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May 20, 2006

Home Sweet Home Graphic

Filed under: designing — admin @ 10:57 am

“Home Sweet Home” Graphic
Start by typing “home” using a bold font.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select perspective. Adjust nodes to create a roof top.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create some horizontal and vertical lines using line tool. Fill the roof top with such lines to give an illusion of bricks.
Select and merge all the line layers. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Duplicate the layer and press Ctrl+F to reapply the filter.
Similarly create wall of the home.
Create a rectangle for the chimney using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown. Create bricks over the chimney too.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool and place it at the bottom.
Create two rectangles with different colors. Move these layers below all the layers in layer order in layer palette. Place them as shown.
Create triangular shape using polygon shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create some flower and leaf shapes using custom shape tool. Place them as shown.
Create a horizontal and vertical line and place it for the window. Using ellipse tool create a circular handle of the door.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool. Fill it with blue color.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create a horizontal line using line tool.
Type sweet home over this line.
Fill the background with black color.
Select and merge all the layers except background layer. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.










 

May 16, 2006

Drawing a Construction Worker

Filed under: drawing — admin @ 7:22 pm

Drawing a construction worker
Start by creating a circular shape 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 ellipse for the nose and create a circle for the ear using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create a circle using elliptical shape tool.
From layer menu select layer style>>create layers. Select and merge both the layers. Remove the upper area using eraser tool.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape of the cap as shown.
Create flap of the cap using pen tool.
Create a couple of circles using elliptical shape tool. Apply the stroke layer style as before.
Create lips of the man using pen tool.
Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle 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 two rectangles for the legs using rectangular shape tool.
Apply the stroke layer style as before.
Create rest of the body part using pen tool.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown. Duplicate the layer and place it for the other side.
Duplicate, scale down and change color to a darker one for both the rectangles.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
Duplicate the layer and place it for the other side.
Create a rectangle for the bottom fold of the trousers using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Select arc from the preset warp shapes at the top bar.
Create a rounded rectangle for the arm using rounded rectangle shape tool. Move this layer below all the layer in layer order in layer palette.
Duplicate the layer and place as shown.
Create a shoe for the man using pen tool.
Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select flip horizontal.
Create moustache of the man using pen tool and place above the lips.
Create a few hair strands using pen tool. Add a few lines to create details in the uniform using brush tool.
Apply a nice gradient to the background.










 

May 13, 2006

XP Style Electronic Chip Icon

Filed under: web-graphics — admin @ 6:33 pm

Creating Windows XP style icon for electronic chip
Start by creating a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select perspective. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create another rounded rectangle to create depth using rounded rectangle shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
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 a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select perspective. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Duplicate the layer and place as shown.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Enable add to shape area form the top bar and create another small rectangle.
Duplicate the resulting layer several times to create pins of the chip.
Select and merge all the pin layers. 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.
Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.
Create a circle using elliptical shape tool. Enable subtract form shape area form the top bar. Create another circle as shown.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Select and merge all the layers. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
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