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Leaf Logo

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Star by making the leaf in a new file, I'm going to use the one that comes with the Photoshop Presets Shapes and #40b309 as color

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Apply a Gradient in the layer styles to this layer using the values below

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Using the Pen Tool make a selection that comes from the leaf stem to somewhere in the middle with the same curves as the leaf, and color it, I used #389e08

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Here's a close-up of the Pen path

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Now to make it look more "2.0ish" we're going to add some glow using gradients. Create a new layer and Ctrl+Click over the first shape thumb, this selects the leaf. Then using a White to Transparent gradient, make a gradient in a 120° direction from top to bottom like in the following image

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Change the blending options of this layer to Overlay and you should get something like this

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Create a new layer and using the Elliptical Marquee Tool make a selection covering the top part of the leaf

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Make a gradient from top to bottom in a 90° direction using the White to Transparent gradient

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Deselect(Ctrl+D), change blending option to Soft Light and you should have something like this now

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In a new layer, Ctrl+Click over the leaf layer thumb to select it, go to Select -> Modify -> Contract and contract it by 1px, then go to Edit -> Stroke, use the following values

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Change the layer blending option to Soft Light and you should get something like this

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Now going back to the first layer, where the leaf shape is, add a Drop Shadow with the following values

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And to finish the logo, we're going to add some text to it. Orange color is #FE6601 and grey is #333333

Leaf Logo