sim card, you should have something like this.
Adding A Shine To The Sim Cards For this last and final step well be adding abit of light/shines to out sim cards just to finish them off. Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) then make a diagonal selection across your white sim card.
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Fill the selection with the color white (#ffffff) then deselect the selection (Ctrl + D). We now need to cutaway some of the shape so that we just get the white shape within our sim card area, to do this click the little thumbnail on the white sim cards top layer whilst holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard. Doing this will load a selection around the shape.
Now inverse the selection Ctrl + Shift + I or Select > Inverse, once youve inversed the selection hit the delete key on the keyboard. Finally set the layers opacity to around 14%.
If you want to you can also apply a layer mask to the shine just so it blends in that little bit more, but its completely optional. Repeat the same steps for your black sim card, your finished illustration should look like this.
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Learn How To Create A Pair Of Robotic Eyes

Getting Started Start off with a new document (Ctrl + N) with a canvas size of 600 x 530 pixels. Fill (G) your background with your desired color, Ive filled mine with a nice blue gradient to compliment the shininess of the robotic eyes.
Creating The Left Eye Now this is where it gets interesting because were going to create the whole eye from a bunch of layer styles. Create a new layer and label it eye, then select the Ellipse Tool (U) with the following settings.
Drag out an ellipse onto your canvas, make sure you use the color white #ffffff for your ellipse.
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Holding down the shift key on keyboard whilst dragging will ensure the ellipse is 100% round.
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Once youve dragged out your ellipse add the following layer styles.
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Creating The Iris Create a new layer and label it Iris, select the Ellipse Tool (U) a draw a black #000000 ellipse in the center of the eye.
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Now add the following layer styles to your Iris Layer.
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Creating The Pupil Create a new layer and label it Pupil, then select the Ellipse Tool (U) and make a small ellipse inside of the iris.
Once youve added the pupil ellipse add the following layer styles.
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The colors on the gradient overlay and the outer glow can be changed to what ever color you wish, Ive gone for a nice blue gradient and outer glow to compliment the background. You should have something like this.
Making The Eyes Glossy Create a new layer labelled Shine #1 then select the Pen Tool (P), change the path type to paths then draw a path like the image below.
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Right click inside the path and go to Fill Path, make sure your have the color white #ffffff set as your foreground.
Were now going to load a selection around our eye and remove the excess shine from our shine layer. Go ahead and load a selection around your eye.
Quick Tip:
To load a selection around an element click the little thumbnail inside of your desired layer whilst holding down the CTRL key on the keyboard.
Once youve loaded the selection around the eye select the Shine #1 layer then go to Select > Inverse. Once the selection has been inversed hit the delete key. You should have something like this.
With the Shine #1 layer still selected set the layers opacity to 3%.
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Finally finish off this step by duplicating the Shine #1 layer and flipping it to the other side.
Creating The Right Eye To make the right eye simply duplicate all your layers and move them over using the Move Tool (V).
Conclusion Thank you for taking part in this tutorial, if you liked it then please promote it by retweeting, digging and sharing. Thank You.
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Learn To Create A Retro Style Joypad

Creating The Joypad Basic Shape Create a new (Ctrl + N) document 800 x 600 pixels with a background of your choice. Select the Ellipse Tool (U) with the shape layers option selected then create a medium sized ellipse.
Still with the Ellipse Tool (U) selected press the plus sign on the keyboard (+) which will add to the shape area. Now create another ellipse on the opposite side, this time make the ellipse slightly smaller.
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Next select the Rectangle Tool (U) then press the plus sign on the keyboard to add to the shape (+). Join the ellipses together with the rectangle.
Next using the Ellipse Tool (U) again create two inner ellipses inside the first set of ellipses you made.
Now select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) and create a small rectangle.
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Once the rectangle has been created press Ctrl + T to free transform the shape. Holding down the shift key rotate the button anticlockwise until it snaps into place two times.
Duplicate the rectangle layer and position them on the joypad.
Creating The Base Select the base layer, then bring it to life by adding the following layer styles.
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Your base layer should now look something like this.
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Next well make the remaining 4 shapes look like there indented. Add the following layer styles to the two ellipses and the two rounded rectangles.
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Finishing The Base Were now going to finish the base part of the joypad. Lets start by adding another more realistic shadow. Duplicate the base layer then select the base layers layer from the bottom of the stack, right click and select Clear Layer Styles. Now add a black color overlay to the layer. Were now going to add a motion blur to the layer. Go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur then use the settings below.
Set the shadows opacity to around 30% then move (V) the shadow down and across to the right until no shadow can be seen edging out at the top of the joypad.
Were now going to create the wire, first select the rectangle tool and create a small rectangle at the top of the joypad.
Add a beveled layer style to the rectangle.
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Now for the wire, select the Pen Tool (P) and create a swirly path.
Once youve created the swirly path select the brush tool (B) and select a 1-2 px hard brush then select the pen tool (P) and right click the canvas, select Stroke Path from the menu.
Now add the following layer styles to complete the cable.
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Creating The Left D-Pad Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) with a radius of about 15 20 pixels then drag out a vertical rectangle.
Add to the shapes layer by press the plus sign on the keyboard (+) then create another rectangle only this time make it horizontally.
Repeat the same process as above only this time make the shapes about 5 pixels smaller. Small enough to get another set of rectangles inside the ones we just created.
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Finally select the Rectangle Tool (U) and create four directional lines on each of the rectangle faces.
Select the first shape you created and add the following layer styles.
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To the smaller shape add the following layer styles.
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Finally, add a color overlay using the color #9e9fa3 to the little lines on the D-Pad. You should now have something like this.
Creating The Colored Buttons Select the Ellipse Tool (U) and create 3 ellipses inside the right circle.
We now need to make these ellipses indented. Add the following layer styles to each of the ellipses.
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Using the Ellipse Tool (U) again create another 4 ellipses inside the 4 we just made, only this time make them slightly smaller.
Now add the following layer styles to the new smaller ellipse.
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Change the stroke layer style and the gradient overlay to reflect your desired colors. You should have something like this.
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On each button add a symbol of your choice, then add the following layer styles to the symbol.
Change the colors to reflect the color of the buttons. You should have something like this.
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Creating The Middle Buttons Create two smaller rounded rectangles inside of the two small indented areas we created earlier.
Now add the following layer styles to the two smaller rectangles.
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Add two text labels underneath the two buttons using the Type Tool (T). You should have something like this.
Finally label your joypad with a name of your choice.
Conclusion
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Thanks for taking part in this tutorial, if you managed to complete it then feel free to send me some of your results. Feel free to post them up on our Facebook Fan Page Or Tweet them via twitter @photoshop_plus.
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