Ice Cubes

05. Feb, 2010 2 Comments

Some kind of long Tutorial to make Ice Cubes in Photoshop, so get ready to be Chilled.

1. Take a new file of size 560x400px with 72 resolution and RGB color mode

2. Pick Pen tool and draw the shape like shown below:

3. Right click anywhere and select Make selection, give 0px in feather and hit ok,

you will get this:

4. Create new layer and fill with # 3f8cdc color, Select Burn Tool and take smaller brush (10px) and brush on the edges like shown below, also brush insde the box to make it as Cube:

5. Now Pick Dodge tool and highligh some parts like shown below:

6. Take new layer and pick Pen tool and draw the following shape and fill it with #65b1d8 color:

7. Again create the following shape with the help of Pen tool or Lasso Tool :

8. Pick Dodge tool and press Ctrl+Shift+I to inverse the selection and then Highlight some parts like shown below:

9. Again press Ctrl+Shift+I to inverse the selection and then by using Dodge tool Highlight some parts like shown below:

10. Again Pick Pen Tool and create a new layer and make the shape as shown below and then fill it by #65b1d8 color.

11. Make the selection as shown below by using Pen Tool :

12. Pick Dodge tool and press Ctrl+Shift+I to inverse the selection, Hightlight some parts like shown below:

13. Press Ctrl+Shift+I to bring selection back and hightlight some parts like shown below by using Dodge Tool :

14. Now Repeat these steps for the Right Side as shown below:

15. Create new layer and make the following selection and fill it with #085278 color:

16. Create some dark shading by using Burn Tool , then make the selection like shown below and hightlight some parts by using Dodge tool :

17. Now make the following selection and Create new layer:

18. Again by using Burn and Dodge tool create some dark and bright shading. Now pick Elliptical Marquee Selection tool and draw an ellipse like shown below:

19. Creat new layer and fill it with same color and then by using Burn and Dodge tool create the dark and bright shades like shown below:

20. Copy this Drop and reduce the sizes and width and paste it on different locations like shown below:

21. Now select all layers except Background layer and press Ctrl+E to merge all layers, then goto Image >> Adjustment >> Photo Filter, give the following settings: