This tutorial was written and create by me on 10 July 2008, any ressemblence to another tutorial is purely coincidental.
I used Photoshop CS2 to make this so some settings may be different in another program.
Supplies:
1 Chrome Style can be downloaded HERE
Let's Begin
Load your style by unzipping and dragging into PS
File/new
Width 2100 px
Height 2100px
Resolution 300px
Color mode RGB Color 8 bit
Background contents transparent
Click ok
Go to yur preset shapes or press U
Select the rounded rectangle tool
Use these settings:
I used white to make a template
Draw a tall rectangle, you will need to look see how wide you want it
Really it is what feels comfortable to you
My width was 1.35 and height was 5.25
You can see this on the right hand side in the info tab at the top
If you cannot see it
Click on window/info then it should appear then draw
Right click your layer in the layers palette
Rastersize layer
Now if you have made this a template then now is the time to make your proper board
Grab your magic wand in the tools or press W
Tolerence 0
Click the inside of your board
Now in your layers palette create a new layer
For those who arent sure what i mean at the bottom of the palette there are 7 objects click the 2nd to last looks like a large and small square ;)
Ok flood fill with any color you like i used black
Ok keep selected
Select/modify/contract 15
Add new layer as before
Flood fill with another color
Still selected we are going to create the curve at the Top and bottom of the board
Now lets grab our burn tool O on the keyboard
If you click where it is hightlighted and hold look for a little hand that looks like it is erm a finger and thumb touching LOL that is the burn tool
Use these settings
Ok now gently do left and right movements over the top and bottom of the board while holding your mouse button down
This again is trail and error and the way it looks is up to you
Select/ deselect
Ok now you should have something looking like this
Now to the tracks...wheels LOL
Back to the rounded rectangle change your radius to 25px
Draw a small rectangle going downwards mine is
w .35
h .45
Right click and rastersize the layer
Apply the chrome style i gave you
Now we are making the bar that holds the wheels
Draw another rounded rectangle this time my sizes are
w 1.18
h. 0.10
Please remember these sizes depends on the size of your board LOL
Ok right click and rastersize the layer
Apply the style again
Now it is time for the wheels my sizes are
w 0.35
h 0.65
Rastersize the layer
Ok we are going to add a inner shadow
Use these settings
Right click on the wheel layer duplicate layer
Click ok
Now move your wheel to the other side of the board
You can see now you have what they call a track LOL
Ok lets do some merging
Ok hide all layers except for your tracks, it should be 4 layers (2 wheels, bar, rectangle)
Layer/merge visible
Ok unhide your baord now
Right click your new tracks and duplicate
Edit/transform/rotate 180
Position new tracks at bottom of board
Now merge the tracks toggether
You can merge your layers if you wish this is upto you LOL
or decorate as you wish
Hope you had fun!!
PS for those who are wondering why i made the white template,
i saved it for future boards DUDE!! lol
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