Create a Leatherback Book Icon in Photoshop

Create a Leatherback Book Icon in Photoshop
Create a Leatherback Book Icon in Photoshop
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Create a new layer and name it 'lock' and grab your pen tool and make this shape.

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Add these layer styles

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Step 50

Make a selection of the lock and contract it 5px. Select>Modify>Contract

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Add a stroke. Edit>Stroke

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Add these layer styles

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Step 53

Create a New layer and with your pen tool make the key hole

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Add these layer styles

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Step 55

Grab a 9px hard round brush #000000 and place it beneath the key hole

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Add these layer styles

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Step 57

Duplicate this notche layer and place it above the key hole.

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Step 58

Select all the layers that pertain to your Leatherback book and place it in a group by dragging all the selected layers to the folder icon. Duplicate this layer and place it beneath your original book. Apply a layer mask and erase the bottom. On the duplicated book group find your ribbon and ribbon shadow layer and turn them vertical. Edit>Free Transform> Flip Vertical

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Create a new layer and grab the Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a rectangle on the left side of the canvas, fill it with #000000

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Change this layer to Soft Light

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Create a new layer and with a soft round paint brush place it at the top of your canvas #ffffff

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Change this layer to soft light

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Grab your type tool and type out whatever you want it to say. I'm using the word "Book Fair", the font I'm using 'Champagne & Limousines'

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Add these layer styles

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Final Results

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Download the PSD

Leatherbook.zip | 2.29 MB

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Authors Comment

profileI hope you enjoyed it!

- Ashlee

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4 comments on “Create a Leatherback Book Icon in Photoshop”

  1. After I complete a step 16 I can't delete unescesary areas, they just fade out, but don't delete, HELP!

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