Realistic Microphone in Photoshop Photoshop Tutorial ____________

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Create a new Document 600 x600 -rgb, transparent bg Make a circle with the marquee tool

2 Fill with a grid pattern.

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We want to make our grid nice and spherical Filter>Distort>spherize Use 100% and run the filter 2X Don't deselect

4 Create a new layer and move it beneath the mesh layer and name it "head"

5 Create a light to dark gray gradient Use the circular settings and fill the sphere so it looks like the image shown Deselect

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Choose the Mesh Layer again Add a bevel and emboss layer style as shown here Set the gloss contour for double ring Choose color overlay and make it a light gray color

7 You should have a sphere like the one on the left now, this is our mesh

8 Create a new gradient like the one here

9 Make a new layer Draw a rectangle Fill it with the new gradient, linear top to bottom 10 We want to add a bit of depth, so duplicate the rectangle 2X, move both copies beneath the gradient layer Fill one copy with white and one copy with black

11 Nudge the black rectangle to the right by 1 pixel Nudge the white rectangle to the left by 1 pixel 12 Repeat the steps 9-11 except make the rectangle narrower as shown in the illustration here Link all the layer and choose create new set from linked Name it head. We now have the mic head completed.

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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

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Press cmd/Ctl+T for free transform Right click and choose "perspective" Drag the right side of the rectangle in as shown

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Use the image>Canvas size to enlarge the canvas for the rest of the mic Create a new rectangle and fill with the gradient

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Free Transform>perspective Shape the body of the microphone 17 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 18

We now have a darker body for the mic 19

Duplicate the shoulder and move the duplicate all the way to the end.

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Use free transform to make an endcap as shown

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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

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Lets make the text wrap around the mic: Choose filter>distort>spherize Set it for 100% and vertical only press ok

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Deselect The type should be wrapping around the mic now, if not then use the free transform to touch it up.

24 There you have it, a microphone in Photoshop. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.