How to Draw a Converse “Chuck Taylor” Shoe in Photoshop

Learn how to create a Converse Chuck Taylor shoe and create beveled text. This tutorial will show you some drawing basics and techniques for applying textures.

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Converse Chuck Taylor Shoes Photoshop Tutorial

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Step 1 New Document

Create a New Document. The size of my canvas is 600px x 700px with a 72dpi resolution.

Step 2 Background

Now we will create the background. On your 'background' layer add this Layer style by double clicking this layer and adding a Gradient Overlay

Step 3

Create a new layer above your background layer and grab your Rectangular Marquee tool. Make a selection, a little less than half of your canvas.

Step 4

Next, grab your Gradient Tool and make sure that your tool is set to these settings. The gradient is #5B3C70 to transparent.

Step 5

Take your tool and start from the top of the selection and drag it down to the bottom.

Step 6 Illustrator

Now open up Adobe Illustrator and with the pen tool selected, create the shape of a shoe. I created my outline of my shoe in Illustrator because the pen tool is a bit easier for me to use. It doesn't matter what color you fill it with.

Step 7

Now transfer it over to Photoshop by using 'drag and drop' and name it shoe and duplicate this layer. Now apply this color overlay to the 'shoe' layer.

Step 8

Then go to Layer>Layer Style>Create Layer. Now we will leave this 'shoe' layer alone for now and on your 'shoe 2' layer add this pattern overlay. Make sure that this layer Fill is at 0%

Step 9

Now 'convert it to a smart object' and 'rasterize' it. Then change this layer to Multiply. You can rename this layer 'pattern'

Step 10

Create a new layer and name it 'shadow.' Grab your paint brush tool and with a 92px soft round brush (#000000) selected darken in the areas around the edge of the shoe erase any areas that go outside of the shoe. And change this layer to soft light.

Step 11

Create a new layer and with your pen tool make a shape like the image below for the tip of your shoe.

Step 12

Create a new layer and select your paint brush tool (#dedcdc 61px soft round brush Flow: 27%) and paint along the bottom tip of the shoe, erase away the areas that go outside the tip of the shoe.

Step 13

Now we will create the outer lining of the shoe. Create a new layer and name it 'outer lining'. Grab your pen tool and make a shape like the image below, then make a selection of it and fill it with #ffffff

Step 14

Now we will shade in the lining just like we did the tip of the shoe. Get your 32px soft round brush (#dedcdc, Flow:27%) and shade in the lining around the bottom

Step 15

Create a new layer and again grab your pen tool. Make sure that your paint brush is set to 4px hard round brush and the color is set to #2f2f2f

Step 16

Right click it and select stroke path. Then erase away the ends of the line so that it fades out, use a soft round brush