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Lets make the shoulder of the mic now...
Create a new layer above the "head" layer set
Create a new rectangle
Fill with the same gradient that we used before on the ring around the head
Press cmd/Ctl+T for free transform
Right click and choose "perspective"
Drag the right side of the rectangle in as shown
Use the image>Canvas size to englarge the canvas for the rest of the mic
Create a new rectangle and fill with the gradient
Free Transform>perspective
Shape the body of the microphone
Darken up the body a bit:
Press cmd/ctrl+L for levels
Use the settings I used here, make sure you adjust the very bottom highlight slider
We now have a darker body for the mic
Duplicate the shoulder and move the duplicate all the way to the end.
Use free transform to make an endcap as shown
Lets add some text.
Create your text and rotate it.
Rasterize the text by clicking on its name in the layers palette and choose "rasterize"
Make a rectanglar selection around the text
Lets make the text wrap around the mic:
Choose filter>distort>spherize
Set it for 100% and vertical only
Press ok
Deselect
The type should be wrapping around the mic now, if not then use the free transform to touch it up.
Here you have it, a microphone in Photoshop. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.
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