Preview

Before move on, let’s take a look at the design that we’re going create here. Click on the image to see it in full size.

Step 1: Create Main Background

Create new file with size: 1100 x 1600 px.

Step 2

Before we move see I’d like to start by creating groups. Putting every layer in appropiate groups will help us works effectively and help the programmer to easily code the final psd .

Step 3

Fill background with color #656565.

Step 4

In this step, we’ll change the background color. Click Add adjustment layer icon and choose Hue/Saturation. Activate Colorize option and move three sliders available until we find color that we like.

At this point, you might ask “Why using Hue/Saturation. Why not shoose the color in step 3″. The reason is with this technique you can easily change the color. All you have to do is just open the Hue/Saturation and move the silder to change the color.

Step 5

We’ll add stripe to our background. You can create stripe pattern in Photoshop but I’ve found a free tool to create stripe. Go to stripegenerator.com. Change the settings available. After you find nice stripe pattern on the preview image, click download button. You’ll have the pattern in png file type.

Step 6

Open the png pattern file in Photoshop. Click Edit > Define Pattern. Name the stripe pattern if you want then click OK.

Step 7

Return to our blog design file. Create new layer. Click Edit > Fill. Choose Pattern for its content. Click small down arrow to open available pattern and choose stripe pattern we have just created. Click OK to start fill layer with stripe.

Step 8

Set Layer’s Blend Mode to Overlay and change Opacity to 8%.

Step 9: Page Background

Activate rounded rectangle tool. Set radius to 10 px and foreground color to #7f7f7f. In the middle of the image, drag to create a rounded rectangle. Put this shape inside base group.

Step 10

Add these layer styles to give it a 3D look.

Step 11: Create Main Menu Button

Create a rounded rectangle on top. Put it inside top menu group. Add page title inside the button. Add these layer styles to the button.

Step 12

Create new layer above the button. Create an elliptical selection and fill it with black. Deselect (Ctrl + D). Add Gaussian Blur (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur). Change layer’s opacity to 30%. This subtle shadow add more depth to the button and gives 3D impressions.

Step 13

Use a pencil tool to draw 1 px white line on top of the button. Erase both ends with eraser tool.

Step 14

This 1 px line is very small. You may not notice it but it does give more depth to button’s 3D appearance. You can the difference in this animated gif.

Step 15

Draw another 1 px white line. This time on top of the content’s base. Erase both ends with eraser tool.

Step 16

Again, spot the difference with and without that 1 px line in this gif animation.

Step 17

Repeat previous steps to create another buttons.

Step 18: Content and Sidebar Background

Draw smaller rounded rectangle for content background. Use color: #c4c3c3. Add these layer styles.

Step 19

Now, select right side for sidebar.

Step 20

Click Add Adjustment Layer icon and choose Levels. Use setting shown below to make selected area lighter. This will separate it from main content area.

Step 21

Double click Hue/Saturation layer and add Inner Shadow. This will add another depth the main content area and make it seems taller.

Step 22: Create Featured Content

Create a white rounded rectangle and use these Layer Styles.

Step 23

Add picture above shape, convert it to clipping mask by pressing Ctrl + Alt + G.

Step 24

Draw black rectangle shape. Convert it to Clipping Mask (Ctrl + Alt + G). Add post on it.

Step 25

Next, we will add Featured Content banner. Draw a rectangle above the picture. Click its right side to add a point. Select the point using direct selection tool and move it to right. Write FEATURED CONTENT inside the shape. Draw another shape under the banner and use darker color.

Step 26

Ctrl-click banner and fill it with black. Move it few pixels down and add Gaussian Blur. Erase unneeded areas creted from blurring process and change layer’s opacity to 60%.

Step 27

We will add navigation arrow to move to next or previous featured post. Create a black circle with opacity 35%. In its center draw a white rectangle. Rotate it 45 degree and change its opacity to 35%. Duplicate rectangle path, move it few pixels right and select subtract.

Step 28

We have just created navigation arrow for previous post. To create next post, duplicate the arrow by Alt-drag it to the opposite side and rotate it 180 degree.

Step 29: Create Post

Draw a white square shape. Add Layer Style Stroke. This shape will be container for post thumbnail.

Step 30

Add image above square shape. Press Ctrl + Alt +G to convert it to Clipping Mask.

Step 31

Next to the thumbnail, add some text. Add post title, post info (category, author’s name, number of comments). Finally, add short post content.

Step 32

Draw a rounded rectangle under the post. This will be read more button. Add these layer styles.

Step 33

I want to add a subtle 3D effect to the thumbnail image. Create ellips selection under the thumbnail image. Fill it with black. Deselect and add Gaussian Blur. Change fill layer to 20%. Alt-drag this shadow and put it on top side of the thumbnail.

Step 34

Next, we need to add separator between each post. Activate brush tool. Open brush panel, set brush size to 1 px and increase spaing to 955%. Shift-drag to draw thin dotted line under the post.

Step 35

In Layers panel, select all post layers. Right click and choose Convert to Smart Object. This way, our post is now in one layer. Alt-drag to duplicate post and fill the content area.

If you want to change something on the post, maybe make the read more bigger. You can do that easily. Double click post layer to open it in new Window. Create some changes and click File > Save. Once you return to original file, every read more button will also change.

Step 36: Create Separator Between Featured Content and Posts

Now, we’ll create a separator between featured content and post list. Create new layer and draw two 1 px lines. Use color #898888 on top and #d6d5d5 under it. The difference of brightness between these lines will gives a 3D look. You can see the result below.

Step 37

Add layer mask and paint both ends with black to hide them.

Step 38

Above the line create new layer. Create elliptical selection and fill it with white. Deselect and add Gaussian Blur. Select bottom part and press delete. Change layer’s opacity to 30%. This will add another subtle 3D effet on the image.

Step 39: Add Social Media Icon

Search for free social network icon. I suggest iconfinder because it has a friendly interface.

Step 40

Download icons and put it on top of sidebar.

Step 41

Draw a rounded rectangle and add these layer styles.

Step 42

Add another rounded rectangle shape, this time shorter. Add these layer styles. Add text subscribe on this button.

Step 43

Repeat step 38 to add a separator between each sidebar widget.

Step 44: Create Ad Spot

Create a rectangle for ad spot. Use color #d7d7d7 and add Stroke.

Step 45

Draw another smaller rectangle for smaller ad spot.

Step 46: Create Other Sidebar Content

Add another content on the sidebar such as Post List and some text. Don’t forget to put separator between each widget. For the separator you can just duplicate earlier separator by Alt-dragging it.

Step 47: Add Logo

Let’s insert the logo. Grab tutoriallounge’s logo from here. Put it on top right of the image. The logo’s color is unique, dark and light blue. That different gives me an idea to make it looks like a sticker.

Create ellips selection behind the logo. Fill it with black. Deselect (Ctrl + D). Add Gaussian Blur and reduce its opacity.

Step 48

Create selection with shape like shown below. Fill it with black, deselect, and add Gaussian Blur. Reduce its layer opacity.

Step 49

Create new layer above logo. Draw a radial white to transparent gradient and reduce layer’s opacity to 30%. This will add a subtle light source on top of the image.

Step 50: Pagination

Draw a white rectangle under posts list. Add Inner Shadow Layer Styles.

Step 51

Add page list and page number. Between every page draw a thin line to separate them. Higlight active page number with subtle to make it different.

Step 52: Add Search Box

Search for a magnify glass icon and put it on top of the page. Next to it, draw a rounded rectangle. Dont forget to add subtle shadow under the shape and icon. Add these layer styles to the search box.

Final Result

Finally, we’re done. I hope you like the end result and learn some new techniques from this tutorial. Click on the image to see it in full size.

Preview

Before moving on, take a look at the final image we’re going to create. Click here or click on the image to see it in full screen.

Source Needed

These are the resources used in this tutorial:

• Vintage Grunge Textures from princess-of-shadows
• Butterfly 3 from shoofly-stock
• Autumn Leaves PNG Pack from gild-a-stock
• Autumn Leaves 1 from sammykaye1sstamps
• Stock9-Yellow Flower from pralinkova-princezna
• Flower Stock 59 from anbdstock
• Vector Flourish Design from All-Silhouettes
• 5 Vector Floral Ornaments from QVectors

Step 1: Background

Open Photoshop. Create new file (File > New) with size 1280×1024 px, resolution 72 dpi, Mode: RGB.

Step 2

Activate gradient tool. Click preview box in option bar to open gradient editor dialog. Create gradient from #ffbc58 to #f95b1e.

Step 4

Create radial gradient from center to outside.

Step 5

Download vintage grunge textures and paste it on top of the image. Resize it until we find nice texturing.

Step 6

Change texture blend mode to Multiply with 20% opacity.

Step 7: Main Text

Add text on top of the image. Here, I use yellow color.

Step 8

Add this layer styles.

Step 9: Floral Shapes

Download Vector Floral Ornaments and open it in Illustrator. Select one of the vector shape. Hit ctrl+C to copy it to clipboard.

Step 10

Back to Photoshop. Hit ctrl+V for paste. Make sure you choose Smart Object. This way, pasted object will remain an illustrator file, so you’ll be able to resize it without degrading its quality. Rotate and resize the vector shape until you find it interesting.

Step 11

Now, we need to change its color to math overall color tone. From the Layers panel double click its layer thumbnail. You’ll probably get a dialog box like seen below, just click OK.

Step 12

The Shape wil be opened in Illustrator. Select it and change its color from Color Panel. After you finish edit the color hit ctrl+S to save it and ctrl+W to close it. Let’s go back to Photoshop and you’ll find the shape is also changing.

Step 13

Hold alt and move cursor on line between shape and text layers. The cursor will change into two overlapping center, click now to convert shape into clipping mask. The vector shape will goes inside the text.

Step 14

Repeat the process for other vector shape. Once you’re done, select the shape layers and the text then hit ctrl+G to put them into separate group. Name the group text.

Step 15: Add Subtle Floral Image in Background

Hold shift then click on thumbnail layer of shapes we have created earlier. This step will create selection based on the shape’s size.

Step 16

Create new layer underneath the text. Click Edit > Fill, use White then click OK.

Step 17

Remove selection by pressing ctrl+D. Click Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.

Step 18

Change layers opacity to 20%.

Step 19: Decorating Text

Back to Illustrator, open Vector Flourish Design and hit ctrl+A to select all shapes. From color panel change its fill color to white.

Step 20

All the shapes’s color is now white. Because the background is also white its very hard to see them. Click View > Preview to see shapes outline.

Step 21

Shape one of the shape. Press ctrl+C.

Step 22

Return to Photoshop, hit ctrl+V to paste the shape. Place it on top of the text. Add layer styles Drop Shadow.

Step 23

Repeat this process with other shapes.

Step 24: Add Depth to Text Decoration

Select all shapes and press ctrl+G to put them in one group. Duplicate the group by dragging it to New Layer icon.

Step 25

Hit ctrl+E to convert duplicated group into a layer. Double click layer to open layer styles dialog box. Select Layer Mask Hides Effect and add bigger drop shadow.

Step 26

Select text by ctrl+clicking its layer thumbnail. Hit ctrl+shift+I to invert selection. Make sure the floral layer is still selected and click Add Layer Mask icon. Change fill layer to 0%.

Step 27

Now, floral shape out side the text will have bigger and darker shadow. This gives impression as if they are higher from the background.

Step 28: Adding Real Flower

Open Yellow Flower in Photoshop. Use Quick Selection to select the flower. It’s very amazing how this tool works! All you need is just dragging inside the flower and they will automatically selected.

If you use earlier version of Photoshop, you may not have this tool. Use the magic wand to get similar result.

Step 29

Click Select > Modify > Contract. Use 2 pixel then click OK.

Step 30

Copy flower and paste it on our image. Right click flower layer and choose Convert to Smart Object. By changing the flower layerto smart object we will retain all its pixel information.

Step 31

Hit ctrl+T and change flower’s size.

Step 32

Add drop shadow to give the flower realistic look.

Step 33

Hold alt and drag flower to duplicate it. Again change its size.

Step 34

Open another flower, select it, and paste it in Photoshop.

Step 35: Add Dry Leaves

Download Autumn Leaves 1 and open it in Photoshop. This file is already cutted. All we need to do is just make rough selection around it, cpy, and paste it in Photoshop.

Step 36

Resize and put it on the text.

Step 37

Keep doing this to another dry leaves.

Step 38: Adding Butterflies

Open Butterfly in Photoshop. All the butterfly has already cutted. Just like we did with earlier dry leaves, select and paste them on Photoshop. Don’t forget to add drop shadow.

Step 39: Add Subtle Floral Shape in Background

Paste floral ornament we have opened earlier. Put it behind the text.

Step 40

Change fill layer to 0%. Add Bevel and Emboss.

Step 41

Add another floral ornament on the background. Don’t overdo this, keep them subtle. Otherwise the design will be too crowded and remove the focus from main text.

Step 42

I feel that there’s too much empty space in this design. To remove it we’l use crop tool. Open crop tool and drag around the text. I’m using Photoshop CS5 here and you can see that the crop box is divided into 9 grids that help us see the final image proportion. Once you have find the right size hit ctrl+Enter to start cropping.

Conclusion

Finally, we are done! I hope you like this tutorial and learn something here. Click here or click on the image below to see it in full size.

Before we start take a look at the image we’re going to create. Click here or click on the image to see it in full size.

Tutorial Detail:

• Time Needed: 45 minutes
• Software Used: Photoshop (CS2 above)

Souce Files Needed:

• Wood texture from Mayang’s Free Textures Library
• Grunge paper texture from DeviantArt

Step 1: Creating Pencil Tip

We’ll start by creating the pencil in separate pencil. Create new file, size: 782×25 px. At the end of this file, draw a triangle using polygon tool with sides: 3.

Step 2

Create new layer and hit ctrl+alt+G to convert it to clipping mask. This way, everything we draw in this layer will be inside the pencil tip layer. With low opacity brush draw black in indicated areas to give the pencil tip 3D look.

Step 3

Using small brush draw crown shapes in areas where the pencil’s tip and main body connects. Using hard brush (hardness: 95%) draw black in the end of the pencil tip.

Step 4

Use pen tool to draw two poligon for reflection on the pencils tip. Change layer opacity to 30% to keep the reflection subtle.

Step 5: Draw Pencil’s Main Body

For the pencil’s main body draw a long rectangle and at the end subtract it with a crown shape. I use yellow for the pecils color. You may use any color you want, at the end of this tutorial we will learn that we can this color easily.

Step 6

Create new layer and hit ctrl+alt+G to convert it to clipping mask. Draw black to white gradient. Change layers blending mode to Overlay with opacity 30%. This gradient will add 3D effect to the pencil.

Step 7

Using rectangular marquee select middle part of the pencil. In the Layers panel, click Add Adjustment Layer icon and choose Levels. Drag white slider in Output Levels to 224. Hit ctrl+alt+G so only the pencils body affected by this adjustment layer.

Step 8

This is similar to our previous step. Using rectangular marquee, select pencils lower body and add adjustment layer Levels. Right now, use smaller number in Output Levels.

Step 9: Draw Eraser

Pencil is always has an eraser on top of it. Create a red rounded rectangle at the beginning of the pencil. Make sure it is placed underneath the pencils main body. Create a new layer and convert it to clipping mask (ctrl+alt+G). Using soft brush, draw 1 px line on left side of the eraser, next draw some soft shadow with bigger soft brush.

Step 10: Draw Metal Connector

The eraser and pencil’s body is connected with a thin metal. Drawing this metal connector is quite unique. Start by creating a rectangular selection and fill it with black to white gradient. Open Curves (ctrl+M) and create a very wavy curves. Make sure the preview check box is selected so you can see the result instantly. Do this until you have a nice reflection on the metal.

Step 11

Create a new shape layer then add two vertical rectangles and some small rounded rectangles. Add Bevel and Emboss with setting below and change fill layer to 0%.

Step 12

Create new layer. Draw 1 px line next to the metal connector. This small line will add convincing 3D look.

Step 13: Draw Highlights

Activate pen tool and make sure you select path icon in the option bar. Draw a straight line on the pencil’s main body. Activate brush tool and set brush size to 3 px with hardness 0%. Create new layer. In the paths panel, right click path and choose Stroke Path. In the dialog box make sure you select Simulate Pressure.

Step 14

Do the same to draw another reflection on lower part of the pencil. This time use smaller brush size and shorter path.

Step 15: Add Wood Texture

Our current pencil loos very clear and glossy. It look as if it is made from metal or plastic. Easy way to give this pencil a realistic look is by adding wood texture. You can search free wood texture from Mayang’s Free Texture Library. Download “light coloured wood texture” and paste it above the pencil. Select pencil without the metal connector and click Add Layer Mask icon. Change blend mode to Overlay with opacity 50%. As you can see, we now have a very realistic pencil. Save this file in psd format. Because we don’t need it anymore, you may close it.

Step 16: Preparing paper and text

Create a new file with size 3.368 x 1.024 pixel. Grab grunge paper texture and paste it on the new file, change layers opacity to 20%. Add text “LEARN” on it. Lower text opacity to 30%.

Step 17: Placing Pencil

Click File > Place and choose the pencil file we have created earlier. In the paste dialog box option choose Smart Object. Place the pencil on the L character. To make it realistic, try to give it more angle.

Step 18

There’s no need to place another pencil file. Hit ctrl+J to copy first pencil and rotate it for the lower part of “L”.

Step 19

This pencil is too long so it’s our job to break it. Activate lasso tool and create rough selection on part of the pencil that we will remove. Inverse the selection by pressing ctrl+shift+I and click Add Layer Mask icon to remove it.

Step 20

Add new layer and make sure it is underneath the pencil layer. Set foreground color to black. Draw back part of the pencil using brush tool with brush size 2 px and hardness: 90%.

Step 21

Repeat this step to another letter.

Step 22

To make the pencils look realistic, make sure that every broken pencil has their own pair. You can see this in the picture below.

Step 23

So far, here’s what we have.

Step 24

I found that one color make the scene seems too boring. I want to give some pencils different color. In the Layers panel, click Add Adjustment Layer icon and choose Hue/Saturation. Move the hue slider untl you find the pencils color that you like. Now, fill the adjustment layer mask with black. Set foreground color with white and paint on the pencil you want to change.

Step 25

Keep on painting the pencil you want to change. You can repeat Step 24 and use different hue setting for another color.

Step 26

Finally, I want to add spotlight effect to the image. Add new adjustment layer Levels and change grey parameter to 0.63 (a). This setting makes overall image darker. Create elliptical selection on center of the image and fill it with black (b). Click Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and use a very big radius (c). These steps will add a big blurry black in the center of the mask and Levels only affect outer part of the image, thus creating a spotlight effect.

Conclusions

You can see that I draw a lot in this tutorial, sometimes using 1 px brush, some people may prefer to use layer style to achieve similar effect. However, that’s your personal choice, use techniques suit you best. I hope you like the final result and learn one or two techniques from this tutorial. If you have trouble, don’t hesitate to write a comment below.

Click here or click on the image to see it in full size.

First, let’s take a look at the image we’ll be creating. Click here or click on the image to see it in full resolution.

Every shape in this radiotape is made from vector shape. So, if I say “Draw a circle”, it means circle from shape not from elliptical marquee. Because every shape made from vector shape, the final outcome is scalable. We can resize it to any size we want. Sound good? Let’s move on!

Source Needed

Spiderman Pattern

Vector Metal Pattern

Grunge Paper Texture

Step 1-Base

We’ll start by creating base for this radiotape’s body. Create a rounded rectangle with radius 20 px. In both side, draw two rectangle and choose subtract. Add Bevel and Emboss to this shape.

Step 2

Using rounded rectangle tool draw two base for speaker. For its feet, just draw two small rectangle on the bottom.

Step 3

Ctrl+click the base. Create new layer, fill it with white, and changee blend mode to Multiply. Click Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Use small Amount and select Monochromatic. This small step will add a bit of texture to the body.

Step 4

Draw a rectangle in the middle. This will be the base for tape deck. Add some layer styles.

Step 5-Create Tape Deck

For tape deck, draw a rectangle. Duplicate the rectangle and make it smaller, from the option bar choose subtract to create hole on the bigger rectangle.

Step 6

Under tape deck, draw another rectangle and add a poligon.

Step 7

Manually draw shadow inside the tape deck. Create circle shape and add these layer styles.

Step 8

Draw smaller circle and add some rectangles. Duplicate these shape until we have the tape inside.

Step 9

Draw a reounded rectangle behind the tape’s circle. Between the two circles draw a rectangle.

Step 10

Draw a circle shape, change it to clipping mask until it gos inside the rectangle. Add gradient overlay with type Noise and use blend mode Luminosity. This circle with gradient will be the magnetic tape.

Step 11

Duplicate the magnetic tape and resize it. Add some detail like the tape side (A or B) and Auto Stop System sign.

Step 12-Create Tape Control

Now, we’ll create the tape’s controller. Draw a rectangle under the tape deck. Add these layer styles.

Step 13-Create Tape Controller

Draw a rectangle and a poligon behind it. Add some detail like record symbol, text.

Step 14

Duplicate this tape controller for other function. Move the play button down to add a realistic look.

Step 15-Draw Battery Indicator and Counter

For battery indicator draw a red rectangle with red outer glow.

Step 16

Next, create a rectangle with dark inner glow.

Step 17

Inside the rectangle draw small box. Using pen tool draw some polygons as shown below.

Step 18

For the equalizer indicator, draw some black rectangles. Duplicate all and change its color to red. Add red Outer Glow and delete some of them so only a few lights is on.

Step 19

Add some details.

Step 20

I hope you’re still with me. Here’s what we have so far.

Step 21-Small Speakers

Draw a ring by creating a big circle. Duplicate it and make it smaller. Select subtract from the option bar.

Step 22

Dulicate the ring and resize it. Create some rectangles surrounding both rings.

Step 23

Create new layer. Click Edit > Fill. Load spiderman pattern from brusheezy. Resize the pattern.

Step 24

Add layer mask and paint pattern outside the speaker with black to hide it. Duplicate the small speaker and put it on the other side.

Step 25-Big Speakers

Start by creating a big rounded rectangle for the speaker’s base. Add outer glow styles to give it a 3D look.

Step 26

Draw a big circle. Hit ctrl+alt+G to convert layer to Clipping Mask.

Step 27

Add smaller circle.

Step 28

Paint some white on top of the circle and give it Gaussian Blur with big radius.

Step 29

Create smaller circle. Add these layer styles.

Step 30

Create ring shape above this circle and some layer styles.

Step 31

Create bigger ring shape with these layer styles.

Step 32

Create a smaller ring above the previous ring.

Step 33

We need to add some reflection on center of the speaker. Paint with white and add Gaussian Blur.

Step 34

We need another pattern to cover the big speaker. Create new file, 800×600 px, background transparent, and fill it with metal pattern from bittbox.

We need bigger hole in this pattern. To do this, ctrl+click the pattern to select it. Click Select > Modify > Contract and select 2 px. Hit ctrl+shift+I to invert the selection and hit Delete.

Step 35

Paste the pattern on top of our big speaker. Resize it and add layer mask to hide unneeded pattern. Add layer styles shown below to give the pattern a metalic look.

Step 36-Input Selector

Draw a rounded rectangle for the selector’s base. Add smaller rectangle with these layer styles.

Step 37

Again, draw smaller rectangle inside the previous one.

Step 38

Create the selector by drawing a small rectangle first then add poligons behind it.

Step 39

Duplicate the selector and add some details.

Step 40-Another Selector

We’ll add a circle shape selector. Draw a small circle and add inner shadow.

Step 41

Draw smaller circle and inside it draw small rectangle. From the option bar select subtract.

Step 42

Duplicate circle and resize it. Draw another rectangle and choose subtract. We’re done with the first selector. Duplicate it and add some details.

Step 43-Radio

Draw a big rectangle.

Step 44

Inside the rectangle draw rounded rectangle.

Step 45

Add shadow and some text.

Step 46

Now for the radio frequency selector, draw big circle.

Step 47

Inside the circle draw another smaller circle.

Step 48

Ctrl+click the frequency selector to select it. Create new layer, click Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Click Filter > Blur > Radial Blur. Change layer’s blend mode to Multiply.

Step 49

To add reflection to the selector, draw a poligon and fill it with. Add Gaussian Blur and change its opacity to 30%.

Step 50-Top Button

Add button on top of the radiotape by drawing a small rounded rectangle and add these layer styles.

Step 51

For push button, draw a rectangle and a Gradient Overlay.

Step 52-Add 3D Look

Create this shape behind the radiotape and add gradient overlay. This will add depth to the radiotape’s body and make it looks 3D.

Step 53-Handle

Draw a rounded rectangle on top. Draw another rectangle inside it and choose subtract.

Step 54

Draw black rounded rectangle for hand handle.

Step 55

Next to the handle draw a rectangle and add Gradient Overlay.

Step 56

Draw smaller rectangle inside previous rectangle.

Step 57

Add few small rectangles with these layer styles. Duplicate all this handle and put it on the other side.

Step 58-Adding Shadow

Create new layer underneath every layers. Create elliptical selection and fill it with black. Add Gaussian Blur to soften it. Don’t forget to add small shadow on the feet.

Step 59

This radiotape is too clean. I want to make it looks olsd. So, I download a grunge texture and put it on top of this radiotape and change its blend mode to Multiply.

Conclusions

Click here or click on the image to see our final image in full resolution. I hope you like it.