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Start working by creating a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop CS3 with the size 1600px by 1200px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with #707070 color the new background layer.
We’ll apply for this layer the next filter – Filter>Noise>Add Noise
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…and also Filter>Render>Lighting Effects
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Press CTRL+SHIFT+U to Desaturate this layer.
Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
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Choose the Pen Tool (P), set the drawing mode on Shape Layers in Options bar and draw the next shape as shown to represent the left half of the logotype’s element we want to have in the end. The color in this case should be selected the black one.
Make a copy of the recent made layer and select the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn around the copy, placing it the same way indicated below.
Put together both halves into a single rasterized layer. Hold Ctrl button to select the necessary layers in Layers panel and finally press Ctrl+E to Merge Down. Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add Bevel and Emboss:
Apply Gradient Overlay:
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
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Select the earlier applied tools (the Pen Tool (P)) to represent several more elements of the same logotype.
Put together the new made elements into a single layer the same way described above with the previous elements, click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add Bevel and Emboss
Apply Gradient Overlay
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
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Make a copy of the rasterized layer, containing the elements from the bottom part and choose the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the copy, placing it the way shown below:
Next we’ll download from dafont.com the font Transport. Install this font on your system and insert the logotype of Harley Davidon company.
Rasterize this layer too. In this case we have to create a new layer, hold Ctrl button and select both layers and then press Ctrl+E. Create a new layer under the new layer that we’ve got and choose the Hard Round brush from Brush Tool (B).
Use this brush to paint with two colors the logo’s edge as shown.
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Bevel and Emboss.
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Put together now both layers, the brush’s layer and the layer containing the Harley Davidson logo. Hold Ctrl button, select both layers and then press Ctrl+E.
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add Bevel and Emboss
Apply Stroke
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Using the Pen Tool (P) continue representing the logotype. Next we’ll draw another element of the logo from its left side.
Set Opacity to 92% and Fill to 0% for this layer. Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add Inner Glow:
Apply Gradient Overlay:
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
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Make a copy of the last made layer and choose again the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn around the copy, placing it the same way you may see below:
Now we shall draw an hole reserved for the rivet, choosing in this case the Ellipse Tool (U):
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Gradient Overlay.
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
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Using the same tool, try to make the rivet itself.
Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Inner Shadow.
Add Bevel and Emboss:
Apply Gradient Overlay:
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
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Getting a better result is possible if combining together in a group both layers composing the rivet (hold Ctrl button to select the corresponding layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging them on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel). Make a copy of the represented group and select Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to place the copy the way demonstrated below:
Create a new layer which must be placed above the Curves adjustment layer, but under the logotype’s layers. Using the Pen Tool (P) try to make the bottom part of the logotype.
Make a copy of this layer and select the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to turn over the copy, placing it as below. The copy’s layer must be situated above the previous layer:
Put together both layers of the logotype’s basis into a rasterized layer (hold Ctrl button and select the corresponding layers and finally press Ctrl+E). Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Drop Shadow.
Add Inner Shadow:
Set Bevel and Emboss:
Apply Color Overlay:
Add Pattern Overlay, select the next pattern from Patterns II set.
Apply Stroke
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Make a kind of deepening under the logotype. Create a new layer above the Curves adjustment layer on which we’ll make a selection using Elliptical Marquee Tool (M).
The top part of the selection should be painted with Soft Round brush of black color and the lowest part – with the white color.
Remove the selection by pressing Ctrl+D. Set Fill to 53% for this layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel to select Inner Shadow.
Add Outer Glow:
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Now it’s time to represent the layer above the previous made one to dark out a little the background. Take the Rectangle Tool (U) and draw a rectangle on the whole canvas.
Set Fill to 0% for this layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel to select Gradient Overlay.
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
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Create a new layer and choose Soft Round brush ( set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).
Use this brush to dark out the top and bottom parts of the made deepening.
On the last stage, we’ll just introduce the necessary text we want to have on the logotype. Select the Horizontal Type tool (T). Select a font, size and color in the Character panel. Click in the canvas and type your text. Press Enter to apply the text.
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Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Inner Shadow.
Add Pattern Overlay
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Add the next text:
Select Create warped text option from Options bar for our text:
Apply the next settings:
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Copy out the text’s layers’ styles from 2009 by making a mouse click on Copy Layer Style and Paste Layer Style on the layer containing the 106 text.
It’s finished!
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