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Sophisticated Place Holder

Photoshop Tutorial

Summary:
Here is a tutorial that you can use to create a place holder for your website or GUI. The style is metallic and futuristic in its theme and is great for modern style websites.


Step-By-Step Instructions:

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.

Duplicate the layer and scale vertically a bit. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Create two rectangles on the top and bottom. Apply gradient overlay layer style.

 

Similarly create more rectangles.

 

Create two rounded rectangles using rounded rectangle shape tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.

Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.

 

Duplicate the rectangle twice and scale down.

Create a horizontal rectangular shape using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select perspective. Adjust the nodes to get the shape as shown.

 

Create a shape as shown using pen tool. Duplicate the layer. Press Ctrl+T. Right click and select Flip Horizontal and place on the other side.

Add more details using basic shapes and previously applied layer style.

 

Select and merge all the layers. From "Filter" menu select "Stylize>>Emboss". Apply settings as shown.

Change the layer mode to "Hard Light".

Duplicate the layer. Click add layer mask button from the bottom of the layer palette. Apply a black to white gradient in linear mode. Change the layer mode to "Vivid Light".

From layer menu select "new adjustment layers>>hue/saturation". apply settings as shown.

Populate your place holder by placing your ad in center area.


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