How To Design a Thanksgiving Pumpkin in Photoshop
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![Pumpkin Icon: Final Image](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_27.jpg)
![New Document](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_01.jpg)
![Pumpkin Gradient](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_02.jpg)
![Pumkpin Ellipse](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_03.jpg)
![Subtracting](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_04a.jpg)
![Adding](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_04b.jpg)
![Final Selection](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_04c.jpg)
Double click the ‘Pumpkin’ Layer to bring up the ‘Layer Styles’ panel and add the following effects:
![Pumpkin Effect 1](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05b.jpg)
![Pumpkin Effect 2](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05c.jpg)
![Pumpkin Effect 3](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05d.jpg)
The result should resemble the following:
![Pumpkin Defined](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05f.jpg)
Your image should resemble the following:
![Filling a Pattern](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_06b.jpg)
![Pumpkin Mask](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_07.jpg)
![Painting Highlights](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_08.jpg)
![Clipping Layer](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_09.jpg)
![Selecting Contours](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_11.jpg)
![Contour Blending](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_12a.jpg)
![Contour Shadow](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_12b.jpg)
Your image should look like this:
![Defined Contour](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_12d.jpg)
Your image should look like this:
![Blurred Contour](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_13b.jpg)
![Blurred Contour](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_14.jpg)
Give this layer a Gaussian Blur
Your image should look like this:
![Blurred Contours](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_15b.jpg)
![Repeat Contours](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_16.jpg)
![Starting the Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_17.jpg)
![Satin Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_18.jpg)
Select both ‘Stem’ layers and press Cmd/Ctrl+E to merge.
Your finished stem should resemble this:
![Finished Warp](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_20b.jpg)
![Top of Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_21.jpg)
![Top Shadow](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22a.jpg)
On the ‘Stem’ layer, use the following effects:
![Stem Shadow](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22c.jpg)
![Stem Gradient](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22d.jpg)
When your done, go ahead and move both stem layers below the pumpkin (just above the ‘Background’ layer). Your image should resemble this:
![Finished Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22f.jpg)
Fill this selection with black and give it a blur.
If you want, you can add another shadow that’s larger and has more blur. Here is an example:
![Defining Shadows](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_23c.jpg)
![Burning the Base](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_24.jpg)
![Finishing Effect](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_25.jpg)
Delete the selection and give the layer a Gaussian Blur. This will add a nice depth-of-field effect to our image:
![White Dots](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_26b.jpg)
![Pumpkin Icon: Final Image](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_27.jpg)
The Final Image
This is what we will be creating:![Pumpkin Icon: Final Image](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_27.jpg)
Step 1: Setting Up the Document
Start by creating a new document (File>New) that is 950×750 pixels (72 dpi)![New Document](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_01.jpg)
Step 2: Adding a Background
Fill the background with a gradient. I used the colors: #39160f and #f68f6c![Pumpkin Gradient](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_02.jpg)
Step 3: Starting the Pumpkin
Create a new layer and call it ‘Pumpkin’. Use the Elliptical Marquee Tool to make an oval selection. The idea is to make the general shape of the pumpkin.![Pumkpin Ellipse](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_03.jpg)
Step 4: Defining the Selection
With the selection still active, hold shift or opt/alt to add or subtract from the top and bottom of the selection. You want to use these tools to shape the pumpkin. Use the images below to help you through this processFine-tuning your selections
To get those exact placements with the selection tools, try holding down the Spacebar while making a selection.![Subtracting](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_04a.jpg)
![Adding](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_04b.jpg)
![Final Selection](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_04c.jpg)
Step 5: Defining the Pumpkin
Fill the selection with a nice orange color.![Orange Pumpkin](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05a.jpg)
![Pumpkin Effect 1](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05b.jpg)
![Pumpkin Effect 2](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05c.jpg)
![Pumpkin Effect 3](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05d.jpg)
![Pumpkin Effect 4](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05e.jpg)
![Pumpkin Defined](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_05f.jpg)
Step 6: Adding Highlights
Create a new layer and name it ‘Highlights’. Select the Paint Bucket tool and fill this layer with the ‘Washed Watercolor paper’ pattern. You can do this in the top toolbar by selecting ‘Pattern’ in the drop down, and then selecting the pattern’s thumbnail in the second drop down.![Selecting a Pattern](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_06a.jpg)
![Filling a Pattern](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_06b.jpg)
Step 7: Still Adding Highlights
Select the ‘Add Layer Mask’ at the bottom of the layers panel and press Cmd/Ctrl+i to invert the mask.![Pumpkin Mask](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_07.jpg)
Step 8: Painting Highlights
Use a large brush with a 0% hardness set to the color white and paint in some highlights. Don’t worry about going outside of the pumpkin![Painting Highlights](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_08.jpg)
Step 9: Finishing the Highlights
Set the layer’s opacity to 65% and make this layer a clipping layer by holding down the opt/alt key and selecting in-between the two layers![Clipping Layer](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_09.jpg)
Step 10: Adding a New Clipping Layer
Holding down the Cmd/Ctrl key, select the ‘Create a new Layer’ Icon. Name it ‘Lines’![Color Overlay](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_10.jpg)
Mac vs. PC
By creating a new layer with the above method, a Mac will place the new clipping layer above the previous one, while a PC will place it below. Make sure the new layer is at the top of the stack.Step 11: Following the Contours
Use the Elliptical Marquee tool and try to make a selection on the pumpkin that would follow the natural contours. Use the image below as a guide:![Selecting Contours](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_11.jpg)
Step 12: Defining the Contours
Fill the selection with any color (it doesn’t matter what color) and give it the following effects:![Contour Blending](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_12a.jpg)
![Contour Shadow](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_12b.jpg)
![Contour Glow](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_12c.jpg)
![Defined Contour](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_12d.jpg)
Step 13: Blurring the Lines
Give this layer a Gaussian Blur (Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur)![Blurring the Lines](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_13a.jpg)
![Blurred Contour](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_13b.jpg)
Step 14: Copying Layers
Copy this layer by dragging it from the layers panel into the ‘Create a new Layer’ icon. This will make a duplicate layer, preserving effects and clipping.![Blurred Contour](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_14.jpg)
Step 15: Adding More Contours
Adjust this layer’s opacity to 30% and transform (Cmd/Ctrl+T) this layer to add a new set of ‘lines’ to the pumpkin.![More Contours](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_15a.jpg)
Repeat Effect
Instead of going back through the filters menu, simply press Cmd/Ctrl+F to apply the last Filter used—which, in this case, was the Gaussian blur filter![Blurred Contours](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_15b.jpg)
Step 16: Doing all again
Copy, transform, and blur the layer again. Set the opacity to 20% . Your pumpkin should resemble this:![Repeat Contours](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_16.jpg)
Step 17: Creating a Stem
Create a new layer and name it ‘Stem’. Using the Rectangle Marquee tool, create a rectangle and fill it with a dark olive color.![Starting the Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_17.jpg)
Step 18: Defining the Stem
Give the layer ‘Stem’ the following effect:![Satin Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_18.jpg)
Step 19: Merging the Effect
Right click the fx icon in the ‘Stem’ layer and select ‘create layer’. This will expand the effect on to its own layer![Expanding the Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_19a.jpg)
![Merging the Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_19b.jpg)
Pay Attention!
Just a reminder to make sure that the ‘Stem’ layer is not a clipping layer.Step 20: Warping Fun
Press Cmd/Ctrl+T to begin to transform the new ‘Stem’ layer. Select the icon in the top properties bar to switch to the ‘warp’ mode and warp the layer to resemble a pumpkin stem.![Warping Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_20a.jpg)
![Finished Warp](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_20b.jpg)
Step 21: Adding a Top
On a new layer, use your Brush tool to paint in the top of the stem, using a darker color. I used black for illustrative purposes. You do not need to make it this dark.![Top of Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_21.jpg)
Step 22: Finishing the Stem
On the layer that has the top of the stem painted in, add the following effects:![Top Shadow](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22a.jpg)
![Top Gradient](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22b.jpg)
![Stem Shadow](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22c.jpg)
![Stem Gradient](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22d.jpg)
![Stem Pattern](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22e.jpg)
![Finished Stem](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_22f.jpg)
Step 23: Adding Shadows
Create a new layer below the ‘Stem’ layer and name its ‘Shadows’. Set it to Multiply and use the Elliptical Marquee tool to add some shadows to the bottom of the pumpkin.![Selecting Shadows](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_23a.jpg)
![Defining Shadows](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_23b.jpg)
![Defining Shadows](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_23c.jpg)
Step 24: Burning the Base
Use the Burn tool (or any other method you like) to add some shadows on the base of the pumpkin:![Burning the Base](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_24.jpg)
Step 25: Merging a Copy
Select all Layers and press Cmd+Opt+Shift+E (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E) to merge a copy of all layers. This will preserve all of our work, and give us a merged copy to work with.![Finishing Effect](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_25.jpg)
Step 26: Finishing Effect
Use the Elliptical Marquee tool with a 10px Feather and select the center of the pumpkin.![White Dots](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_26a.jpg)
![White Dots](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_26b.jpg)
Step 27: The Final Image
![Pumpkin Icon: Final Image](http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2009/11/pumpkin/pmpkn_27.jpg)
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