Photoshop Tutorial For Making An MP3 Player Design : Creativity Revealed

Step 1

In
this tutorial you will learn how to design a product in Photoshop. The
product is a RCA Lyra X3030 portable media player. Although the
chances are, you are thinking "why would I need to make it?", the
reason for this tutorial is to teach people the techniques used for
mocking up a product design.



Step 2

Start
with a large black canvas. Choose the rounded rectangle tool and set
radius setting to 20px. *** NEED BR *** In a new layer draw a #F6F5F3
round rectangle. (width: 417 x height: 268). In your canvas, marquee
select your header size which will be filled with a gradient effect.
Height of 60px and width of 800px. And then add the following layer
styles: Inner Shadow

Inner Glow:

Color Overlay:

Satin:

Stroke:

You should have something similar to this:



Step 3

Choose Select located at the top of your screen then Load Selection > Default settings.
Set your foreground color to #FFFFFF then choose the brush tool with a large soft brush.
In a new layer, paint #FFFFFF on the layer, as shown on the picture guide below.



Step 4

Create a new layer set titled Button.
In a new layer draw a #323943 circle with the eclipse tool. (width: 95 x height: 95).



Step 5

Once again make a new layer and draw a #40454B circle. (width: 87 x height: 87).
Add the following layer styles: Inner Shadow

Inner Glow:

Stroke:

You should have something like this:



Step 6

Make a small #40454B circle. (width: 27 x height: 27)
Add the following layer styles: Inner Shadow

Outer Glow:

Inner Glow:

Stroke:

You should have something like this:



Step 7

With the pencil tool draw an arrow shape in a new layer.
Add the following layer styles: Stroke.

Set layer's opacity level to 60% like below:

Now add arrows on all sides:



Step 8

Make a new layer set titled Screen.
Choose the rounded rectangle tool and set the radius setting to 2px.
In a new layer draw #7B7A80 round rectangle. (width: 259 x height: 195).
Add the following layer styles: Inner Shadow

Outer Glow:

Gradient Overlay:

Stroke:

You should have something like this:



Step 9

Choose the rounded rectangle tool and set the radius setting to 2px.
In a new layer draw #2A242E round rectangle. (width: 235 x height: 182).
Add the following layer styles: Stroke.

Like this:



Step 10

Choose the rounded rectangle tool and set the radius setting to 20px.
In a new layer draw black a round rectangle. (width: 96 x height: 25).
Add the following layer styles: Inner Shadow

Inner Glow:

Color Overlay:

Gradient Overlay:

Stroke:

Like this:



Step 11

Add the word "Music" using font Verdana, Regular, 14pt, Sharp and #FFFFF color.
Now add an arrow from the Webdings font selection. "4" on your keyboard with 18pt, Sharp and #000000 color.



Step 12

Duplicate Tab layer-set. Remove the color overlay from round rectangle tab layer-styles.
Modify text to "Photos".
Complete menu selections with Audible, Files and Set-up tabs.



Step 13

Add the following photo to your canvas:

Like this:



Step 14

In a new layer draw a #121921 round rectangle. (width: 11 x height: 12).
Add the following layer styles: Drop Shadow

Inner Shadow:

Outer Glow:

Stroke:

It should look like this:



Step 15

In a new layer, draw the pixelled image below, This will be a pattern for your speaker.
Once the pattern is in your pattern list, in a new layer draw a #FFFFFF round rectangle using the rounded rectangle tool.
Go to Select > Load Selection > Default Settings. This should add a marquee selection to the round rectangle.
While the round rectangle is marquee selected, in a new layer add the pattern using the paint bucket tool.



Step 16

The last touch, add the logo "Lyra".

So it is centered like below:

This is what your final result should look like: