Create a glossy emblem
This post will present you how to make a special metallic emblem with flames. Emblems normally look very simple and unique, as its job is to send the impression of your company/product to the reader or customers. Just try to make an emblem for yourself!
Next lesson I’ll show you how to represent the wallpapers for the desktop. For the beginning let’s create a new file (File>New) of 1920x1200 px and 72 dpi. Then take the Paint Bucket Tool (G) and fill the primary layer with the color #B2B3B5
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Now we have to enter Filter>Noise>Add Noise and choose the next parameters:
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We’ll get the next result:
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Now enter Filter>Blur>Motion Blur and set the next parameters:
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It’s the result we must get:
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Press Ctrl+T and stretch out the layer, turning it over.
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Select the next parameters for the last made layer:
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Now press Ctrl+M and select the next demonstrated parameters:
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It’s the result we get for now:
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Change now the background’s opacity:
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We’ll get the next background:
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Now we’ll select the Brush Tool (B) of black color with the next adjustments: Master Diameter: 300 px, Hardness: 0%, Opacity: 100%.
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Now we have to choose the Pen Tool (P) to draw a wing, like the next one:
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Next we’ll select the Blending Options, make a double left click on this layer on the layers’ panel and set the next parameters:
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It’s the wing we’ll get:
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Make a copy of the wing Ctrl+J (moving off the copy all the Blending Options parameters) and make some corrections on it with the Direct Selection Tool (A), the same way as in the next image:
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Set the layer’s opacity as in the picture below:
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Then apply the next parameters: Blending Options>Stroke
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We’ll get the next result:
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Make a copy of the last made layer and correct it by moving off the tops with the Delete Anchior Point Tool, to get the next result:
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Set the next Blending Options parameters:
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One wing is made up. Now we must merge down in a group all the layers composing the wing (press Ctrl button to mark out the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while moving the marked layers on Create a new group option)
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Make a copy of this group and turn it over by horizontal position (Ctrl+T, changing the gradient’s direction of the wing’s color)
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Applying the Ellipse Tool (U), try to represent a circle, placing it under the layers containing the wings:
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Set the Fill parameter on 0% and choose the next indicated Blending Options:
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It’s the result we’ll get:
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Make a copy of this new made circle, making the copy smaller (Ctrl+T) and placing it above all the layers:
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Let’s represent one more circle under the layer containing the first circle’s copy and apply to it the next Blending Options>Pattern Overlay. Choose the appropriate texture in the Patterns library.
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Create one more new layer, marking it out both with the grid’s layer, using Shift+left mouse click and then put them together Ctrl+E. The new got layer will be turned over, applying Ctrl+T.
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… and then Blending Options>Inner Glow.
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It’s the result we’ll get:
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Use now the Pen Tool (P) to represent a lightning:
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Set the next parameters for it:
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Now it’s time to insert the last element:
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Create one more half of the lightning:
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… setting the next Blending Options for it:
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The final result!
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