How to Create a Magician’s Hat in Photoshop – Screencast
Tutorial Details
- Program: Photoshop CS+
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Estimated Completion Time: 25 - 45 Minutes
Final Product What You'll Be Creating
In today’s screencast we will revisit a tutorial by Asher Abbasi demonstrating how to create a magician’s hat in Photoshop. This tutorial will explain several tools and techniques essential to your mastery of Photoshop including basic drawing tools, blending modes, and lighting techniques. Let’s get started!
View the written version of this tutorial How to Create a Magician’s Hat in Photoshop.
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very nice woorking thanks lot for tutorial
Good tutorial, but the perspective seems all off making it look very awkward.
Now all you need is the rabbit! =P
“The perspective seems awkward” because you’re actually not supposed to see that much of the top part of the hat. As the round shape moves upward in the design the “cylinder’s” curves become flatter as you’re getting closer to the horizon.
By making the top part of the hat so you can “see inside” this contradicts the perspective below it. You should actually only see the top rim of the hat as appearing almost flat across.
The solution? Make the top flat or all the curves should be “exaggerated” to respectively coexist with the rim/top in perspective.
Nice job on the lighting though…!
Thanks for this
Though I didn’t notice at first the perspective for the top of the hat, my problem was with the ribbon – but that’s neither here-nor-there. I’m looking forward to learning the lighting effects – something that looks useful and could be transported to other areas of design.
great !
Good Lord y’all, it’s a cartoon icon of a hat, not a photo-realistic 3d render out of Maya. constructive criticism is one thing, but first you should enjoy it for what it is.
Actually, he came close to realism (or at least as realistic as most icons will get) in the final outcome, so I think it is fair to criticize the other factors that come with ‘realistic’ icons like perspective. The perspective is off, and there is an unrealistic, flat shadow being casted below the wand. This disharmony in realism exaggerates the issues of this icon. Had this been a cartoonish icon (basic shadows, highlights, no texture, etc), these issues would have been more forgivable.
I am sure the author appreciates the constructive criticism. Everyone should stride for perfection. Reading what others have to say and taking into account the majority opinion is a sure way to improve.
I’m sorry, but I agree with Kerry.
Either do it one way or the other. Don’t do it in-between. He’s trying to be realistic with the lighting, but failed at the perspective.
This is a great tutorial! Thanks for sharing.