Sub-Woofer

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to make this sub-woofer.



Before we get started, you must know that the blending option values suplied here only work to the exact scale of the woofer above, so if you want to resize your image, you must shrink or inlarge the final product.


Step: 1_Rim
copy this image to a canvas



this is the rim without blending options

use the magic wand tool to edit out the white, so that you are only left with the rim.


Step: 2_Rim

Now open up the blending options of the rim layer and apply the following layer styles

Drop Shadow
Inner Shadow
Bevel and Emboss

now for the Values.

Drop Shadow

Blend Mode: Multiply
Color #000000 (black)
Angle: 90
*make sure that Global Light is Unchecked
Distance: 1px
Spread: 13
Size: 8


Inner Shadow

Blend Mode: Multiply
Color: #393939
Angle: 90
*make sure that Global Light is Unchecked
Distance: 0
Choke: 36
Size: 9

Bevel and Emboss

Style: Inner Bevel
Technique: Smooth
Direction: up
Depth: 100
Size: 16
Soften: 6
*make sure that Global Light is Unchecked
Angle: 90
Altitude: 30

Highlight mode: normal
Color of Highlight: FFFFFF (White)
Opacity of Highlight: 66%

Shadow Mode: Normal
color of Shadow: 2A2929
Opacity of Shadow: 100

Once those values have been entered, your rim should now look like this

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Step: 1_Inside_behind

copy this image to the same canvas



Edit out the white by the use of the wand tool, once again


Step: 2_Inside_behind

align the circle as symetricaly as possiple behind the rim

Make sure the this layer is ordered behind the rim layer.

Before we begin on layer styles, You must set you foreground color to #222222 and background color to #BCBCBC


Now open up the blending options of the Inside_behind layer and apply the following layer styles.

Gradient Overlay

now for the Values.

Gradient Overlay

Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 82
Gradient: open up gradients drop down and select the first gradient(this will apply your foreground and background colors)
Reverse: Selected(checked)
Style: Linear
Align with Layer: Checked(Selected)
angle: 79
Scale: 82

Once those values have been entered, you should now have something like this.

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Step: 1_Inside_front

copy this image to the same canvas



As you can see, this image already has noise added to it.
If you would like to know how to do that, go filter->noise->add noise and select monochromatic, so that the noise is only shades of grey

Edit out the white by the use of the wand tool, once again.

Align it so that the center of this circle, is at the same point as the center of the previous circle.
As you'll see, this one is somewhat smaller, it helps add to the realism.


Step: 2_Inside_front

Before we apply layer styles, make sure that the foreground color(shadow) is a bit ligther than #222222 and that the background color(hightlight) is a bit darker than #BCBCBC

Now open up the blending options of the inside_front layer and apply the following layer styles

Bevel and Emboss
Gradient Overlay

now for the values


Bevel and Emboss

style: inner bevel
depth: 100
size: 106
soften: 15
Angle: 84
**Make sure Use Global Light is UNCHECKED
Altitude: 42

Highlight Mode: Screen
color: #FFFFFF
Opacity: 16

Shadow mode:
Opacity: 0

Gradient Overlay

Blend Mode: Normal
Opacity: 69
Gradient: Open up drop down box and select the first gradient(which defines gradient from your foreground & BG colors
Reverse: Selected(checked)
Style: Linear
Aligh with Layer: Selected(checked)
Angle: 81
Scale: 82


You should now have something that looks like this: