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In this tutorial, we’re going to teach you how to replicate Apple’s iPod Nano. Not only will we recreate it’s signature body form, but also the headphones and put them in a unique setting that makes it pop. This an easy to follow step-by-step tutorial, and altering the final appearance should be a piece of cake, especially if you’re a Plus member! Changing the appearance is only a metter of picking a few different colors or adding your own textures as skins!
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Step 1
Create a new document with these settings like 1a. The first layer, call it “background” and fill any color. Then Open the Blending Options and settings (1b).
Step 2
Create a new folder, call it “ipod”. In this folder, create a new layer, call it “ipod” as well. Select the Rectangle Tool (U) to draw a rectangle shape like the one below (2a). Select the Pen Tool and click on the shape. After that, create four nodes of the shape as shown. At the top line, click to make a node between two top nodes. Then correct the top line of the curve by holding “Command” down, and clicking and dragging the node upward by a little (2b). Do the same with bottom line, but downward this time(2c). Then press Command + Enter to make the selection and fill that with color (2d).
Step 3
Open the Blending Options menu for “ipod” and adjust the settings like in image 3a. Create a new layer on top, call it “light ipod”. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) to make a rectangle selection and fill it with white (3b). Then reduce the Opacity to 30% (3c).
Step 4
Create a new layer on top, call it “screen bg”. Use Round Rectangle (set Radius: 5px) to draw a shape like one below and fill it black color (4a). Then open Blending Option and setting (4b).
Step 5
Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to make the selection (5a). Press Command + J to duplicate this selection, rename the new layer “screen bg light”. Reduce the Opacity to 30% (5b). Then open the Blending Options and use the following settings (5c).
Step 6
Create a new layer on top, and call it “screen”. Use the same tool to make the rectangle selection right in the middle of the “screen bg” and fill it with black (6a). Then open Blending Options and use these settings (6b).
Step 7
Use the Polygon Lasso Tool to make the selection like in 7a. Press Command + J to duplicate this selection, rename the new layer “light screen”. Open Blending Options and use the specified settings (7b). Then reduce the Opacity to 30%.
Step 8
Create a new layer on top, call it “button bg”. Use Elliptical Marquee Tool to make the circle selection and fill it with white (8a). Then open Blending Options and use these settings (8b, 8c).
Step 9
Create a new layer over “button bg”, and call it “circle”. Use the same tool to make the smaller circle selection and fill it with white (9a). Then open Blending Options and copy these settings (9b, 9c). Add a button icon on “button bg” (9d).
Step 10
The right earphone is up next.
Create a new folder (outside “ipod” folder), call it “right earpiece”. Use the Elliptical Marquee Tool and the Pen Tool (P) to draw like in the steps below (10a). In turn, open the Blending Options of each layer and use these settings (10b, 10c, 10d).
Step 11
Create a new document (20 x 20px) with a transparent background. Choose the Custom Shape Tool, select the diagonal shape (11a). Draw and fill with black (11b). Then go to Edit > Define, name it “diagonal” and close this document (no need to save).
Step 12
Come back to the main document. Create a new layer under “right 03”, and call it “right 06”. While holding “Command” down click on the layer “right 03” to obtain its selection. Go to Select > Modify > Contract, put Contract by 2px. Go to Edit > Fill, at Contents select Pattern, at Custom select “diagonal”.
Step 13
The left earpiece.
Create a new folder (outside “right earpiece” folder) between “ipod” folder and “background”, call it “left earpiece”. Do the same steps of “right earpiece”.
Step 14
In the “left earpiece”, create a new layer on top, call it “shadow left” and according to the following images:
Step 15
Create a new layer under “left earpiece” folder, call it “line”. Use Pen Tool to draw like 15a. First, set Brush tool is hard brush 4px, black color. Then press U, click right mouse on the image, select Stroke Path to draw black line (15b). Open Blending Options this layer and setting (15c).
Step 16
Press Command + J to duplicate “line”, rename new layer “line shadow”. Move it under “line” and reduce Opacity to 40%. Then move this layer down a little.
Step 17
Create a new folder under “left earpiece” folder, call it “shadow”. Use Brush Tool, Pen Tool, and Elliptical Marquee Tool to draw accordin to the following images below:
Final Image
And that’s it for this device! For a quick makeover, download the source file and apply your own colors and skins!
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Nice, thanks
i want better tuts.. or psd plus.
I but another subscription for 3 months and I dont see my money here..
I don’t get you people. What do you expect to get on PSD tuts ? A recipy on how to turn a normal photo into a great fotomodel ? Or maybe a surreal landscape from pieces of photos ?
That’s kinda easy to create. The real difference about tutspus and other psd tutorial site is that they post basic tutorials along with advanced tutorials.
If you believe that you will become a great photoshop artist only from tutorials, you’re wrong. It takes a great deal of trial and error to be pro-efficient in photoshop. At least the tutorials show great ideas.
I like the plus tutorials, they’re great.
I think this is a great tutorial. It may take some time to actually re-create what is presented here, bit overall it’s a great tutorial and learning tool.
I Agree, you shouldn’t expect everything you’re looking for
where’s the creativity then?, these examples are great to open your ideas, not to think for you
Why don’t you write your own?
I Mean, if you are already able in doing thinks like that (I’m not, so I need something like that), you can think in writing your Tuts and ask PsdTuts+ for a collab…
woooww great working tnaks for post
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Excellent, thanx!
the texture on the headphones needs a lot more work.
yes, i agree. it throws everything off, cuz everything else looks good
First thing I saw…
Same thing here, the rest look great but this headphones…
Totally, also the clicking wheel could be alot better
I think it just need a little shadow at the right side. =)
I agree. A simple modifyed leather texture could be better thant this pattern. So much work in the whole picture, we can’t be lazy at the details. =D
Nice tutorial. But another iPod? … c’mon guys, snap out of it …..
anyways… lot to learn from a designer’s perspective. Thanks
“Nice tutorial. But another iPod? … c’mon guys, snap out of it …..”
agreed.
Wow looks like a rip from the slodive tut done a couple of months ago.
http://slodive.com/photoshop/create-a-realistic-video-ipod-nano-in-photoshop/
It’s kinda done a little differently so I wouldn’t say its a rip off, really there are only so many ways to realistically render an iPod… I kinda like the other tut better with it’s use of a reference image etc.
Also agree about the texture in the earbuds. The pattern just needs to be tweaked a bit so that it’s seamless. not hard.
Aside from all that it’s a nice tut. Very clean.
Rip??? Please explain… If you are referring to the final image then yes, you are correct. They look similar but that’s probably because they are the same product!
It looks nice,
but it is just getting overwhelmed with the drawings of ipod, iphone, imac, mac pro…
I prefer some tuts which is more original
yea lets get some pc designs out there………………not.
Dan. Lets never say not at the end of any sentence unless you are still living back in the 90s. Just saying.
yo bill shut up
as far as u know im living in the 90s right now. dumbass
Pretty nice !
Only thing that i dont like are the headphones, rest is pretty cool
Here is what I got:
http://i50.tinypic.com/2ef0sxf.jpg
I made the Dark Grey iPod Nano :D
nice man. It’s good to see people posting their versions of the tut instead of just saying “I don’t like this or that”. :)
Wow! Great job!
yes, nice tut for like 5 min. I like the glossy part of the ipod body but that shine on the display? If you are trying for realistic photo, you should learn something about lighting the scene. And texture of headphones is really bad. Need lot more experience before posting tuts!
Thanks, good tutorial but the blend options of step 10 are confuse
yeah, it looks great except for that earpiece texture
Nice job man !
Thanks. Pretty nice tutorial
awesome i like it!
pretty poorly written tutorial. theres lots of skipped steps or just plain missing information in this one (in particular the section dealing with the headphones).
you guys need better quality control – i’ve found this is a common problem with a lot of the tutorials on tuts+. seems like someone submits a tutorial with a nice looking final product and you guys publish it without ever reading any of the steps involved to complete it. this doesnt make me want to fork over $9/month to read the paid content…
thank you I am stuckk on step five because I don’t know if I create the marquee tool on a layer or just make it. I can’t get it the same way in the tutorial. You have to have forgotten something in five. Can someone help me I hate leaving this unfinished I want to finish it???
Nice tutorial, thanks.
Wow very well done
Thanks for your cm :)
Nice, great to learn some tips
Thanks
I decided to try it out using Illustrator:
http://img268.yfrog.com/img268/8782/ipodtt.png
I couldn’t get the headphones looking right though so I left them out. :)
I thought this would be a cool vector so I tried it out in Illustrator:
http://img268.yfrog.com/img268/8782/ipodtt.png
I couldn’t get the headphones looking right though so I left them out.
Now I’ll try to get it working in Flash. :)
To anyone that might be interested, here is the eps file:
http://www.filesavr.com/ipod_3
I wonder how many time this has been done ?
Anw thanks.
Thanks your tut
I think the only addition to this would be to add some texture with the Noise filter, apart from that it looks very slick. Well explained too!
I like this tutorial. Very nice style!
“My saying is: “If you don’t like it, don’t say it. Change it.” :)” <– I don't think that's a good idea, as nobody could improve his skills if nobody told what's necessary to do it.
That said: I like the tutorial a lot, but the metal pattern on the phones look awkward. put a little more effort in them;)
It is really photorealistic (even if the headphones aren’t perfect), but if you’d have turned into a cool advertising with more creativity, it would have been an outstanding tutorial!
The pattern on the earphones is a little odd, but the rest is just great! Thanks! :D
Great Thanks for Share
nicely done.
Thanks for sharing.
Great tutorial and thanks for sharing this technique.
But I have a concern on creating the earpiece, Step 10, for “right 02″, what is suppose to be the settings for the gradient overlay?
Nice work Hai. Even if it is an older product, it is a great example of techniques on how to pull off an Apple product design. I think people need to take a chill pill and stop getting hurt over a design tutorial. If you don’t like it, then don’t do it; or like Hai mentions in his author bio — change it if you don’t like it.
great !
thanks for sharing the tutorial .
here’s the result :p
http://yfrog.com/31sanstitre1eedj
i didn’t made the earphones
it’s from a reat IPOD picture xD
Wow~ nice tut. Thax
wonderful
really great tutorials .. am trying out mostly all tutorials in your site .. thanks …
Very cool tutorial, thanks for share !
this is very great tutorial. Every day i see people complaining about the quality of tutorials. I think tutorials are for beginners. If any one have good knowledge about Photoshop or any other designing software than he should not be here. Instead they should create some better version of tutorial so any one can see the difference.
thanks a lot. think it is very useful for me.
Ohhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! wanna wonderful nice collection of stylish it photo in photo shop.
Gracias por compartir….
No way! I just stared a project today that requires this exact need!
I can’t wait to try it out. Thanks !
One retweet from me :D , very nice tutorial
hello hai
i have a problem in 8th step …
look at the picture please !!
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2880/capturetu.jpg
what’s wrong .. i did’t know
i try it several Times !!
thanks alot ..
Thanks for this photo realistic tutorial wish the ear phone part was explained more, anyway, I did that part my way. At least I learned about pattern definition in edit menu.Thanks a lot
Was there a reason for making selections and filling them with colours, instead of just making a vector shape pre filled with a colour.
Why doesn’t it duplicate the selection with the marquee, I am stuck at that step?? I make the rectangle marquee and press command duplicate nothing happens.. How do I fill the rectangle marquee? can ? If you can help me I’d really appreciate it.. thanks
beautiful tutorial, deserve for all social share to my friends.
Very nice tutorial. I love photorealistic drawing, very good job on the description. These tutorials have helped me a great deal when dealing with photoshop. Cheers.