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In this tutorial we’ll create some 3d typewriter hammer keys in Illustrator and mix them together with some painting techniques and the Vanishing Point Filter in Photoshop to create a stylish multi-dimensional wallpaper.

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Before we get started you’ll need to gather some materials below:

Photoshop Brushes:
• Dirt Brush Set – download
• Stroke Brush Set – download

Images:
• Paper Texture – download

Fonts:
• Another Typewriter – download
• Bulky Refuse – download
• Uncle Typewriter – download

Step 1

Open a new Photoshop document with a width of 1280 pixels and a height of 800 pixels. Since this is intended to be used as a wallpaper set the Resolution to 72 pixels/inch and the Color Mode to RGB color.

Step 2

Download and install all three fonts needed for this project onto your system.

Step 3

Open a new document in Illustrator. On “Layer 1” select the Rectangle Tool, with a black fill and no outline and draw a rectangle over the surface of the work area. Then lock the layer.

Step 4

Create a new layer above the first and title it “hammer keys”. With the Rectangle Tool still selected, change the fill to white and draw a rectangle similar to the one in the example.

Step 5

Now we need to add the 3d to the hammer key. Go to: Effect>3D>Extrude & Bevel. Make sure Preview is checked so you can see the object in real time as you change the settings.

This step requires a bit of foresight since we’ll base the rest of the composition off the angle of the hammer keys. Rotate the block so it is facing to the left, angled slightly backwards and increase the Extrude Depth to 125pts. Click “More Options” and move the light source to the upper left hand corner.

*Take note of the degree of rotation around the X, Y and Z axis to apply to the text later.

When all finished press “OK” and you should now have something that looks like this below.

Step 6

With the Selection Tool select the hammer key. Press Ctrl+C to copy the object and then press Ctrl+V twice to paste the object into the same layer two times.

Line all three objects up and then offset them each slightly.

Once they’re in place, with the Selection Tool hold the Shift key and select all three blocks. To group them press Ctrl+G or go to: Object>Group

Step 7

Next we need to create the text which will go on the face of the blocks. Create a new layer above the “hammer keys” layer and name it by whatever letter you plan to start with. Mine will be titled “k”.

With the fill still set to white select “Another Typewriter” as the type and set it to 100pt to start. Type the letter.

While the letter is selected we need to reverse the direction by going to: Object>Transform>Reflect. Check the radio button next to Vertical to flip the letter on the vertical axis.

Step 8

Now once again we need to apply some 3D to the text like we did to the rectangle in Step 5. Make sure to enter the same degree for the X, Y and Z axis as in Step 5. Reduce the Extrude Depth to 25 pts.

Click “More Options” and adjust the angle of the lighting as before and then press “OK”.

Step 9

Position the letter on the face of the far right hammer key. Since the current size of the text at 100pt appears to be a little small for the block, increase it to fit. I set mine to 150pt.

Step 10

Now the easiest way to insure that the same settings are applied to the next two letters is to copy the “k” and paste it into two new separate layers. Change the “k” copies to the appropriate letters ( in this case an “a” and a “p”) and name the layers with their associative names.


Step 11

Select the “hammer keys” in Illustrator and copy them. Now switch over to the open document in Photoshop and paste them in as a “Smart Object”. Position them somewhere in the upper left hand corner of the canvas.

Create a new folder just above the new “Smart Object” and title it “hammer keys”. Place the object in the folder.

Step 12

Now to make painting a little easier we’ll create some masking templates. Create a new layer above the vector object and name it “face”. With the vector object layer selected choose the Magic Wand Tool and Shift+click on the areas that make up the face.

Select the “face” layer and fill the selection with black then turn the visibility off by clicking the eye icon on the left of the layer.

Create two more layers the same way. One for the “side” and one for the “top” of the hammer keys. Turn off the visibility of the “side” and “top” layers when done.

Step 13

Now create a new folder above the “hammer keys” folder and name it “hammer key type”.

Switch back over to Illustrator, copy and paste each of the letters into the new folder you just created in Photoshop, like you did for the hammer keys in Step 11.

Just as before, paste them as Smart Objects and position them on the face of their appropriate hammer key. Change the of each vector object to it’s letter name.

Step 14

Create a new folder above the previous folder and title it “inked text”. In this folder we need to create to separate layers with text using slightly different typewriter fonts.

The first, select “bulkyRefuse Type” at 72pt with a color of black and type the word “design”.

Then on a new text layer switch the type to “uncletypewriter” at 125pt with the color black still selected and type the word “studio : :”.

Step 15

With the “design” text layer selected press Ctrl+J to Copy the layer. Lock the first layer and turn the visibility off, should you need it encase a mistake is made.

Repeat the process for the “studio : :” text.

Step 16

Select the “design copy” layer and rasterize the type by going to: Layer>Rasterize>Type

With the text rasterized select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and draw a rectangle around the text. Press Ctrl+X to cut the text.


Step 17

Now we need to add some perspective to our composition using the Vanishing Point Filter. Press Alt+Ctrl+V or go to: Filter>Vanishing Point.

Once Vanishing Point is open we’ll need to create a new plane to paste our text onto. Using the bottom of the closest hammer keys as a guide for the angles of the plane click on all three visible corners. The fourth point should be opposite the second corner, but pulled slightly inward. This may take a couple tries to get a plane which is suitable to your needs.

Now that all for corners of the plane are drawn click and drag the middle points in all four directions until you have something that looks similar to whats below.

*As you stretch the plan pay attention to how it lines up to the bottom of the hammer keys.

Step 18

As soon as you get the plane to where you want it press Ctrl+V to paste the rasterized text. By default it’ll paste into the upper left corner so you’ll need to drag it onto the plane.

With it on the plane select the Transform Tool. Position the text to the right of the hammer keys. Rotate and scale the text until you have it positioned like below.

Step 19

Repeat Steps 16-18 for the “studio : :” text, except place it perpendicular to the “design” text on the plane as seen below.

Step 20

Above the “Background” layer, create a new layer and name it “paper texture”.

Open the image of the piece of paper you downloaded for this project. With the Rectangular Marquee Tool select an area of the paper you like and press Ctrl+X to cut it out.

With the “paper texture” layer still selected apply the Vanishing Point Filter as done in Step 17. Before pasting it extend the plane towards you until it reaches all the way to the lower left corner. Paste the paper, drag it onto the plane and with the Transform Tool stretch it to the edges of the plane.

Step 21

Next we need to apply a radial gradient mask to the “paper texture” layer. With a foreground color of black select the Gradient Tool. Make sure the Radial Gradient is selected and Reverse is checked, then starting in about the center click and drag out to the left edge of the canvas.

Now select the Linear Gradient Tool and uncheck Reverse. Click and drag inward from the right side as well as the furthest edge of the paper towards the text so that the edges of the paper can no longer be seen.

Step 22

Above the “paper texture” layer apply a Black & White Adjustment layer and set the amounts to what is shown below. Change the Blend Mode to Darken.


Step 23

It’s now time to add some color to the hammer keys, but before we do we need to load the Dirt Brush Set. In the upper right corner of the brushes panel click on the menu button. In the flyout menu select “Load Brushes”, find and load the Dirt Brush Set.

Step 24

Open up the “hammer keys” folder and create a new layer above the vector object. Name the layer “face color”.

Select the Brush Tool with a dirt brush and set the foreground color to #7a1f1f. With the “face color” layer still selected Ctrl+click on the “face” layer to create a selection.

Spot paint inside the selection with several different dirt brushes of various sizes.

We’ll need to repeat the process several times using the following colors to achieve the effect we are looking for. Apply the following colors in the order listed.
1.#e2954a
2.#a52929
3.#000000 – With Opacity reduced to 50%
4.#000000 – With Opacity reduced to 75%
5.#edd953 – With Opacity reduced to 75%
6.#000000 – Along the bottom half only.

Step 25

Now create a new layer above the “face color” layer and name it “side color”. Ctrl+click on the “side” layer to create a selection.

Repeat the painting steps with the same colors as described in the previous step. Keeping the areas either darker of lighter as depicted in the example below.


Step 26

Create a new layer above the “side color” layer and name it “top color”. Ctrl+click on the “top” layer to create a selection.

Just as we did before in the previous two steps we need to spot paint the top with the colors in the order they are listed except this time use a lighter application of color and we’ll leave out the final application of solid black.

Apply colors in the order listed.
1.#7a1f1f
2.#e2954a
3.#a52929
4.#000000 – With Opacity reduced to 50%
5.#000000 – With Opacity reduced to 75%
6.#edd953 – With Opacity reduced to 75%

Step 27

Select the “face color” layer and press Ctrl+J to copy the layer. Select the “face color copy” layer and apply a gaussian blur with a 1 pixel radius by going to: Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur.

Change the Blend Mode to Soft Light and reduce the Opacity to 50%.

Step 28

Open the “hammer key type” folder and with the Magic Wand Tool select the face of the “k”. Then press Ctrl+J to copy the selection to a new layer. Name the layer “k face”.

Create another new layer above the “k” layer and name it “k sides”. With the “k sides” layer selected Ctrl+click on the “k” layer to create a selection around the outer edge of the “k”. Repeat the painting process, layering the colors as described in Step 26. Try to keep the darker colors more toward the bottom and the lighter colors more towards the top.

Change the Blend Mode to Color Burn and reduce the Fill to 80%.

Select the “k face” layer and duplicate it by pressing Ctrl+J and name it “k gradient”. Apply a layer style of Gradient Overlay. Set the gradient Blend Mode to Multiply, reduce the Opacity to 70% and change the angle slightly to the left, for mine I set it to 101 degrees.

Click on the gradient color bar and create a gradient like the one shown below using these colors listed from left to right.
1.#909090
2.#fbd8c5
3.#b0b0af
4.#f6f6f6
5.#656464

After creating your gradient and selecting “OK” make sure reverse is checked and adjust the scale so you have something which looks similar to the picture below.

Change the Blend Mode on the “k gradient” layer to Lighten and reduce the Opacity to 70%.

Select the “k face” layer and change the Blend Mode to Overlay and reduce the Opacity to 50%.

Repeat Step 28 for layers “a” and “p”.

Step 29

Open up the folder titled “inked text” and select the layer named “studio : : copy”. Reduce the Fill to 50%. Now apply two layer styles to the layer. An Outer Glow with the Blend Mode set to Color Burn, the color black, the Spread to 1% and the Size to 40px. Then an Inner Glow with the Blend Mode set to Color Burn, the color black, the Choke set to 10% and the Size to 5px.

While holding “Alt” click and drag the layer fx from the “studio : : copy” layer to the “design copy” layer. Do not adjust the Fill on the “design copy” layer.

Step 30

Create a new layer above the “studio : : copy” layer and name it “ink stroke”. Load the Stroke Brush Set as we did in Step 23. Select a long brush stroke with a foreground color of black and paint a single stroke.

With the Rectangular Marquee Tool create a selection around the stroke and press Ctrl+X to cut the selection. Now press Alt+Ctrl+V to open up the Vanishing Point Filter where we’ll paste the stroke as we did the text in Step 17. Position it as seen in the picture below.

Step 31

Create another layer above the “ink stroke” layer and title it “ink stroke 2”. Repeat the process described in the previous step, except this time choose a different brush and bring the stroke forward in front of the text.

Step 32

Create a third ink stroke layer above the other two and again choose a different brush than you used in the previous two steps. Preferably something with a curve. As with the last stroke when you paste it into the Vanishing Point Filter position it in front of the text.

While holding “Alt” click and drag the layer style fx from the “studio : : copy” layer to the “ink stroke 3” layer and then reduce the Fill to 50%.

Step 33

Open the “hammer keys” folder and create a new layer below the vector object and name it “shadow”. With the shadow layer selected Ctrl+click on the vector layer to create a selection. Fill the selection with black.

Now distort the image by going to: Edit>Transform>Distort and position the corners until you have something which looks similar to below.

Apply a gaussian blur with a Radius of 9.1 pixels by going to: Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur.

Reduce the Opacity of the layer to 45%.

Step 34

Open up the “hammer keys folder and select the vector object. Apply a linear gradient mask from the top to about half way down the hammer key.

Then select the “paper texture” layer and press Ctrl+J to copy the layer. Change the Blend Mode on the new layer to Multiply.

Step 35

Your finished! Congratulations on making it through! Feel free to add any additional text or artwork to your liking and then enjoy the fruits of your labor.

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