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Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper
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By Art-D !
Published on 02/18/2007
 
Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper
This tutorial will teach you some basic and advanced techniques that will help you create an attractive Windows Vista Wallpaper.
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 1
This tutorial will teach you some basic and advanced techniques that will help you create an attractive Windows Vista wallpaper.

Open a new file with 1024x768 px and 72 dpi. Then paint it with the shown color?s code 171D37.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select the next instrument to draw an ellipse (the shadow).

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Outer Glow

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make a copy of the new drawn ellipse and place them the way it is demonstrated below:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Selecting the previous instrument, create now the basis for a voluminous sphere.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 2
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of the new represented layer, but change the parameters for each of them. Applying the Free Transform selection, make the copies smaller.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the red one)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 3
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the green one)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the yellow one)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select now the next instrument to represent the element giving the sense of volume on the picture.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 4
Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers:
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of this new made layer and make use again of the Free Transform selection to make the copies smaller, keeping the given proportions and parameters.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the red sphere)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 5
Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the green sphere)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the yellow sphere)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 6
Using the same instrument, it?s possible to make the lowest half of the sphere looking a little lighter than the other one.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of the new created layer and apply Free Transform option again to make the copies smaller.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 7
Choose now the next instrument that we?ll use in two stages.
Create first a special sector (the element of volume). The first stage includes creating the first circle.
The second stage supposes to click on Alt button and applying the previous instrument to erase the unnecessary elements.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of the new layer and change the parameters for all of them. Select Free Transform option to make the copies smaller, like it is demonstrated in this picture:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 8
Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the red sphere)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the green one)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 9
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay (for the yellow one)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The same instrument may be helpful in representing the lowest gleam.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 10
Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies again of this new made layer and apply Free Transform option to make the copies smaller again.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select the following tool to draw that element necessary for giving the volume to the sphere.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 11
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of the new layer and make use of the Free Transform selection to make the copies smaller and place them the way it is indicated here:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select the previous instrument to represent one more layer, being semitransparent.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 12
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of this new made layer and make them smaller, using the same option we applied earlier.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Select the same tool to create one more layer, reserved for the volume.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 13
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Copy again the previous layer three times and use the Free Transform option to make the copies smaller, like it is shown in the picture below:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Take the next instrument and represent the second element of the volume, situated on the upper part of the sphere.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 14
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of the new layer and make the copies smaller again, applying the Free Transform option.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Use the last instrument for creating one more layer.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 15
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Make three copies of the new made layer and make use of the Free Transform option to make the copies smaller, like they are shown in the picture from below:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Using the last instrument, it?s possible to draw the lateral flare.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 16
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

We should copy again the new made layer three times and use Free Transform option to minimize the copies.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Copy the earlier create layer of the lateral flare and make use of the Free Transform option to increase it a little this time.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 17
Copy the modified layer three times also and making the copies smaller, place them the way it is indicated below.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Using the next instrument in two stages , create now a semi ring (the element of volume).
1) create the first circle;
2) press Alt button and use the previous instrument to move off the unnecessary elements.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 18
Make three copies of the new made layer and apply Free Transform option to make the copies smaller on those places it is necessary.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The same instrument will help us to represent on the red sphere a central gleam.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options-Gradient Overlay

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Gradient?s parameters:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 19
Make a copy of the yellow sphere?s surface and apply Free Transform option to make the copy smaller.

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

Introduce now the title, keeping the demands from the next tables:

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

(Microsoft ?)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

(Windows)

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

(Vista)

Blending Options-Drop Shadow

Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS
Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper - part 20
Create Microsoft Windows Vista Wallpaper in Photoshop CS

The final result!

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