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In this tutorial, I'll show you how to illustrate a USB key
floating in the air andreflecting on a surface. We'll be adding
numerous details that will make thisillustration shine. Notice how
the Psdtuts+ name reflects off the floor in theillustration. These
are the little details that add a degree of realism to your
work.
DRAWING
Make a Floating in AirUSB Key Illustrationby Eren Goksel 8 Sep
2008 106 Comments
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Final Image PreviewBefore we get started, let's take a look at
the image we'll be creating. As always,the layered Photoshop file
is available via our Psdtuts+ Plus membership. You canview the
final image preview below or view a larger version here.
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Step 1Let's start by creating a New Document which is 1000
pixels wide by 1000 pixelshigh, set the Resolution to 300
pixels/inch, and the Background to white. Grab theRectangular
Marquee Tool, then set the style to Fixed Size with a Width of 100
pxand Height of 240 px. Drag four guides around the selection, as
shown in the belowimage, then Deselect by hitting Command + D.
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Step 2Create a new layer and name it "Front B." Set the
foreground color to 55% gray.Get the Rounded Rectangle Tool, set it
to Fill Pixels and Radius to 30 px in the ToolOptions set. Draw a
rounded rectangle as shown below.
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Step 3Now we'll clear the guides by going to View > Clear
Guides. Hit Command + T toenter the Free Transform mode, set the
Vertical Skew to -30 degrees, and apply it.Hit Command + T again
and set the Rotation to -30 degrees. We could haveskewed and
rotated the layer at the same time. The reason why we did it in
twosteps is that it gives cleaner results. You can have a look at
the below image for acomparison.
Now we need two horizontal guides. Drag and snap one to the top
and one to thebottom of the transformed rectangle. This is not our
final perspective angle, but it'seasier to build up the USB key
this way, then we'll rotate the whole thing again toachieve our
final perspective look.
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Step 4Duplicate the "Front B" layer and name it "Front A." Move
the "Front A" layer 30pixels left. You can do it by using the Arrow
keys on the keyboard when the MoveTool is selected. While holding
Shift, press the Left Arrow key three times. Apply a
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Gradient Overlay layer Style with these settings: Blend Mode set
to Multiply, Opacityat 100%, Gradient set at Black to white, Style
of Linear, Angle set to 90 degrees,and Scale set to 130%.
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Step 5Now we need to connect these two rounded rectangles. Go
back to the "Front B"layer in the Layers Palette. Get the Polygonal
Lasso Tool and make a selection, asshown in the image below. Make
sure the guides are visible. Fill the selection with55% gray, then
Deselect by hitting Command + D.
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Step 6There are some unwanted pixels, lets get rid of them. Grab
the RectangularMarquee Tool, set the Style to Normal, and make a
selection, as shown below.Move the selection 1 px down and hit
Delete to clear the area. You can move theselections by using the
Arrow Keys on the keyboard as long as a Marquee Tool isactive. Now
make a rectangular selection this time at the bottom. Move
theselection 1 px up and hit Delete again.
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Step 7Now we'll apply a Gradient Overlay Layer Style to the
"Front B" layer with thesesettings: Blend mode set to Multiply,
Opacity at 65%, Gradient set at "Steel Bar"(which is in the Metals
Set), with a Style of Linear, Angle set to -30 degrees, andScale at
110%. Also, you can adjust the position of the gradient by dragging
whilethe Gradient Overlay dialog is still open. Adjust the position
like in the image aswell.
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Step 8Command-click the "Front A" layer thumbnail to load the
selection. I moved theselection 400 pixels right. This will define
the length of your USB key, so you canchange it if you want a
longer or a shorter one. Create a new layer and name it"Back." I
filled the selection with color #ee3232, but you can choose a
different coloraccording to your own taste.
Now create another new layer and name it "Body." Fill the
selection with 15% gray.
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Deselect by hitting Command + D. Make the "Back" layer
invisible, as we'll need itlater. Drag and place the "Body" layer
above the "Background" layer in the LayersPalette.
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Step 9Now we'll extrude the body as we did for the front part.
Get the Polygonal LassoTool and make a selection as shown, then
fill it with 15% gray. Hit Command + D toDeselect.
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Step 10Get the Rectangular Marque Tool and make a selection
aligned to the upper guide,as in the image below. Move the
selection 1 px down and clear by hitting Delete.Make another
rectangular selection, this time at the bottom, move the selection
1 pxup, and hit Delete again to clear the disturbing row of
pixels.
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Step 11Now we'll apply a Gradient Overlay Layer Style to the
"Body" layer to achieve therounded corner. Use these settings:
Blend mode set to Multiply, Opacity at 65%,Gradient set at Black to
White, with a Style of Linear, Angle set to 90 degrees, andScale
set at 18%. Move the gradient down, as in the below image. You can
do it bydragging while the Gradient Overlay dialog box is open.
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Step 12Go to the Layer Palette, then drag and place the "Back"
layer just above the"Background" layer. Move the "Back" layer 20 px
right using the Right Arrow key.Next, get the Polygonal Lasso Tool
and make a selection, as shown below, then fillthe selection with
red (or your own color) to extrude the back part of the USB key.Hit
Command + D to Deselect.
Get the Rectangular Marque Tool and make a selection aligned to
the upper guide,as we did before. Move the selection 1 px down and
clear by hitting Delete. Makeanother rectangular selection, this
time at the bottom. Move the selection 1 px upand hit Delete again
to clear the disturbing row of pixels.
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Step 13We need to apply a Gradient Overlay to the "Back" layer
with the same settings aswe used for the "Body." Now right-click on
the "Body" layer in the Layers Paletteand choose Copy Layer Style.
Right-click the "Back" layer and choose Paste LayerStyle.
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Step 14Create a new layer above the "Front B" layer and name it
"Highlight." Grab the LineTool, set it to Fill Pixels, and set
Weight to 8 px. Choose white as your ForegroundColor, and draw a
straight line, as in the below image. Go to Filter > Blur
>Gaussian Blur, apply with a Radius of 5 px.
Now we have the highlight, but we should delete the exceeding
part. Command-click the "Body" Layer Thumbnail to load it's
selection. We should also select theback part, so Command +
Shift-click the "Back" Layer Thumbnail to add to theselection. Go
to Select > Inverse and hit Delete to clear. Deselect by
hittingCommand + D.
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Step 15Create a new layer above the "Body" layer and name it
"Reflection." Grab theGradient Tool, set the Gradient to black to
white, and fill the layer with the gradientfrom left to right. Go
to Image > Adjustments > Curves and tweak the curve asshown
below. This is my favorite way to make reflections. Then hit
Command + Tand rotate the "Reflection" layer 30 degrees. You'll see
why we're doing this later.
Now because we want that reflection to be seen on the "Body"
part, we need to getrid of the rest. Command-click the "Body" Layer
Thumbnail to load the selection.Command + Alt-click the "Front B"
Layer Thumbnail to subtract it from the currentselection. Go to
Select > Inverse and hit Delete to clear. Hit Command + D
toDeselect. Set the Layer Blending Mode to Overlay.
Now get the Eraser Tool. Make sure the mode in the Tool Options
is set to Brush. Iset the Brush Master Diameter to 215 and Hardness
to 25%. Erase the area belowthe rounded corner.
There are some painted pixels outside the canvas because we
filled the whole pageand then rotated the gradient. We can't see
them at the moment. In the final steps
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we'll rotate the USB key and these pixels will be a problem so
to get rid of them. Goto Select > All, then go to Image >
Crop.
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We start drawing the plug. Command-click the "Front A " layer to
load the selection.Create a new layer above the "Front A" and name
it "Plug." Fill the selection with25% gray. Deselect by hitting
Command + D. Hit Command + T to enter FreeTransform mode, set the
Vertical and Horizontal Scales to 56%, and apply.
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Step 17Duplicate the "Plug" layer and name it "Plug Front." Move
the "Plug Front" layer150 pixels left. Drag two guides from the
upper Ruler and snap them to the top andbottom of the "Plug" layer.
Go back to the "Plug" layer in the Layers Palette, get thePolygonal
Lasso Tool, and make a selection as in the below image. Fill
theselection with 25% gray, then deselect by hitting Command +
D.
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Step 18Get the Rectangular Marque Tool and make a selection
aligned to the upper guide,as shown below. Move the selection 1 px
down and clear by hitting Delete. Makeanother rectangular
selection, this time at the bottom, move the selection 1 px up,and
hit Delete again to clear the disturbing row of pixels.
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Step 19Command-click the "Plug" layer Thumbnail, this will load
the selection. Get theGradient Tool, set the Gradient as Foreground
to Transparent, set Foreground Colorto black, and Gradient Style to
Linear. Drag it, as shown below, to fill the selectionwith a black
to transparent gradient. This will make the upper part of the
plugdarker, which is going to help us achieving the metallic
look.
Hit Command + D to Deselect. Apply a Gradient Overlay Layer
Style with thesesettings: Blent Mode set to Multiply, Opacity at
50%, Gradient set at Black to White,Style of Linear, Angle set to
90 degrees and Scale set to 18%. Move the Gradientdown until it
fits on the rounded corner, as in the below image, while the
GradientOverlay dialog is still open.
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Step 20Create a new layer above the "Plug" layer and name it
"Plug Reflection." Get theRectangular Marque Tool and make a
selection, as in the image below. Get the
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Gradient Tool. Set the Gradient to Silver (it's in the Metals
Set.) Set the GradientStyle to Reflected and fill the selection
starting from the middle to the left. HitCommand + D to Deselect.
Go to Image > Adjustments > Invert to get the negative.
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Step 21Hit Command + T, then Scale the reflection a bit
horizontally and rotate 30 degrees.Now we want to reflection
visible only on the plug. So we'll define the "Plug" layeras a
Clipping Mask for the "Plug Reflection." You can do it by
Alt-clicking the linebetween these two layers in the Layers
Palette. Get the Eraser Tool. Erase the areabelow the rounded
corner of the plug. Also, set the layer Blending Mode to
Screen.
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Step 22Create a new layer above the "Plug Reflection" layer and
name it "Plug Highlight."Get the Line Tool, set it to Fill Pixels,
and set Weight to 4 px. Also, set white as yourForeground Color.
Draw a straight line, set Weight to 2 px and draw another line,
asin the below image.
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Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, apply with a Radius
of 1.5 px. Command-clickthe "Plug" layer to load the selection,
then go to Select > Inverse and clear byhitting Delete. Set the
"Plug Highlight" Layer Opacity at 60%.
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Step 23Now we'll make the hole on the plug. Command-click the
"Plug Front" layer to loadthe selection. Go to Select > Modify
> Contract and contract the selection by 2pixels. Create a new
layer above the "Plug Front" layer and name it "Plug Hole."
Fill the selection with 25% gray and apply a Gradient Overlay
Layer Style with thesesettings: Blend Mode set to Multiply, Opacity
at 40%, Gradient set at black to white,with a Style of Linear,
Angle set to -90 degrees, and Scale at 13%. Move thegradient until
it fits on the rounded corner of the plug.
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Step 24Create a new layer named "Plug Hole Shadow" just above
the "Plug Hole" layer.Grab the Polygonal Lasso Tool, select an area
as in the below image, and fill with
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black. Hit Command + D to Deselect. Go to Filter > Blur >
Gaussian Blur. Set theRadius to 15 pixels. Command-click the "Plug
Hole" layer, go to Select > Inverse toinverse the selection.
Clear by hitting Delete. You should adjust the Opacity of thelayer
to your taste as well.
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Step 25Create a new layer above the "Plug Hole" layer and name
it "White." Command-click the "Plug Hole" layer. Get the
Rectangular Marque Tool and move theselection, as shown below.
Command + Alt + Shift-click the "Plug Hole" LayerThumbnail to
intersect the selection, then fill the selection with white, and
hitCommand + D to Deselect. Move the "White" layer 5 pixels right.
Drag horizontalguides and snap them to the top and the bottom of
the "White" layer.
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Step 26Create another layer below the "White" layer and name it
"White Top." Get thePolygonal Lasso Tool and make a selection, as
shown below. Fill the selection with20% gray. Command-click the
"Plug Hole" layer, then go to Select > Inverse to
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inverse the loaded selection. Hit Delete to clear the part
outside the hole. Go to"White" layer in the Layers Palette and hit
Delete again. Hit Command + D toDeselect.
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Step 27Select the Layers in the Layer Palette, as shown below.
Go to Layer > GroupLayers (Command + G.) Name the group "Plug
Bottom." Now duplicate the "PlugBottom" group and name it "Plug
Top." Go to Layer > Merge Group. Make the "PlugBottom" group
invisible for now.
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Step 28Now we'll make the reflection of the plug on the body.
Duplicate the "Plug Top"layer, name it "Plug Reflection," and drag
it above the "Front A" layer in the LayersPalette. Move it right,
as shown below. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and
applywith a Radius of 3 pixels. In order to mask the reflection,
Alt-click on the linebetween the "Plug Reflection" and the "Front
A" layers in the Layers Palette. Youcan change the opacity of the
layer as you wish.
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Step 29Let's continue tiding up our layers. Select all the
layers except the "Background"and "Plug Top" layers and "Plug
Bottom" Group. Go to Layer > Merge Layers(Command + E.) Rename
the merged layer as "Body."
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Step 30Now we'll make the two small holes on the plug. Create a
new layer on the top ofthe layer stack named "Hole." Get the
Rectangular Marque Tool, set Style to FixedSize, and Width and
Height both to 26 px. Make a selection as shown below. Fillthe
selection with 65% gray. Hit Command + D to deselect.
Hit Command + T and set the Horizontal Skew to 30 degrees. This
will fit theperspective of the holes to the perspective of the
plugs. Get the Polygonal LassoTool and make a selection, as shown
in the bottom left image below. Go to Image >Adjustments >
Hue/Saturation (Command + U), and set Lightness at +100% tomake the
selected part white.
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Command-click the "Hole" layer to load the selection. Move the
selection 1 px leftand 1 px down. Command + Alt + Shift-click the
"Hole" layer again to intersect theselection with the layer. Fill
the selection with black. Also, deselect by hittingCommand + D.
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Step 31Duplicate the "Hole" layer. Now we have two holes and
they should be alignedproperly. You can get help from the right or
left edge of the plug. After aligningproperly, select both hole
layers and position them as shown below.
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Now get the Text Tool. I set the font as Trebuchet MS with a
size of 35 pt. Makeyour Foreground Color #ee0055, then type your
text. Hit Command + T and set theHorizontal Skew to 30 degrees and
apply. Rename your text layer as "Text." Applya Gradient Overlay to
"Text" layer using these settings: Blend Mode set to Screen,Opacity
at 50%, Gradient set at Silver, with a Style of Linear, Angle set
to 30degrees, and Scale set at 75%.
We'll also apply a Drop shadow with the following settings:
Blend Mode of Multiply,Opacity set at 60%, Angle set to 90 degrees,
and Distance and Size set to 2 px.
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Step 33What we have now is our USB key. What we don't is the
reflection. Our key will befloating in the air, and the bottom of
it will be reflecting on the surface. And thebottom part of the key
is slightly different from the top of it.
Duplicate the "Body" layer and name it "Body Bottom." Now select
the "Hole Copy,""Hole," "Text," "Plug Top," and "Body" layers, then
go to Layer > Merge. Name themerged layer "USB," and make "USB"
layer invisible for now.
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We'll get the Text Tool again, make your Foreground Color
#ee0055, and type yourtext. Hit Command + T and scale the text to
fit on the plug. Go to Edit > Transform >Flip Vertical to
mirror the text. Hit Command + T and set the Horizontal Skew to
30degrees and apply. Rename your text layer as "Text."
Apply a Gradient Overlay to the "Text" layer using these
settings: Blend Mode set toScreen, Opacity at 50%, Gradient set at
Silver, with a Style of Linear, Angle set to30 degrees ,and Scale
set at 75%.
We'll also apply a Drop shadow with the following settings:
Blend Mode of Multiply,Opacity set at 60%, Angle set to 90 degrees,
and Distance and Size set to 2 px.
Make sure that one of the visible layers is selected in the
Layers Palette, then go toLayer > Merge Visible. Name the merged
layer "Reflection." Now you should havethree layers: "Background,"
"USB Final," and "Reflection." Now we're almost done.
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Step 35Now make the "Plug Bottom" group visible. Open the group
and delete the "WhiteTop" layer. Go to the "White" layer and move
it up, as shown below. Command-clickthe "Plug Hole" layer to load
the selection, go to Select > Inverse. Hit Delete to
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Clear outside of the hole. Deselect by hitting Command + D. Go
to the "Plug HoleShadow" layer in the Layers Palette. Hit Command +
T and rotate the layer 180degrees, and make sure that it still fits
in the hole.
Step 36We'll now place the USB sign on the plug. I drew one and
you can get it here. Openthe "USBsign.png" file and get the Move
Tool and drag the logo into your "USB
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Refleciton.psd."
Hit Command + T to enter Free Transform mode, rotate the logo
-90 degrees, scaleto fit on the plug, and apply. Go to Edit >
Transform > Flip Vertical to mirror it. HitCommand + T again and
set the Horizontal Skew to 30 degrees. Place it on theplug and set
the Layer Opacity to 60%.
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Step 37Close the "Plug Bottom" group. Select the "Plug Bottom,"
"Body Bottom," and "Text"in the Layers Palette and go to Layer >
Merge Layers. Name the merged layer"USB Reflection." Make sure that
"USB" layer is on the top and all the layers arevisible.
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Step 38Select both "USB" and "USB Reflection" layers in the
Layers Palette, hit Command+ T, and Rotate -30 degrees. Grab the
Move Tool, then move the "USB Reflection"layer down, as shown
below. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply with
aRadius of 3 px. Also, set the Layer Opacity at 20%.
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