Learning How to Draw 3D Cubes in Photoshop
Tutorial in Basics, Designing, Drawing, Goodies
These are the basic techniques and foundations to create a 3D cube. This is a very easy tutorial, but it will open the door to different creations, such as houses, buildings, boxes, and more. The key will be the use of ((Free Transform)), exactly: ((Skew)) and ((Distort)). To create the light effect we will use ((Gradient Overlay)) and ((Color Overlay)).
Open a new document, 300×300px, and white background.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Select ((Rectangular Marquee Tool)), ((Style)): Fixed Size: 125×125px.
Click once anywhere in the document and the selection will be created automatically.
Fill it in with color #001be3.
Now go to ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Skew)). Click the flanks of the square and drag it down.
Double click the layer to go to ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Gradient Overlay)).
Accept the changes.
Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J).
Apply ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Flip Horizontal)).
Arrange the layer to the right side of the cube.
Modify the fill color: #2558ff.
Now Ctrl + Click the right side of the cube (the first layer you created) to activate the selection.
Create a ((New Layer)).
Fill it in with color #2558ff.
Create the superior base of the cube.
Go to ((Edit))-((Transform))-((Distort)) and create the following movement…
…keep modifying until it looks like this.
Press Enter to accept.
Finally, double click the layer to open ((Layer Styles)) and apply ((Color Overlay)).
Accept the changes and see the final results.
It looks pretty real don’t you think?
