Loud Speaker Icon
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Sam Lee
The traveller who wants to see the world.
By Sam Lee
Published on February 12, 2008
Learn to create a Windows XP style loud speaker.
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Select "Intersect shape areas" from the top bar. Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Apply some nice gradient overlay layer style.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Select Arc from the preset warp shapes at the top and adjust settings as shown.
Apply gradient overlay and shadow layer style. Use settings as per your choice.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get a shape as shown. Apply inner shadow layer style. Move this layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette.
Select and merge all layers. Press Ctrl+T and rotate the icon as shown below.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.
Using pen tool create a shape as shown below.
Duplicate and scale down. Rotate and place as shown.
Apply some nice gradient overlay layer style.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Select Arc from the preset warp shapes at the top and adjust settings as shown.
Apply gradient overlay and shadow layer style. Use settings as per your choice.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select distort. Adjust the nodes to get a shape as shown. Apply inner shadow layer style. Move this layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette.
Select and merge all layers. Press Ctrl+T and rotate the icon as shown below.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.
Using pen tool create a shape as shown below.
Duplicate and scale down. Rotate and place as shown.
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Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Adjust the nodes as shown. Select Shell Lower from preset warp shapes at the top. Adjust settings as shown.
Press Ctrl+T and rotate 90°.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Adjust the nodes as shown.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.
Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 3 pixels. Create a new layer and apply B&W gradient in linear mode. Change layer mode to "Screen" for this layer.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.
Duplicate layer. Scale up a bit. Change layer mode to "Pin Light" and opacity to 40%. Move this layer one step below the layer in layer order in layer palette.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select perspective. Adjust the nodes as shown.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Adjust the nodes as shown. Select Shell Lower from preset warp shapes at the top. Adjust settings as shown.
Press Ctrl+T and rotate 90°.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select Warp. Adjust the nodes as shown.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.
Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 3 pixels. Create a new layer and apply B&W gradient in linear mode. Change layer mode to "Screen" for this layer.
Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply settings as shown.
Duplicate layer. Scale up a bit. Change layer mode to "Pin Light" and opacity to 40%. Move this layer one step below the layer in layer order in layer palette.
Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.
Press Ctrl+T. Right Click and select perspective. Adjust the nodes as shown.