Creating a shiny blue logo
Posted on by Roofi Sardar on April 10th, 2011
level : intermediate
Source here
Note:
Before you continue, make sure you are deeply familiar with most of the basic tools used often in Photoshop.
Final Result:
1) Open a new document with the following settings:
2) Create a new group and rename it as Circle.
All of the subsequent layers that are to be created will be placed inside this group
unless stated otherwise. Open a new layer.
3) Place two (vertical and horizontal) guides to mark the center of the document.
This is extremely important because you will need them constantly throughout the tutorial.
4) Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool.
Hold down the SHIFT key, left-click, and drag your mouse to create a circle.
5) Fill (SHIFT+F5) the circle with 50% gray
6) Open Layer Style for the current layer and make the following changes:
The Fill Type color has been set to #4b4b4b.
7) Deselect the selection (CTRL+D).
8) Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool, create another circle
of a smaller radius than the first circle.
9) Press the Delete key.
Deselect the selection (CTRL+D).
10) Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool,
create another circle of a slightly larger radius than the second circle:
11) Select the Burn Tool and make the following changes in the Tool Options Bar:
The Hardness has been to 0%.
12) Apply the Burn Tool on the upper half of the circle formed by the selection.
13) Select the Dodge Tool and make the following changes in the Tool Options Bar:
14) Apply the Dodge Tool on the lower half of the circle formed by the selection.
15) Deselect the selection (CTRL+D).
16) Open a new layer.
17) Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool,
create another circle of radius such that its circumference lies entirely on the inner stroke.
18) Fill (SHIFT+F5) the selection with 50% gray,
and deselect the selection (CTRL+D).
Your image should look like this by now:
19) Open Layer Style for the current layer and make the following changes:
The Color of Shadow has been set to #063a61.
The Color Overlay has been set to #9eceeb.
20) Open a new layer.
21) Select the Gradient Tool and
make the following changes in the Tool Options Bar
22) Hold down the CTRL key and left-click on the Layer Thumbnail for Layer 2.
This forms a circular selection around the blue region.
23) Using the Gradient Tool, draw a vertical line on the vertical diameter
of the selection you created in the previous step.
24) Deselect the selection (CTRL+D). Press CTRL+T and shrink the shape
and place it according to the image below:
25) With Layer 3 still selected, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.
Change the Radius to 2px and hit OK.
26) Open a new layer.
27) Using the Pen Tool, create the following path:
28) Using the Path Selection Tool, right-click the path and choose fill Path.
Change the color to #97e0ff and hit OK.
29) Again, right-click the path using the Path Selection Tool and choose Delete Path.
30) From the Layers Panel, change the fill of the current layer to 40%.
31) Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur,
change the Radius to 20px, and click OK.
Your image should look like this by now:
We are now going to create the content inside the circle.
32) Create a new group and rename it as Text.
All of the subsequent layers that are to be created will be placed inside this group
33) Select the Text Tool and make the following changes
to the Character Settings:
The size of the font depends on the size of the circle.
The color has been set to #6d91ab.
34) - Left-click on the document and type “PSL”.
- Place it at the center of the circle.
- Press CTRL+T to transform its shape
so that it matches that in the Final Image.
35) Open a new layer.
36) Change the Foreground color to #5b8da8.
37) Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool and
make the following changes in the Tool Options Bar:
38) Draw a small rounded rectangle and place it
right above the text you created in Step 34
39) Open Layer Style for the current layer and make the following changes:
The Color of Shadow has been set to #5b8da8.
40) Again, using the Text Tool, type “PSL”.
Place it inside the rounded rectangle.
41) Open a new layer.
42) Use the Brush Tool to paint two small dots on both sides of the text.
That’s it, babe.
Final Result:
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