Thursday, April 21, 2011

D1Tutorial 5 Robinson

How to make your own Recycle Symbol for Earth Day.

Find photos to use for your recycling image.


use the quick select tool or magic wand to select each part of the recycle symbol. Select the background image in this shape and copy and paste into new layer. Flatten this image.

After you get all three pieces where you want them add a gradient and adjust the settings to get the look you want. Add color. Next add a drop shadow and soft edge from the effects menu to make it look more 3D. Burn and dodge the edges where the highlights and shadows appear. You could add some spotlights or other lighting effects.
You can change the colors in the gradient mask.
Finished image

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