
Step 57
Next CTRL-click on the mask thumbnail of the “Sand upper” layer to load that as a selection. Create a new layer on top with the name “Sand shadow side”. Use the same brush to paint some shadow on the upper portion of the sand. Then reduce the layer opacity to 20%.

Step 58
Selection still active create a new layer on top with the name “Sand upr highlight”. Take a soft brush with 50% opacity and White color. Paint some highlight at the lower portion of the sand upper area. Change the layer opacity of “Sand upr highlight” to 30%. Sand is complete.

Step 59
Next we will create the wood texture of the hourglass. Create a new layer group named “Wood texture” on top of the group “Sand”. Create a new layer named “Base upr + lwr surface fibers” within this group. Change Foreground and Background colors to #724c27 and #dfbc9c. Then fill the layer with #dfbc9c color. Got o Filter > Render > Fibers and use 16 and 4 for Variance and Strength. Then again Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask and use 100, 1.0 and 0 for Amount, Radius and Threshold.

Step 60
Resize the “Base upr + lwr surface fibers” layer with Edit > Transform > Scale. Duplicate this layer and rename to “Fibers overlay”.

Step 61
From the group “Base upr + lwr” CTRL-click on “Base upr large surface”. Then CTRL+SHIFT-click on “Base upr small surface”, “Base lwr large surface” and “Base lwr small surface”. Now we have a combined selection of four layers. Next we will subtract the combined selection of stand layers from this. This time CTRL+ALT-click on “Stand left” and “Stand right” from the “Stands” group.

Then go back to the “Base upr + lwr surface fibers” layer and add a layer mask to it. Change the opacity of this layer to 10%.

Step 62
Next create a combined selection of “Base upr large side”, “Base upr small side”, “Base lwr large side”, “Base lwr small side”, “Stand left” and “Stand right”. Target the “Fibers overlay” layer and add a layer mask. Change the layer opacity of this layer to 10% and Blend mode to Overlay.

Step 63
Duplicate the “Fibers Overlay” layer and rename to “Fibers Multiply”. Change the Blend Mode to Multiply and opacity to 10%.
20 responses to “Create an Hourglass in Photoshop”
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Awesome. Thanks for sharing
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This is terrible.
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i agree
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Thank You so much for giving such details. I created my hour glass for my upcoming DVD. best wishes to you. I will like to explore more and purchase soon.
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Interesting :p :)
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Am unable to download the file.
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I am stuck with step 11.when i make that new layer ”glass upper shadow edge 1” ,i can’t fill it with black,but i don’t know why . Can anybody help me with that?
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wow.. Fantastic steps.. I really like it. keep up :-)
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Awesome… Thanks for sharing..
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your welcome Hetor
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Amazing, from scratch. Great work!
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cool
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fantastic
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here the same: link doesnt work
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Problems with website
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Unable to load with this link.
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yes! there is also same problem in link….
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This link doesnt work for me, anyone else having the same trouble?
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