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XP Style Electronic Chip Icon

Author: Mr. Smarty More by this author

Added: Sep 05, 2006 Rating:

Level: Experienced Software: Photoshop

Start by creating a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.

Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select perspective. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Create another rounded rectangle to create depth using rounded rectangle shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels.

Create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode.

Change the layer mode to screen.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select perspective. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Duplicate the layer and place as shown.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Enable add to shape area form the top bar and create another small rectangle.

Duplicate the resulting layer several times to create pins of the chip.

Select and merge all the pin layers. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.

Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels. create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode. Change the layer mode to screen.