MP3 Player Design Learn how to create a portable media player in Photoshop.

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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: 

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:

Step7:

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:

Step10:

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: