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I personally enjoy making this tutorial, hopefully you will also. In this tutorial we will be making a Web Cam in Photoshop and I’ll try to give it Realistic look. A lot of Tools involved along with Layer Styles, So lets start.

1. Lets start with new document (any size), just draw a circle by using Elliptical Tool Ellipse Tool, having any color:

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2. Run the command Layer >> Layer Style >> Gradient Overlay and give the following settings:

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3. By using Brush Tool Brush Tool (with feathered edges and white color 30% opacity) spot the upper part of the circle, like shown below:

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4. Again create another Circle like shown below:

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5. Run the command, Layer >> layer Style >> Bevel and Emboss and give the following settings:

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This effect will come:

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6. Press Ctrl+J and duplicate the layer, press Ctrl+T and reduce the size, then again press Ctrl+J to copy it and press Ctrl+T and reduce the size and fill the last copied circle with Dark Gray color, like shown below:

7. Its time to create its lens, draw a small circle like shown below having light Gray color:

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8. Run the command Layer >> Layer Style >> Outer Glow and give the following setting, then click Bevel and Emboss and give the following setting and then Color Overlay in the last and select white color:

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How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

You will get something like this:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

9. Now pick Polygonal Lasso  toll and draw a small shape (don’t forget to take new layer before doing that), fill it with Gradient by using Gradient Tool, light gray to Transparent:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

10. Now select Rectangular Tool and create the shapes like shown below, it will give Glossy look:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

11. From Layer panel reduce the Opacity to 30%. Now pick Brush Tool Brush Tool, select 1 px size and color light, then pick Pen Tool Pen Tool and draw a small curve, after drawing it, right click on the path and then select Stroke Path and then select brush. Then right click on path and select Delete Path, you will get this:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

12. Press Ctrl+J to duplicate this curve and then fill it with darker color and move it little down by using arrow keys:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

13. Camera is ready, but now you can give some Detailing, like making its Foot, so I’ve created the foot, by using Pen Tool Pen Tool and filling the shapes with Gradient Tools Gradient Tool, so here is the Foot which I’ve created:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

14. I’ve duplicated the foot and then Flip it Horizontally:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

15. Now creating the legs by using Rounded Rectangular tool , like shown below: (then copy this shape to make leg):

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

After copy the shape, I’ve created the leg:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

16. Now I’m going to duplicate this leg and putt it towards right side, like:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

So here is the final shape of our Web Cam in Photoshop, hopefully you like it:

How Can You Create Realistic Web Cam

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