Archive for May 16th, 2006

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ May 16th, 2006

XP Style Bottle Icon
Start by creating a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Enable add to shape area form the top bar.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels.
Create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode.
Change the layer mode to screen.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
Enable add to shape area form the top bar. Create a rectangle for neck of the bottle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
With the add to shape area still enabled create more basic shapes to create a bottle shape. We’ll call this bottle neck layer.
Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection.From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 3 pixels. Create a nw layer and fill it with any color.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Select the bottle neck layer. Duplicate it. Move this layer above all the layers in layer order in layer palette. Enable subtract form shape area form the top bar. Using pen tool create a shape as shown.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create a selection using lasso tool. Press Ctrl+Alt+D to feather the selection. Create a new layer and fill it with white color. Change the layer mode to screen.
Repeat the above steps to create more shiny look in the bottle.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool. Move this layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create a circular frame shape using custom shape tool. Move this layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Select and merge all the layers. Scale down and rotate. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.


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