Bar Code

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ December 12th, 2005

Creating a barcode

Create a new document, 1000×1000 pixels, white background.

Make a new layer and with the rectangle marquee tool make a rectangle. Fill it with white.

Go to Filter > Noise > Add noise. Add about 50-60% amount, gaussian and monochromatic.

With the selection still on, go to Filter > Pixelate > Crystalize and give it an amount of 10 to the cell size.

After doing so, double click on the noise layer to enter the layer style options. Now drag the slider like in my example to get rid of the grey points.

Now deselect (CTRL+D) and go and select the “single row marquee tool” and click on the middle of the selection like in my example.

Press CTRL+T to enter the free transform mode. Drag from the center of the selection down and hit OK. You’ll end up with something like this:

Now delete the other noise points that are left in order to remain only the lines. Here it is:

Now duplicate the layer several times and move them a little to the left or to the right.

Now select all the layers but the background and press CTRL+E to merge them all. On this layer make a rectangular selection and press DELETE. In this blank field type a random number. You’re

done:

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3D Shape

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ December 10th, 2005

Making a 3D logo
Make a new document, 1000×1000 pixels

Now take the Custum shape tool and from it’s options I’ve chose a musical note.

After puting the note on the document (dragging on the canvas with the custom shape tool) now choose the pen tool. Right click on the note and choose “make selection” with 1 pixel feather.


Make a new layer and fill the selection with any color you want.

Now hit CTRL+T to enter free transform and right click. Choose Perspective. Drag from right (or left) bottom corner and you’ll see your note given a perspective look.


Now enter layer style options by double clicking the layer in the pallette and give your object a drop shadow like in my example with the same color you filled it.

Now duplicate the layer several times. I made 9 copies.

Now select all but the background and press CTRL+E to merge them.

For the new object give it a drop shadow like mine:

I continued in the same style: I made a selection on a new layer using the circular marquee tool. Then, from this tool’s options I’ve chosen “substract” and made another circular selection inside to “cut” the interior. I filled the selection with the same blue color and continued the same way described above. Shadow > Duplicate layers > Merge layers Shadow.



You’re done: