Advertising Banner
In this tutorial I will teach you how to make a perfect advertising banner. Let’s start.
Step 1.
Create a new 200X300 pixels document. Choose Rounded Rectangle Tool(Radius->3px) and create a rectangle like in the picture shown below.
Apply Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options with the following settings:
Now you have to create a stroke composed of points: create a new 2X2 pixels document and set the Zoom Slider to 1600%. Paint upper and lower pixels with white and black like shown on the picture below. Press Ctrl+A and apply Edit > Define Pattern (call it “2pixels”). Delete 2X2 px document.
Step 2.
Apply Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options and use the following settings: Size->1px, Position->Inside, Fill type: Pattern (choose «2 pixels» pattern).
Now open a layer style “Shape 1” and choose Gradient Overlay. I used dark and light blue, Style->linear, Angle->123. Then make a rectangle with grey and white gradient (angle->106):
Step 3.
Holding Ctrl choose the layer “Shape 1” and apply Select > Modify > Contract (Radius->1px) and apply the button “Add Layer mask“.
Then create 2 lines with the width 1 pixel between blue and grey gradients.
Now create an advertising space. Choose Rounded Rectangle Tool (Radius->3px) and create rectangle with the Layer Style settings: Inner Shadow=> Opacity 18%, Distance 0px, Size 3px; Stroke=> Size 1px, Color-light grey.
Add several dividing light-grey lines. Then create a small Rounded rectangle (Radius->3px) of the blue color on the left. In the center of this rectangle create a very small Rounded rectangle of dark blue color and stroke=> Size 1px, Color->pale blue.
Add a tick and apply Drop Shadow. Merge Down 3 layers and copy them. Add a text for advertising.
Step 4.
Let’s create a “Buy Now” button. Create Rounded rectangle (look step 2) with additional settings: Inner Shadow=>Size 12, Distance 0, Opacity 10%.
Create a smaller rectangle inside the bigger one with the following settings: Stroke=> white, 1 px, Outside; Drop Shadow=> Distance 1, Size 4, Opacity 50%; Inner Shadow=> Distance 1, Size 1, Angle 90, Opacity 50%; Gradient Overlay=>white to Grey.
Then add a text on this button.
Step 5.
Finally, add any image and the banner is ready.
Original Background
In this article I’ll tell you how to make an unusual background.
Step 1.
Create a new 450X350 pixels document (Content: “White”).
Choose the Paint Bucket Tool and set the colour: #016DAE.
Step 2.
Choose the Gradient Tool (Angle Gradient), set colours you wish and employ it.
Step 3.
Apply Filter > Render > Lens Flare with the following settings: Brightness->103; Lens Type->105mm Prime.
Step 4.
Apply Filter > Stylize > Extrude with the following settings:
Step 5.
Apply Image > Adjustments > Curves (or press Ctrl+M) and try to make the line like shown in the following picture:
Step 6.
Duplicate your layer (apply Layer > Duplikate Layer…) and then press Ctrl+I to inver the image.
Step 7.
Apply Filter > Sketch > Chrome with the following settings: Detail->1; Smoothness->2.
Step 8.
Set the blending mode “Linear Light” for the new layer. And that’s it.
Cell Texture
In this photoshop tutorial I’ll tell you how to create an unusual effect: yeast-like cells (a view through the microscope).
Step 1.
Create a new 300X300 pixels document with the black background. Choose the Gradient Tool (Radial Gradient) and set “Lighten” of the blend mode and try to draw cells like the image below:
Step 2.
Apply Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap and use the following settings: Highlight Strength -> 15; Detail -> 8; Smoothness -> 10.
Step 3.
Apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation with the following settings: (colorize-on); Hue->41; Saturation->60; Lightness-> -25.
Step 4.
Apply Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap and use the following settings: Highlight Strength -> 8; Detail -> 4; Smoothness -> 5. And that’s it.
Volcanic Break
Step 1.
Create a new document with the size 200X200 pixels. Create a new layer and press Ctrl+Backspace to fill it.
Apply Filter > Render > Clouds and then Filter > Render > Difference clouds.
Step 2.
Apply Image > Adjust > Invert to invert the image. Apply Image > Adjust > levels… and use the following settings:
Step 3.
Apply Image > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast with the following settings: Brightness => -38; Contrast => +11; and then apply Image > Adjust > Hue/saturation with the following settings: Colorize=ON; Hue => 5, Saturation => 100, Lightness => +11.
Step 4.
Apply Filter > Render > Lightning effect and use the following settings:
And that’s it.
Chrome Object
In this article I’ll tell you how to create a chrome text effect in few minutes using your favourite Photoshop.
Step 1.
Create a new document with the white background and the dark foreground ( I chose the “101,101,101″ colour). Write the necessary text (I chose the “D” letter).
Step 2.
Press Ctrl+J and apply Layer > Rasterize > Layer.
Apply Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss to the ‘D copy’ layer with the following settings:
Step 3.
Create ‘D copy 2′ layer (Ctrl+J). Press Ctrl+”create a new layer” and then activate “D copy 2″ layer and press Ctrl+E. Activate a new “Layer 1″ layer and apply Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss with the following settings:
Step 4.
Apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and set the colour you wish. And that’s it.
