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Design a Grinning Smiley

Filed under: Designing — Fiery Darts @ 8:02 pm

Design a Grinning Smiley

Start by creating a circle 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 soft light.

Create an elliptical selection using elliptical marquee tool. Create a new layer and fill it with black to white linear gradient.

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 subtract form shape area form the top bar.

Create another ellipse using elliptical shape tool.

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

Use the same techniques mentioned above to create a glossy look.

Create an ellipse for the eye ball using elliptical shape tool. Again subtract the shape from the bottom as we did for the bigger shape.

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

With gradient overlay panel open drag the gradient in the eye ball to show the glint in the eye as shown in the image below.

Similarly create the other eye.

Create an ellipse for the nose and make it glossy.

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.

Create some rounded rectangles for the teeth. Select and merge all the rounded rectangle layers.

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.

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

Similarly create lower teeth.

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Sports Theme Photo Frame

Filed under: Designing — Fiery Darts @ 6:22 pm

Sports Theme Photo Frame

Start by creating a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.

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

Create another rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Fill it with the darker shade of brown.

Apply the same layer style.

Create several duplicate of both the layers. Scale down and place as to create a frame.

Select and merge all the layers. Duplicate the layer and change the layer mode to color burn.

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. Select the bottom layer. Move this layer a few pixels. Enable lock transparent pixels from layer palette. Fill it with black color.

Select the upper layer. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Insert any image. Press Ctrl+Alt+G to create a clipping mask.

Insert a cutout of sports goods and place as shown.

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

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Creating an Innovative Logo

Filed under: Web Graphics — Fiery Darts @ 6:19 pm

Creating an Innovative Logo

Start by creating a circle using elliptical shape tool.

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

Duplicate the layer several times and place below each other as shown.

Select all the circle layers. Duplicate them and press Ctrl+T. Rotate it 90°.

Select and merge all the circle layers. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Select inflate from the custom warp shapes. Apply settings as shown.