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Creating a Screw
Creating rivets and screws are useful for many various types of projects. They look especially appealing when used in an interface design. All you need to do is add some screw heads to the corners of a square and it automatically transforms it into a panel. In this tutorial, we'll take a look at how to make a screw with a slot for a screwdriver in it.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Open up a new document in Photoshop.
2. Create a new layer and name it "Screw".
3. Select the Eliptical Marquee tool. Make a circular selection on your canvas.
4. Select the Gradient tool and be sure that it is set to "Radial".
5. Make sure your gradient goes from a dark to a light color.
6. Click and drag the Gradient tool at an angle in the circle selection.
7. You should now have a 3D looking orb (or ball).
8. Create a new layer above the "Screw" layer and name it "Slot".
9. Select the Rectangular Marquee tool. With the "Slot" layer active, create a rectanglur selection across the 3D ball for the slot.
10. Select the Gradient tool and be sure that it is set to "Linear" (the dark to white gradient color settings should be the same as they were from when you did Steps 4).
11. Holding down the Shift key, drag the gradient tool from just below the rectangular selection to just above it.
12. You're done! You should now have your screw top.
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