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Designing a CD Sticker

Filed under: Designing — Fiery Darts @ 4:17 pm

Designing a CD Sticker
Start by creating a circle frame using custom shape tool.
Select the inner circle using direct selection tool. Scale down to the inner hole of the CD.
Create a thin circle frame using custom shape tool and place it as an outer most circular ring.
Create a thin circle frame using custom shape tool and place it as an inner most circular ring.
Insert an image.
Move the image layer below the outer and inner rings.
Press Ctrl+Alt+G to make clipping mask.
Change the layer mode to hard light.
Similarly add more images to fill the empty area.
Create a circle using elliptical shape tool.
Using type tool click on the circular path and type the CD info. on this path.
Add more details on the lower half of the CD sticker.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
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8 Comments »

  1. Nice one … Though i’ll need more info on how to print such kind of CD Sticker. Thank you.

    Comment by Nipun — March 22, 2006 @ 4:05 am

  2. Great tutorial i have to check this out

    Comment by Zgub — March 22, 2006 @ 7:31 am

  3. Just check out in the market. they sell ready to print CD stickers. they r stencilled cut in CD sizes. just design ur sticker. insert the stencilled CD sticker in ur printer and fire a print command.

    if u need it in bulk u should try screen printing on CD too.

    hth

    kory

    Comment by kory — March 23, 2006 @ 3:55 pm

  4. What size canvas did you start with?

    Comment by Kai — May 19, 2006 @ 5:32 pm

  5. nice tutorial i hope you will continue this good deed
    offfering awesome tuts for free it is a big help especially for novices like me :)

    Comment by cassandra — May 28, 2006 @ 9:26 pm

  6. nice tut…. keep working:)

    Comment by nova — July 31, 2006 @ 2:12 pm

  7. Cool….what size is it??

    Comment by qman — August 3, 2006 @ 5:43 am

  8. Very nice tutorial i have to check this out
    What size canvas did you start with?

    Comment by Jamil — November 7, 2006 @ 2:13 am

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