Creating Paper Holder
In this tutorial I will show you how to create a paper holder. In order to do so, we will use ((Rounded Rectangle Tool)), ((Outer Glow)), ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)), ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)), ((Free transform)), ((Shape Tool)), ((Gradient Overlay)), ((Bevel and Emboss)), ((Line Tool)), and ((Shape Tool)).
Open a new document, 800×600px, and white background.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Choose #5c330b as the foreground color.
Select ((Rounded Rectangle Tool)), 5px, to trace a rectangle as the one that appears below.
Double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Outer Glow)).
Accept the changes.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Select ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)) and trace a selection as the one that appears below.
Fill it in with black.
Double click the layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).
((Outer Glow)).
Accept the changes.
Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J).
Press Ctrl + T to activate ((Free transform)) and rotate tghe duplicated layer a few degrees.
Create another ((New Layer)).
Select ((Shape Tool)) and choose the arrow shape.
With ((Free Transform)) rotate the the arrow 90º.
Double click the layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).
((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors: #000000, #928f8f, #e8e7e7, and #000000.
Accept the changes.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Now select ((Shape Tool)) and draw a trace as the one you see below.
Remember that pressing Ctrl + Enter you will transform the trace into selection.
Fill it in with black.
Double click the layer to apply ((Layer Styles)).
((Outer Glow)).
((Gradient Overlay)).
Accept the changes.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Select ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)) and draw a small circular selection.
Fill in the selection with black, take a look at the following image.
Go to ((Layer Styles)).
((Bevel and Emboss)).
((Gradient Overlay)). Use these colors: #b2b2b2 and #ffffff.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Now draw some lines to the paper.
Choose #8dc1d6 as the foreground color.
Select ((Line Tool)), 1px, and draw the lines.
You can also add some details with a handwritten font. If you don’t have one, download this one by clicking HERE.
In the following image you cans see the final result.
