Custom Playing Cards

Start working by creating a new file (File>New) with 1280x1024 px and 72 dpi.

Using the Rectangle Tool (U), try to represent the background of the picture to be.

Select the next demonstrated parameters by making a mouse click on the processed layer on the layers' panel: Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss

Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss (Texture) the texture out of the set Texture fill 2

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Gradient's parameters:

Using the Custom Shape Tool (U), represent the rays shown below. Mark out the inside tops with the Convert Point Tool, press CTRL+T, then choose Maintain aspect ratio option and compress them uniformly on the same point on the central part of the picture.

The layer's parameters: Fill 0%

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Gradient's parameters:

Next step includes representing the Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) (radius 20) to create the primary layer of the playing card, having white color.

Make three copies of the last made layer and select Free Transform option to turn over the copies and place them the way demonstrated next picture:

The card's layers have the same parameters, indicated below: Blending Options>Drop Shadow

On the next stage we have to choose again the Custom Shape Tool (U) to represent the card's indicator. Using the Free Transform option, it's possible to incline this new made element, according to the card's placement on the picture:

The layer's parameters: Fill 0%

Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Gradient's parameters:

Make a copy of the recently made layer and select the Free Transform solution to make the copy smaller and then apply Add Anchior Point Tool to insert several tops on the bottom part of the layer that may be corrected with Convert Point Tool.

The layer's parameters: Fill 0%

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Gradient's parameters:

Using the Custom Shape Tool (U), try to make the next indicator of the playing card, selecting it out of the next shown table:

The layer's parameters: Fill 0%

Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay

Gradient's parameters:

Make a copy of the last made layer and apply again Free Transform option to make the copy smaller. We shall use on it the Delete Anchior Point Tool to delete on the bottom part of the layer several tops. The Convert Point Tool will be helpful in making the appropriate corrections on the tops.

The layer's parameters: Fill 0%

Blending Options>Gradient Overlay