Quick Photoshop Tutorial: Create A HD Television Icon
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Hello and welcome to another Adobe Photoshop tutorial, today we are going to create a HD Television. I don’t think this tutorial and creation will be too difficult for you because I’ve put everything in easy to follow steps and tried to explain the best I could.If you have basic knowledge about Photoshop you should be able to easily keep up and let me guide you through this tutorial! Let’s get our hands dirty!
Step 1 – Background
Let’s start by creating the background.
Create a new document ( CTRL+N) and make it 500 by 500 px.
Create a new layer(CTRL+SHIFT+N), fill it with random color and then add a Gradient Overlay like in the screenshot below:
Gradient overlay:
- f6f7f7
- b7b9c5
- f6f7f7
Step 2 – Body
Create a new layer.
Select the rectangle tool and make a shape with it to be something similar like screenshot below (the color doesn’t matter now).
Press ”Ctrl + T” or go to Edit>>Free Transform Path to select the transform mode.
A button will appear to switch the transform mode to wrap mode.
Click on it:
Now your selection should have been changed a little bit:
Click hold and drag point 1 to the 2, try to follow screenshots very closely now:
Do the same with the other point:
Once you have done, Hit the Enter button and you should have got something similar to Television screen shape:
Great! Now let’s add these Blending Options:
- Inner Glow
- Gradient Overlay:
- 1b1b1d
- 9lle36
Done? You should get something like this now:
Step 3 – The Display
Create a new layer.
Select your Rectangle Tool (U) again, set it to 2px and create another rectangle like below:
..and add following Blending Options now:
- Bevel And Emboss
- Color Overlay (#161618)
- Stroke (#323232)
Step 4- The Glass
Create a new layer.
Create a new rectangle but just a little bit bigger than the first one. Make sure it is set to 2px.
..and set it below the first and the second layer. So it should appear like this to get some more 3D in depth look:
Do the same settings as we’ve been done in previous Step 2 :
After modifying hit Enter or click OK to approve it:
Now add Blending Options (for the first picture you only need to set the Fill Opacity to 0%):
- General blending – Fill Opacity :0%
- Inner Glow
Your outcome should look like this now:
Step 5 – Stem
Okay, now we need stem where monitor will sit on. Let’s do it!
Create a new layer and create something like the selection below using your tool preferred. I used the Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) here:
Fill it and add following Blending Options:
- Gradient Overlay:
- 454545
- ffffff
- 454545
Let’s create a new layer again and make a selection like screenshot below:
(you can do it by ctrl+click on previous layer and then with lasso tool select selection from previous layer selection)
And add these Blending options now:
- Inner Shadow
>
- Bevel And Emboss
- Gradient Overlay:
- lalala
- 858282
- lalala
Your result should look like mine:
Merge 2 stem layers together now.
Step 6 – The Stand
Okay, let’s create stand now!
Create a new layer and draw a rectangle like screenshot below:
Go to Edit, Transform Path>>Perspective.
Now select the square above the left corner and drag it a little bit to right to create something like screenshot below. When you are finished set it to lie below the stem layer.
When you are done add following Blending Options:
- Inner Shadow
- Bevel and Emboss
- Color Overlay (just something not so black..make it dark grey)
Step 7 – Reflection
Duplicate the Stem layer, then go to Edit>Transform>Flip vertical and set it below the original stem.
Now create a new layer and brush with a white color on the stand.
Now erase the parts you don’t need anymore (like the picture below) and bring the Opacity down until it looks realistic:
Step 8 – Glow
Create a new layer and create a selection like this with your Polygonal Lasso Tool (L):
Fill it with white color (or use subtle gradient if you prefer it that way):
Now just bring the opacity down a little bit as you like to get realistic effect.
Create a new layer and brush with a black color on the left side like I did to give it more 3D look.
I will not go in detail in those small steps,but small tips to finish:
- Create buttons - to do it create a new layer and add some light gray circle with your brush tool like i did and just enable the inner shadow in the Blending Options.
- Add Text – add some text there to make your own LCD brand,just don’t forget to add your text the buttons and the gray line below your text.
You should have your own LCD TV now! Great!
Is it not easy? Add now some cool looking image, portfolio work and put it on your webdesign, be creative!
You can download the Photoshop files here.
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Tawin Chavarat
Posted 91 days ago 18Very nice Tutorial Now I will create my TV Graphic Self Thank you for sharing.
umami
Posted 154 days ago 17Very beautiful…..Thank you for share idea.
hxhx2hx
Posted 271 days ago 16Very good tutorial. Thank you for sharing.
Thai Songs
Posted 604 days ago 15Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
17ps8
Posted 652 days ago 14Very good tutorial. Thank you for sharing.
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Rob
Posted 672 days ago 13This is an awesome tutorial, thanks ES! are you able to contact me via email with some potential work opportunity?
Alex
Posted 673 days ago 12great tutorial! thank you!
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Artem
Posted 675 days ago 11Nice TV-set, but there is fault with reflection’s perspective
loswl
Posted 675 days ago 10Very nice tutorial, love your use of the warp tool.
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Terri Lockerridge
Posted 677 days ago 9I didn’t get much out of the television tutorial, as I am not a user of photoshop, but the end result is fantastically realistic!
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Min Thu
Posted 677 days ago 8Pretty nice tutorial, this Samsung HDTV design is really beautiful. :)
jeprie
Posted 677 days ago 7Very nice. It’s a very good idea to use warp instead manual drawing, the result will be more accurate. Just a small suggestion.
1. I will add small underneath the TV’s base.
2. The transparent frame is much too transparent. I don’t know if a real TV this transparent.
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obozdag
Posted 677 days ago 6Very nice tutorial. Thanks.
Tom Girling
Posted 677 days ago 5I tend to assume, well my brain does, that this kind of illustration has to be done in illustrator rather than photoshop….thanks for the reminder that Photoshop can do this kind of work as well, great article.
Web Risorsa
Posted 677 days ago 4Very Good Explanation on designing a television, but could not find the steps for converting into icon…
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mintocity
Posted 677 days ago 3Very good tutorial, thanks
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Richie
Posted 677 days ago 2I have been watching too much TV nowadays ;) Good tutorial, btw. Thanks a lot, guys
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Teylor Feliz
Posted 677 days ago 1Very good tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
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