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Plastic Shapes


This will show you howto make plastic shapes with inset lines

1. Create a new document, white background. Make an oval with the shapes tool.

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2. Now, apply the following styles to it under Blending Options:

Inner Shadow:

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Inner Glow:

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Bevel and Emboss:

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Stroke:

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It should look like this

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3. Now we want to customize our shape. Make an oval with the selection tool over that layer.

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3a. Press Delete, do this to any other sides.

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Starting the inset lines...

4. Make a new layer. Now make a selection similar to this and fill it with white (#FFFFFF):

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4a. Go to Select>>Modify>>Contract, put 1px in. Hit delete.

4b. Fill that selection with a slightly darker gray. Repeat step 4a.

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5. Now press Ctrl and click the previous layer, goto Select>>Inverse.

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5a. Now click on the layer with the inset lines. Press Delete.

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6. That's it! Just add some text, and rivets (with the eraser), and you have a nice plastic image.

Plastic Shapes Tutorial: Final Result



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