Today we are going to create an apple QuickTime icon in Photoshop. In this tutorial you can learn using of the layer style and many other Photoshop techniques. We hope you will like this icon tutorial. Never forget to share your opinion with us.
Apple QuickTime Icon Tutorial in Photoshop - Final Preview
Final Preview
Tools and Resources
Step 1
Create a document (Ctrl+N) 600x500 of size.
Create Document
Step 2
Select Ellipse Tool from tool panel and create a circle with black color #000000.
Create Circle
Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying some blending options.
Bevel and Emboss
Bevel and Emboss
Gradient Overlay
Gradient Overlay
Stroke
Stroke
After applying blending options we get cool effect on circle.
Get Cool Effect
Step 3
Now create again a circle with Ellipse Tool in black color #000000.
Create a Circle
Applying some blending options on this circle layer.
Inner Shadow
Inner Shadow
Bevel and Emboss
Bevel and Emboss
Gradient Overlay
Gradient Overlay
Stroke
Stroke
When we applying blending options we get nice effect on second circle layer.
Get Nice effect on Circle
Step 4
Select Ellipse Tool again and draw another circle with black color #000000.
Create circle Again
Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying some blending options.
Drop Shadow
Drop shadow
Inner Glow
Inner Glow
Gradient Overlay
Gradient Overlay
After applying these layer styles we get new effect on third circle layer.
Get New Effect
Step 5
Create a small circle with Ellipse Tool as like shown in picture.
Create Small Circle
Step 6
Select Ellipse Marquee Tool and make a selection as like in preview.
Make a Selection
Now go to Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal Selection, then we get this result.
Get Result
Now we will applying Filter on white circle. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set radius 33.3%.
Gaussian Blur
After applying Gaussian Blur filter we get nice preview.
After Gaussian Blur
Now down the opacity 70% of this white circle layer.
Minimize Opacity
Step 7
Create asecond circle with white color #ffffff as like in preview.
White Circle Create
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set radius 19.5%.
Gaussian Blur
When we applying Gaussian Blur filter, we have get cool result as like in preview.
Get Nice Preview
Down the opacity 80% of this second white circle layer.
Minimize Opacity
Step 8
In this step we create a Handle of the quicktime icon. Create a new layer select Polygonal Lasso Tool from tool panel and make a selection as like in preview.
Make a Selection
Fill the selection with this color #53667d.
Fill Selection With Color
Press the (Ctrl+D) for finished the selection of handle layer. Set thishandle layer bottom of all the layer as like in final preview.
Final Preview
