Adobe-Photoshop-Tutorials: How to Create a Sony Xperia Ad in Photoshop

Create a professional Sony Xperia Ad using the tools in Photoshop. This tutorial will show you how to create a Sony Xperia phone from scratch then use it to create an advertisement.

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Sony Xperia Ad Photoshop Tutorial

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Step 1 - Create a new document.

Start by making a new image(File->New) with these settings :

Width : 400 pixels
Height : 500 pixels
Resolution : 72 pixels/inch
Background Contents : White

Step 2 - Shape of the phone

Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer). Rename the layer to "Base". You can rename a layer by pressing right click on it , then selecting "Layer properties" option and in the "Name" box you can enter what name you prefer. From the Tools menu select Pen Tool (P key) and make a path like in the picture below

Fill the path created at the step 2A with a dark gray color , I used #050505

Step 3

Use a selection tool ( Lasso Tool , Polygonal Lasso Tool , Pen Tool ) to make a selection like in the next picture

Fill the selection created above with next color: #52c1d0

Step 4 – Highlights

Make next selection using a selection tool

Add from left to right some highlights using Dodge TOol (O)

Step 5

Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer) or you can press the indicated button in the picture below ). Rename the layer to "Stroke1". You can rename a layer by pressing right click on it , then selecting "Layer properties" option and in the "Name" box you can enter what name you prefer. From the Tools menu select Pen Tool (P key) and make a path like in the picture below

Add a 1 pixels white stroke(right click on the path -> stroke path)

Then using Eraser Tool (E key) erase over the stroke to give a plus of realism

Step 6

Make another new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N) , rename it "Glossy part" then using Pen Tool (P) make a path like in the picture below

Fill the path created abobe with #030305

Step 7

Into a new layer called "screen" make a square using #080808

Now make another path using Pen Tool (P)

Add a 1 px white stroke(right click on the path -> stroke path) like in the picture below

Decrease the opacity of the strokes created at the step 7C to about 20%

Step 8

Make next selection using one of next tools (Pen Tool , Lasso Tool or Polygonal Lasso Tool )

Add some highlights using Dodge Tool (O) in the indicated places

Step 9

: Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer) or you can press the indicated button in the picture below ). Rename the layer to "Stroke2". You can rename a layer by pressing right click on it , then selecting "Layer properties" option and in the "Name" box you can enter what name you prefer. From the Tools menu select Pen Tool (P key) and make a path like in the picture below

Turn on the option "Simulate pressure" then press OK

Now using Eraser Tool (E) erase over the stroke to give a plus of realism

Step 10

Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer) or you can press the indicated button in the picture below ). Rename the layer to "Metal Part" and make next selection using Polygonal Lasso Tool (L)

Fill the selection created above with a grey color, I used #b1b1b1

Step 11

Make next selection using Polygonal Lasso Tool (L) over the Metal part

Add some highlights in the selection using Dodge TOol (O) the create another selection a little bit to right and add highlights again

Step 12

Use Pen Tool (P) to create a path like in the next picture

Fill the path created above using a dark grey color, I used #141416

Add in the left part of the layer some highlights using Dodge Tool

Step 13

Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer) then rename the layer to "Stroke3". You can rename a layer by pressing right click on it , then selecting "Layer properties" option and in the "Name" box you can enter what name you prefer. In this layer add a 1 px stroke like in the picture below

Erase over the stroke to look real

Add 2 square holes over the layer create at the step 12A like I did

Step 14

Make another new layer and using Pen Tool create a path like in the next picture

Add a 2 px black stroke over the button

Step 15

Select the „metal part „ layer and add some highlights over it using Dodge Tool (O)

Step 16

Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer) then rename the layer to "Black Stroke". You can rename a layer by pressing right click on it , then selecting "Layer properties" option and in the "Name" box you can enter what name you prefer, then add a "skinny" black stroke like I did

Make another new layer and add a shape like in the picture below using a grey color (#626166)

Use same technique like at the step 11 to obtain a nice metal effect

Step 17

Select the „base" layer and using Dodge Tool (O) add some highlights at the bottom of our Xperia phone

Step 18

Use same technique (highlights/shadows) to add the bottom buttons, then create a new path using Pen Tool (P)

) Add a 2 pixels white strke like I did in the next image

Step 19

Pick up Custom Shape Tool (U) and add next symbol above the bottom buttons (fix it better using warp/disort function) then decrease the opacity of the layer to ~75%

Add and the other symbols on the phone

Step 20

Now we going to create the wallpaper, into a new layer apply a black color on screen

Using Brush Tool (B) apply 2 blue colors like in the next picture

Go to Filter->Noise->Add Noise and make next settings

Now go to Fiter->Blur->Motion Blur and move the indicator for "Distance" options at the maximum right

Step 21

Go to Image->Adjustments->Brightness/Contrast and make next settings then press Ok

Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer) then rename the layer to "Overlay", into this layer using Brush Tool add some white color on our screen

Go to Filter->Blur->Gaussian Blur and make the settings below

Set the blending mode for this layer to Overlay

Step 22

Into a new layer called Highlight make next path using Pen Tool (P)

Fill the created path with the white color like I did in the next picture

Decrease the opacity of the Highlight layer to 20% to give a plus of realism to our screen

Step 23

Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer) then rename the layer to "Stroke5" then with Pen Tool create next path

Add a 2 px white stroke at the top of our screen

Now erase using Eraser Tool (E) the white stroke to look more real

Step 24

I forgot to create a hole for our bottom buttons, so I`ll do it now, create a new layer, make next path using Pen Tool (P)

Fill the path with a black color

Step 25

Make another new layer, and using Pen Tool (P) create next path

Add a 1 px black stroke(right click on the path -> stroke path) like I did in the picture below

Duplicate the layer with the black stroke (you can duplicate a layer by selecting it and pressing Ctrl+J)

Make the stroke white and move a little to the left then decrease the opacity of it to ~17%

Step 26

Use Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) to add a dark grey rounded shape

) Use Pen Tool (P) to add a white stroke (Simulate pressure on) to give a highlight effect)

Inside the grey rounded shape, into a new layer add a grey point

Decrease the opacity of the layer with the point to 40%

Step 27

Make another new layer and using Pen Tool (P) make next path

Fill the path created above using a grey color

Now press right click on the layer ->Blending Options and make next settings for the Stroke and Inner Shadow options

Step 28

Use Rounded Rectangle Tool (U) and make a black rounded shape like in the next picture

Fix the rounded shape using Free Transform in the layer created at the step 27

Erase the excess using Eraser Tool (E)

Then select the layer created at the step 27 and add some shadow in the indicated places using Burn Tool (O)

Step 29

Into a new layer add a 1 px black stroke in the indicated place

Make it look better using Eraser Tool (E)

Step 30

With the Base layer selected, pick up a selection tool and make next selection at the bottom of the phone

With the next settings for Dodge Tool(O) add some highlights (reflections) in the selection created above

Step 31

Now we`ll create the shadow for our phone… Make a new layer(Ctrl+Shift+N or you can go to Layer->New->Layer or you can press the indicated button in the picture below ). Rename the layer to "shadow". You can rename a layer by pressing right click on it , then selecting "Layer properties" option and in the "Name" box you can enter what name you prefer then make next selection using Eliptical Marquee Tool (M)