Designing a Book Cover Page

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ August 6th, 2006

Designing a Book Cover Page

Start by creating a circle using elliptical shape tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Duplicate the layer and scale it down. Remove the layer style.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Duplicate the layer again. Scale down and remove the layer style.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Duplicate the layer . Scale down to 50%. Remove the layer style.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Select and merge all layers. Duplicate the layer several times. Scale down and place as shown. Reduce the opacity of biggest circle.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Move this layer just above the biggest circle layer in layer order in layer palette.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Type in all the details. You can use it as a background for book cover, flyer, poster, signature background etc.

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XP Style iPod Icon

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ August 4th, 2006

XP Style iPod Icon

Start by creating a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.

Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get the shape as shown.

Press and hold Alt key and keep pressing down & right arrow key to create 3D extrusion.

Select and merge all the layers. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu select modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels.

Create a new layer and fill it with any color. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get the shape as shown.

Apply same layer style. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Change the gradient angle in gradient overlay settings.

Create a rounded rectangle for the screen using rounded rectangle shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get the shape as shown.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Create circular frame shape using custom shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get the shape as shown.

Apply gradient overlay layer style.

Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get the shape as shown.

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Designing a Super Cool CD Sticker

Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - Head Nerd @ August 2nd, 2006

Designing a Super Cool CD Sticker

Start by creating circular frame shape using custom shape tool.

Using direct selection tool select inner nodes as shown and press Ctrl+T.

Scale down the points to create a small hole. These outer and inner circle size should be in synch with actual CD dimensions.

Fill it with gray color.

Duplicate the layer. Again select the outer nodes and scale down a bit and select inner nodes and scale up a bit both using direct selection tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Create a big circle using elliptical shape tool. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a clipping mask.

Similarly create two more circles with different colors and different placement. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a clipping mask for each layer.

Create a sun shape using custom shape tool.

Press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a clipping mask.

Change the layer mode to luminosity.

Similarly create more shapes according to the topic of your CD ROM. We’re creating a CD ROM for Horoscope software so we are placing suns and planets etc. You can also insert images too. Create clipping mask for all shapes.