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Learn how to draw this realistic wine bottle from scratch using Photoshop. This extensive drawing tutorial will show you how to create the shape, shade the bottle, and add realistic reflections.
Preview of Final Results

Wine Bottle Photoshop Tutorial
Step 1
Create a new document with these dimensions & settings:
- Width: 800 px
- Height: 1200 px
- Resolution : 72 px/inch
- Color Mode : RGB Color | 8 Bit
- Background Contents: White

Step 2
Make a new layer by pressing Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer > New > Layer or you can simply press the button in the image below. Rename the layer created to "Bottle". To rename a layer, right click on it and search for “Rename”.

Step 3
For this tutorial we need some Guides so let`s do some guide lines. Press Ctrl+R to display the Rulers then make the following guide.

Step 4
Use the Pen Tool (P key), make the next path, between the middle and the right lines of the guide.

Step 5
Press Right click on this path then click on “Fill path” function. Enter these settings:
- Use Foreground Color – but here you can use black color because my foreground color was black
- Mode : Normal
- Opacity : 100%
- Feather Radius : 0 pixels

Step 6
This is what we should see after we filled the path with the settings above (from Step 5).

Step 7
Now we must duplicate the “bottle” layer. Right click on the “bottle” layer then click on “Duplicate Layer” or select the “bottle” layer and press Ctrl+J.

Step 8
We should now turn to the left of the duplicated layer. Go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.

Step 9
If we are doing everything correct so far, we should have something like this in the picture below.

Step 10
Use the Move Tool (V key) to position the duplicated layer on the left of our middle guide.

Step 11
To merge the layers, select these layers and press Ctrl+E, or right click on the layers and click on the “Merge Layers” function.

Step 12
Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L key) and select the top of the bottle like in the image below.

Step 13
Right click on the layer, and click on "Layer via copy".

Step 14
At the moment we should have 2 layers except the Background layer. Lock the transparent pixels of our copied layer by pressing the button in the image below.

Step 15
Select Brush Tool and fill the layer with a gray color.

Step 16
Make a new layer by pressing Ctrl+Shift+N or go to Layer > New > Layer. Use the Pen Tool (P key) to make a path like in the next picture. Right click on the path and select the "Make Selection" function. Enter "-1px" for the Feather Radius Setting.

Step 17
Fill the created selection with a White color, and then decrease the layer opacity to 25 %.

Step 18
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and enter the settings below:

Step 19
Make the next path with the Pen Tool (P key).

Step 20
Right click on the path > Enter the settings below, and then click OK.

Step 21
Select the Eraser Tool (E key) and enter these settings:
- Size : 133
- Mode : Brush
- Opacity : 40%

Step 22
With the Eraser Tool, erase a little of the white color. There should be some shadow.

Step 23
Erase on the right edge of our bottle with a small brush size.

Step 24
Duplicate the layer with the white color: either right click on layer then click on Duplicate Layer, or select the layer and press Ctrl+J.

Step 25
With the same technique employed in Step 8, flip the highlight on the left part of the bottle.

Step 26
Select Layer 1 > use the Pen Tool (P key) to make a path as in the image below > right click on the path > go to “Make selection” and enter the settings:

Step 27
Press OK. Use the Burn Tool (O key) to add some shadows in the selection.

Step 28
Repeat Step 26, but now place the selection slightly higher.

Step 29
Use the Dodge Tool (O key) to add some highlights on the right of the selection, then use the Burn Tool (O key) on the left of the selection for some shadows.

Step 30
This is what it should look like.

Step 31
At the top of the Bottle make the next path with the Pen Tool (P key). Right click on our path > click on “Make Selection” > enter 0.8 pixels for Feather Radius.

Step 32
Use the Burn Tool to add some shadow on the top of the bottle.

Step 33
Use these settings for the Brush Tool:
- Master Diameter: 3 px
- Hardness: 0 %

Step 34
Make a new layer: press Ctrl+Shift+N , or go to Layer > New > Layer, and rename the created layer as “stroke”. You can rename a layer by right clicking on it, and click “rename”. Make the next path at the top of the bottle with the Pen Tool.

Step 35
Use the Brush settings from Step 33. Right click on the path and select "Stroke Path".

Step 36
To add more realism to the picture, go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, use 1.6 pixels for Radius.

Step 37
From the tools menu select the Dodge Tool (O key) and reproduce the settings below:
- Brush: 27
- Range: Highlights
- Exposure: 37%

Step 38
To add some more highlights on the left of our bottle, use the Dodge Tool (O key) with the same settings we used in Step 37.

Step 39
Repeat Step 38 to add more highlights to the right.

Step 40
Make a new layer: press Ctrl+Shift+N, or go to Layer > New > Layer. Then create the next path with the Pen Tool (P key).

Step 41
In the colors palette, select a dark gray color: #010101. Fill the path that we just created in the previous step.

Step 42
Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool (Feather Radius: 20) to make the next selection on the right of the bottle.

Step 43
In the Tools Menu select the Dodge Tool (O key) and enter the following settings:
- Brush : 76 px
- Range : Shadows
- Exposure : 30%

Step 44
Use the Dodge Tool (O key) with the settings above. Add some highlights on the right of Layer 3.

Step 45
Add some Highlights on the left of Layer 3.

Step 46
To make a new layer, press Ctrl+Shift+N, or go to Layer > New > Layer. Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to make the next selection.

Step 47
In the colors palette, select a dark red color. I picked for myself #840000, but it's up to you.

Step 48
This will be our liquid (the wine): Fill the selection in the new layer with the color you picked in Step 47.

Step 49
Now it doesn't look real. Go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, and use these settings:
- Angle : 0*
- Distance : 21 pixels

Step 50
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and enter1.5 pixels for Radius. Click OK.

Step 51
Make a new layer (press Ctrl+Shift+N, or go to Layer > New > Layer). Use the Pen Tool (P key) to make a selection as in the following image:

Step 52
Select a Foreground Color: #282828.

Step 53
Select a Background Color: #fffffff.

Step 54
Go to Filter > Render > Clouds.

Step 55
Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. Use these numbers.
- Angle : -74*
- Distance : 31 pixels

Step 56
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and use 1.3 pixels for Radius.

Step 57
Decrease the opacity of Layer 6 to 50%.

Step 58
Make a new layer (press Ctrl+Shift+N, or go to Layer > New > Layer).

Step 59
Select the Brush Tool (B key):
- Master Diameter : 6px
- Mode : Normal
- Opacity : 100%
- Flow : 100%

Step 60
Make a path with the Pen Tool (P key) as in the picture below.

Step 61
Use the Pen Tool (P key). Right click on our path, then check the “Simulate Pressure” box and click OK.

Step 62
You should have something that looks like this.

Step 63
We want to add more realism. Filter > Blur > Motion Blur:
- Angle : -77º
- Distance : 39 pixels

Step 64
Decrease the opacity of Layer 7 to approximately 50%.

Step 65
Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Radius: 1.3 pixels.

Step 66
Decrease the opacity of Layer 7 to approximately 10% to enhance the realism.

Step 67
Select Layers 6 & 7 > right click > “Merge Layers”.

Step 68
Duplicate Layer 7: right click on it and click on "Duplicate Layer", or select the layer and press Ctrl+J.

Step 69
Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.

Step 70
Load the selection by holding down the Ctrl key and mouse-clicking on the layer's thumbnail. Make a new layer: press Ctrl+Shift+N, or Layer > New > Layer.

Step 71
Select the Brush Tool (B key) with white color and brush in our selection.

Step 72
Make a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N, or Layer > New > Layer). Make the next path with the Pen Tool (P key), right click on it, then click on “Make selection”. Enter these settings:

Step 73
Fill the selection with a lighter gray. I used #cdcbc8.

Step 74
Lock transparent pixels of Layer 9 by pressing on the button indicated below, and make the next selection with the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L key).

Step 75
In the colors palette select a dark red color. I used #470000. Fill the selection with this dark red.

Step 76
Filter > Render > Lighting Effects.

Step 77
Click on the Dodge Tool (O key), and:
- Brush : 101 pixels
- Range : Shadows
- Exposure : 24%

Step 78
Add some highlights on the left/right edges with the Dodge Tool (O key).

Step 79
Use these settings for the Dodge Tool:
- Brush : 101px
- Range : Highlights
- Exposure : 24%

Step 80
Add some highlights on the edges, but now with the settings above.

Step 81
Make a new layer. Use the Pen Tool (P key) to make the next path at the bottom of the bottle.

Step 82
Right click on our path and click on "Make Selection". Use these settings:

Step 83
Decrease the opacity of Layer 10 to approximately 25%.

Step 84
Load the selection by holding down the Ctrl key and mouse-clicking on the thumbnail of Layer 10. Make a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N, or Layer > New > Layer).

Step 85
Use the Brush Tool (B key) with white color and brush in our selection.

Step 86
Select Layer 10 & Layer 11. Right click and click on “Merge Layers”.

Step 87
Select the base layer (the layer called “bottle”) and make the corners of the bottle round.

Step 88
Duplicate the Layer created in Step 86: select it > right click on it > click on "duplicate layer" > use the Flip Horizontal technique to place the layer on the right of the bottle.

Final Results
