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Windows Media Player Icon - Photoshop Tutorial
Here is a tutorial that demonstrates how to create the Windows Media Player Icon from scratch. What's great about this tutorial, is that there are lots of photoshop tools involved that help introduce their function and use to the artist.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Create a new file.
2. Create a new layer. Select Rectangle Marquee tool to draw a rectangle. Fill it with red color. Duplicate this layer by pressing ctrl+j. Right click on its layer name and select blending options. Under blending options, select color overlay and select green color for that. Repeat this step for two more times for yellow and dark blue color. Arrange these layers as shown in the picture.
3. Now select Elliptical Marquee too to draw a circle from the middle of the boxes. For that press alt+shift together and drag the circle.
4. Now press shift+ctrl+c or go to edit>copy merged and paste this layer.
5. Now ctrl click on this layer’s name to select it. Keep the selection active and press shift+ctrl+n to create a new layer. Fill it with black color. Now deselect it.
6. Now select eraser tool and for the brush size select high featherd brush and start erasing from the middle of the circle.
7. Select Elliptical marquee tool again to draw a circle in the center of the this layer and fill it with light gray color.
8. Now we will draw a triangular button in the middle of this gray colored circle. For that, select Polygonal Lasso Tool or press ‘L’ and draw a triangle in the middle of the circle. Press shift+ctrl+n to have a new layer and fill it with black. Press ctrl+d to deselect it. Right click on its layer name and select blending options. Under blending options, select bevel & emboss. You now have Windows Media Player like icon.
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