Make an old paper in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, we'll make a nice old paper image. Let's start.

Open AdobePhotoshop. Open New document, 150x200 pixels with white background.
Create a new layer, pick Rectangular Marquee Tool, mark and paint selection in black. Just like on this image.



Deselect. Go to FILTER - BRUSHED STROKES - SPRAYED STROKES , and set:
Stroke Length to 10
Spray Radius to 15
Stroke Direction - Horizontal.

In Tools, pick "Magic Wand" and click inside black rectangular. Now, invert selection and click Delete. Deselect.



Go again from "FILTER - BRUSHED STROKES - SPRAYED STROKES" part but instead Stroke Direction Horizontal pick "Right Diagonal". Play with sliders a little to make nice effect.

CTRL + click on layer and pick Red:240, Green:225, Blue:205 color. Paint black rectangular.



Make new layer. In brush, pick Soft brush 45. Opacity to 20%. Mix Red:116, Green:74, Blue:0 color and paint edges.

CTRL Click on rectangular layer to load selection, invert it and delete.
Link layers and merge linked.
Go to FILTER - EFFECTS - Outer Glow. Mode - normal.
Opacity - 75%.
Blur - 1 pixels.
Intensity - 50%.

Now, go to FILTER - EFFECTS - Drop Shadow.
Mode - multiply.
Opacity - 50%.
Angle 135
Distance 7 pixels.
Blur 6.
Intensity 0%.

Now go to IMAGE - ADJUST - Brightness/Contrast, and add picture or text.



You just made old paper in Photoshop for your usage.

Transparent Cube

In this tutorial you are going to learn how to create a transparent cube. This is what we will be creating :


Step 1.
Start of by creating a new document. I made it 200x200 and filled it with a gray color. Make a new layer and pick up the Poligonal Marquee tool. Create a selection like below and fill it with a blue color:


Step 2.
In this step we are going to create the inside of the cube. So create a new layer behind the second layer like this :


To create the interior of the cube we are going to make 3 parts using the poligonal marquee tool.
For the first selection fill it with the same blue color and using the burn tool burn the bottom
area :


In this image I hidden the Top layer for a better view:

Now repeat the step for each wall :
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2

Now i have revealed the the top layer and reduced its opacity to 40%

Step 3.
In this step we are going to modify the face of the cube. So select the top layer and grab the poligonal marquee tool. Create a selection like this :

Using the dodge tool dodge the selection and after deselect. Using the same dodge tool dodge untill you get a result like below:


Step 4.
Grab the poligonal marquee tool and on a new layer make a selection like below and fill it white :

Lower the layer opacity to around 20% and repeat the step for the top area.

You now have your transparent cube. With text:

Glossy cartoonish balloons Photoshop tut [VID]

This is a great small Adobe Photoshop tutorial I made a while ago, a tutorial on how to make cartoon style balloons, that you can use for anything, birthday cards, webdesign you name it. I hope you'll enjoy it.

And here is the video tutorial on how you can make some easy cartoonish balloons with Adobe Photoshop.

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	Select the Gradient Tool (G). Click the Gradient at the top-left of screen for the "Gradient Editor" to appear. Gradient’s parameters: 1. Location: 0% Color: #dde4e8 2. Location: 8% Color: #ffffff 3. Location: 11% Color: #d4ac45 4. Location: 59% Color: #deb73d 5. Location: 78% Color: #d0b86d 6. Location: 89% Color: #b09c52 7. Location: 95% Color: #abab52 8. Location: 100% Color: #ccd9e1
		Create a New Layer and call it "gradient". Apply the gradient created in the previous step to the gradient layer starting at the top, and all the way to the bottom.
		This is how it should look.
		Set the gradient layer's Opacity to 60% so that you can see the glass shape beneath. Still working on the gradient layer, press Ctrl+T to select the Transform Tool. Click the Switch Between Free Transform And Warp Mode button in the options bar at the top of the screen. You should now drag all four Conner Handles, so that the top border of the gradient flushes the top border of the glass, and the bottom border flushes with the bottom border of the glass. You should also move the Control Point Handles to get this precise. Click here for more info on how to use this tool. Apply changes and set the gradient layer's opacity back to 100%.
		Now, move the Mask form the glass layer to the gradient layer. Note: Move only the Mask, not the whole layer. Rasterize the gradient layer. To do this, right click the gradient layer and select Rasterize Layer.
		Delete the glass layer. You should have this by now.
		Select the Burn Tool (O). Set brush size to 150px and exposure to 50%. Burn the glass center from top to down as shown in the picture. You may need to try this a couple of times before you get it right.
		Select the Dodge Tool (O). Set brush size to 150px and exposure to 50%. Do the same you did on the previous step, but this time on the glass sides.
		Create a new layer and call it "base". Using the Lasso Tool (L) or the Pen Tool (P) draw something like I did. Don't worry if it not perfect, it doesn't need to be. Fill that selection with grey (#666666).
		Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set the radius to 13.
		Duplicate the base layer and call it "base bottom". Drag base bottom all the way to the glass bottom.
		Again duplicate the base layer and call it "base white". Press Ctrl+M so that the Curves window appears. Drag the bottom-left Control Point to the top-left corner, so that your base white layer turns white.
		Using the Eraser Tool (E) with a large brush. Erase the left side of base white so you get a result similar to mine.
		Using the Magic Wand Tool (W) select the white part of the gradient layer. Without deselecting, delete the excess parts of the base, base bottom, base white layers.
		You should have this now.
		Use the Lasso Tool (L) to select the top part of the gradient layer. Press Ctrl+C to copy this selection and Ctrl+v to paste. This will create a new layer, call it "Top".
		Drag layer top under layer gradient and move it a few pixels up. Now press Ctrl+M to call the Curves window. Drag the top-right Control Point half way down, so that your top layer turns grey.
		Select the Dodge Tool (O). Set brush size to 20px and exposure to 50%. Apply it on the sides of the foam as the picture shows to give the glass more realism.
		And that's it!
		You can later add some sweat drops and reflections but that's a whole new tutorial. If you have any question regarding this tutorial, please - contact us -

Create a Sony Playstation 3 in Photoshop

Step 1:

Let's start out by creating a new document. I used a 600x600 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with a white color.

Step 2:

Just to be organize create a new layer set(Layer > New > Layer Set) and name it 'Playstation 3'. Now make a new layer and draw a black rectangle, size 248 x 369 px.

Step 3:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow and Gradient Overlay blending options to your black rectangle layer.

Step 4:

Create a new layer, on the left side of your gradient rectangle draw a white rectangle with an exact size of 73x369 px. Make sure there is one pixel space from the end of the rectangle.

Step 5:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow and Gradient Overlay blending options to your white rectangle layer.

Step 6:

In a new layer draw another white rectangle, size 52x369 px on the left end of your current design.

Step 7:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Satin and Gradient Overlay blending options to your white rectangle layer from the last step. Then on your layers palette set the layers blending mode to Darken at 39% opacity.

Step 8:

Now select your Eraser Tool with a large soft brush, 170 px to be exact. Then erase the top and bottom of your white rectangle layer with styles attached.

Step 9:

Create a new layer. Next to your gradient rectangle draw a #F4F4F4 color shade rectangle, size 7x364 px. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Drop Shadow and Gradient Overlay blending options.

Step 10:

Create another layer and draw a #353535 color shade rectangle, size 40x363 px.

Step 11:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow and Gradient Overlay blending options to your #353535 color shade rectangle layer.

Step 12:

In a new layer draw a small right triangle with #636363 color shade right above the light gray rectangle from step nine.

Step 13:

Again create a new layer and draw a black rectangle, size 37x188 px at the same location as shown on the picture guide below. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Gradient Overlay blending option.

Step 14:

Now create a new layer and draw a thin, #444643 color shade rectangle at the same location as shown on the picture below. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Gradient Overlay blending option.

Step 15:

Select your Horizontal Type Tool and above your screen under the options palette set the font family to Arial, bold, 7 pt, crisp and #B5B0C7 color shade. In a new text layer type 'Sony'. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Gradient Overlay blending option.

Step 16:

Now select the Zoom Tool and zoom in at the same location shown below. Create a new layer, grab your pencil tool then draw two lines stacked with one another. First line has a #484848 color shade and the second line under it has a #1A1A1A color shade.

Step 17:

Create a new layer and draw a 2 pixels white line as shown on the picture below. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Gradient Overlay blending option and set the layers blending mode to Darken.

Step 18:

In a new layer draw a 1 pixel, #363636 color shade line at right end of your current design. Make sure you leave a four pixels space from the end of the design.

Step 19:

Using your Pen Tool create a curve design on top of the large rectangle. Then add the same curve design at the bottom by flipping it horizontal( Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal).

Step 20:

Select your Horizontal Type Tool and above your screen under the options palette set the font family to Homoarakhn, regular, 13 pt, crisp and white color. In a new text layer type 'Playstation 3' on the center of your large rectangle. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Stroke blending option.

Step 21:

In a new layer draw a black rectangle overlaping the 'playstation 3' text. Then select your Eraser Tool with a large soft brush, 170 px to be exact and erase the top and bottom end of the black rectangle so it has a fade effect.

Step 22:

Set the opacity level of the black rectangle layer from step twnety one to 56%.

Step 23:

Now add the function buttons, first save the icons below and insert them into your canvas. Resize the buttons by going to Edit > Transform > Scale and position them as shown below.

Step 24:

And finally add the playstation logo. Use the same method from the last step for the logo.

Step 25:

Finish it off by adding reflections, first duplicate your 'Playstation 3' layer set. To do this highlight the layer set in your layers pallette and go to Layer > Merge Layer Set. Then turn it upside down through Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.
Now place the duplicate Playstation 3 model design layer behind the original 'Playerstation 3' layer set. The layer is titled 'Set 2 copy' on the picture below.

Step 26:

Select your Eraser Tool with a large soft brush, 170 px to be exact. Then erase the bottom half of the duplicate Playstation 3 layer to make a reflection. Thats it, your done!.