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iPod Nano

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image 1 1. Create a new document with the following properties:

Width: 1.8 inches
Height: 3.5 inches
Resolution: 300 pixels/inch
Color Mode: RGB Color 8 bit
Background Contents: Transparent


image 2 2. Use the Rounded Rectangular tool with the following properties to draw a rectangle from the top left corner to the bottom right:

Radius: 50 px
Color: Black


image 3 3. Add a Bevel and Emboss layer style (Layer> Layer Style> Bevel and Emboss) with the following properties:

Style: Inner Bevel
Technique: Smooth
Depth: 100%
Direction: Up
Size: 5 px
Soften: 0 px
Angle of Light Source: 120°
Use Global Light: Checked
Altitude of Light Source: 30°
Gloss Contour: Linear


image 4 4. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and change the fill color of the new layer to white.

image 5 5. With the new layer selected, use the Transform tool (Ctrl+T) to apply the following properties:

Width: 82%
Height: 90%


image 6 6. Use the Transform tool (Ctrl+T) again but to apply the following properties:

Reference Point: Top Middle ( )
Height: 30%


image 8 7. Ensure that the rulers (View> Rulers) and snap (View> Snap) are enabled . Create four guides by clicking on the ruler and dragging them to the boundaries of the current layer.

image 9 8. Delete the current layer (Layer> Delete> Layer).

image 10 9. Use the Rounded Rectangular tool with the following properties to draw a rectangle from the top left corner of the guides to the bottom right corner of the guides:

Radius: 10 px
Color: Black


image 11 10. Add a Bevel and Emboss layer style (Layer> Layer Style> Bevel and Emboss) with the following properties:

Style: Outer Bevel
Technique: Smooth
Depth: 15%
Direction: Down
Size: 3 px
Soften: 6 px
Angle of Light Source: 120°
Use Global Light: Checked
Altitude of Light Source: 30°
Gloss Contour: Linear


image 12 11. Use the Elliptical Marquee tool (M or Shift+M) with the following properties to create a selection of a circle:

Feather: 0 px
Anti-alias: Checked
Style: Fixed Size
Width: 1.25 in
Height: 1.25 in


image 13 12. Create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) and fill the selection with black on the new layer.

image 14 13. Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J).

image 15 14. With the new layer selected, use the Transform tool (Ctrl+T) to apply the following properties:

Width: 40%
Height: 40%


image 16 15. Load the selection of the top layer (Ctrl+click on the layer thumbnail), select Layer 1 and press delete to clear the area in the selection.

image 17 16. Delete the top layer (Layer> Delete> Layer) and deselect the selection (Ctrl+D).

image 18 17. Add a Color Overlay layer style (Layer> Layer Style> Color Overlay) to the current layer with the following properties:

Blend Mode: Normal
Color: #0080ff
Opacity: 10%


image 19 18. Add a Gradient Overlay layer style (Layer> Layer Style> Gradient Overlay) with the following properties:

Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 15%
Gradient: Black to White
Reverse: Unchecked
Angle: 120°
Scale: 100%


image 20 19. Create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) as the top layer.

image 21 20. Use the Polygon Lasso tool (L or Shift+L) and create a triangle selection of the top right corner.

image 22 21. With the new layer selected, fill the selection with black.

image 23 22. Load a selection from the bottom layer (Ctrl+click on layer thumbnail), select inverse (Shift+Ctrl+I), select the top layer and press delete to clear the area in the selection.

image 24 23. With the top layer selected, add a Color Overlay layer style (Layer> Layer Style> Color Overlay) with the following properties:

Blend Mode: Normal
Color: #0080ff
Opacity: 15%


image 25 24. Add a Gradient Overlay layer style (Layer> Layer Style> Gradient Overlay) with the following properties:

Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 75%
Gradient: Black to White
Reverse: Unchecked
Style: Linear
Align with Layer: Checked
Angle: 120°
Scale: 150%


image 26 25. Move the top layer above the bottom layer and change the blending mode to Screen..

image 27 26. Now we'll place a photo inside the LCD screen. Open the image (Ctrl+O) that you want to add.

image 28 27. Use the Image Size tool (Image> Image Size) to resize the width to 400 pixels.

image 29 28. Create a selection of the canvas (Ctrl+A) and copy to clipboard (Ctrl+C).

image 30 29. Switch back to the iPod Nano document. Load the selection Shape 2 (Ctrl+click on layer thumbnail) and contract the selection by 5 pixels (Select> Modify> Contract).

image 31 30. Paste into selection (Shift

image 32 31. Select the top layer and add an Add Noise filter (Filter> Noise> Add Noise) with the following properties:

Amount: 6%
Distribution: Uniform
Monochromatic: Checked


image 33 32. Now we are going to create a reflection for a sense of space. Use the Canvas Size tool (Image> Canvas Size) to apply the following properties:

Relative: Checked (Apply this property first)
Width: 0.5 inches
Height: 0.5 inches
Anchor: Center


image 34 33. Use the Canvas Size tool (Image> Canvas Size) again but to apply the following properties:

Relative: Checked (Apply this property first)
Width: 0 inches
Height: 1 inches
Anchor: Top Middle


image 35 34. Select the canvas (Ctrl+A), copy merged (Shift+Ctrl+C), paste (Ctrl+V) and move the new layer to the top.

image 36 35. Flip the current layer vertical (Edit> Transform> Flip Vertical).

image 37 36. Use the Move tool (V) to move the current layer below the iPod Nano.

image 38 37. Change the opacity of the current layer to 50% and add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All).

image 39 38. With the layer mask selected, use the Gradient tool (G or Shift+G) to create a gradient with the following properties from the bottom of the iPod Nano to the bottom of the document:

Gradient: Black to White
Style: Linear
Mode: Normal
Opacity: 100%
Reverse: Unchecked


image 40 39. Use the Text tool (T) to add text to the wheel. These are the characters & fonts used:

Menu: MENU (Lucida Sans, 8pt)
Rewind: 9 (Webdings, 8pt, scale height 50%)
Forward: : (Webdings, 8pt, scale height 50%)
Play: > (Lucida Console, 9pt);
Pause: ; (Webdings, 9pt)

Final Results

iPod Nano Tutorial: Final Result



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