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19Create a Beautiful Sign Board in PhotoshopPosted by Nasir • Leave a Comment

In this tutorial I will show you the easy techniques to make an awesome Sign Board design wallpaper in Photoshop CS5. I hope that you will enjoy this tutorial becauseits so interesting and very easy to learn. If you want to enhance your Photoshop skill then you can also explore these following tutorials as well.

Tutorial details:

Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Estimated Completion Time: 50 Mins

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Tools and Resources

Photoshop ToolsRectangle Tool

Rounded Rectangle Tool

Gradient Overlay

Brush Tool

Text Tool

Custom Shape Tool

Lets start to create our sign board in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Step 1Create a new document (Ctrl+N) 1000×1000 of size.

Create New Document

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Step 2First of all I am going to add the Wall Texture Image in Photoshop to start creating our sign board.

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Wall Texture Image

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Step 3After adding the wall texture select Rectangle Tool from tool panel and create a rectangle to the whole canvas with this color #2a0035 and name it layer ShapeRectangle.

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Create New Rectangle

Set the Blend Mode to (Multiple) of this shape rectangle layer.

Set Blend Mode to Multiple

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Step 4Now select the Rounded Rectangle Tool set radius (40%) and create a rectangle with this color #fbaf5dname it layer 1st Rounded Rectangle.

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Create a Rectangle

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Step 5Select the shape rectangle layer rasterize it, select Soft Round Brush (100px) set foreground white color#ffffff and paint the outer side of 1st rounded rectanglelayer as like in preview.

Paint the Outer Area

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Now select the 1st rounded rectangle layer and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set Radius (70px).

Gaussian Blur

After applying Gaussian blur we get nice effect on this 1st rectangle layer.

Get Nice Effect on This Rectangle

Set Blend Mode to (Hard Light) of this rectangle layer.

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Set Blend Mode to Hard Light

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Step 6Select Rounded Rectangle Tool again set Radius (40px) and create a rectangle with this color #d080cbname it layer 2nd Rounded Rectangle.

Create a Rounded Rectangle

Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying some Blending Options on this 2nd rounded rectangle layer.

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Drop Shadow

Drop Shadow

Inner Shadow

Inner Shadow

After applying these blending options we get new effect on 2nd rectangle layer.

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Get New Effect on 2nd Rectangle

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Step 7Now its time to add the 1st Wood Texture in Photoshop.

Add 1st Wood Texture

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Now hold the Alt key and left mouse click to the center of 1st wood texture layer and 2nd rounded rectangle layer, the wood texture is merge in to the rectangle layer.

Merge in to Rectangle

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Step 8Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool ones again set Radius (40px) and create a rectangle with white color#ffffff, little bit smaller then the 2nd rectangle layer,name it layer 3rd Rounded Rectangle.

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Create 3rd Rectangle

Go to the Blending Option and applying Drop Shadow on this rectangle layer.

Drop Shadow

After applying drop shadow we get nice effect on 3rd rectangle layer.

After Drop Shadow

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Step 9Now we add the 2nd Wood Texture Image in adobe photoshop.

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Add 2nd Wood Texture Image

Repeat (step 8), hold Alt key and left mouse click to the center of 2nd wood texture layer and 3rd rounded rectangle layer, then the texture merge in to the 3rd roundedrectangle layer.

Add Wood Texture

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Step 10

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Create new layer top of the all layers, select Soft Round Brush with (200px) and set foreground color black#000000, painting on the down area of rectangle aslike in preview.

Make a Brush Shape

Down the Opacity (20%) of this brush shape layer.

Minimize Opacity

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Step 11Select Rounded Rectangle Tool one more time set Radius (40%) and draw a rectangle with white color#ffffff downside of all the rounded rectangle layers.

Draw a Rectangle

Go to the Blending Option and applying Stroke on this rectangle layer.

Blending Option

After applying stroke we get new result.

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Get New Result

Set Blend Mode to (Darken) of this rectangle layer.

Set Blend Mode

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Step 12Create new layer select any Soft Brush and make some spots with this color #ebd29f.

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Create Brush Layer

Set Blend Mode to (Multiple) of this layer.

Set Blend Mode

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Now I am going to type some text, here I am using Vanilla Whale Font, you can use any of font you like.

Write Some Text

Set the Fill (0%) of this text layer.

Fill Set

Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying some Blending Options on this text layer.

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Drop Shadow

Drop Shadow

Inner Shadow

Inner Shadow

Color Overlay

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Color Overlay

When we applying these layer style we get awesome preview.

We get Awesome Effect

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Step 14Select the Custom Shape Tool and draw a circle shape with black color #000000.

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Draw a Circle Shape

Select Eraser Tool and erase the one side stroke area of this circle as like shown in picture below.

Erase One Side Stroke

Duplicate this circle shape layer and place it left corner as like in preview.

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Duplicate Circle Shape

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Step 15Select Rounded Rectangle Tool set Radius (40%) and create a small rounded rectangle with this color#ebd29f.

Create a Rectangle

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Go to Layer > Layer Style and applying some Blending Options.

Inner Shadow

Inner Glow

Bevel and Emboss

Bevel and Emboss

Satin

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Satin

Gradient Overlay

Gradient Overlay

After applying these blending options we get awesome effect on small rounded rectangle layer.

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Get Awesome Result

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Step 16Select Custom Shape Tool and draw a circle shape with this color #ebd29f.

Create a Circle

Right click on small rounded rectangle layer select (Copy Layer Style) option then right click on circle shape layer and select (Paste Layer Style) we get thesame effects on circle layer that we applied on small rounded rectangle layer.

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Applying Effects

Now select small rounded rectangle layer and press (Ctrl+J) to duplicate it and set it to upper side of circle shape layer as like in preview.

Duplicate Rectangle Layer

Now select the rounded rectangle layer and circle shape layer, press (Ctrl+J) duplicate these layers many time and make the chain as like in preview.

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Duplicate These Layers

Now right side chain is complete, select all the duplicate chain layers and merge (Ctrl+E) them now we have one chain layer. Duplicate this layer, set this chainduplicate layer left side.

Duplicate Chain Layers

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Step 17In this step create new layer select any Soft Brush (100px) and painting with black color #000000.

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Create New Layer

Down the Opacity (30%) of this brush shape layer.

Minimize Opacity

After complete this procedure, we get a cool sign board in final preview.

Final Preview

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