Black glossy 3D background

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In this tutorial I will show you how to turn a simple black background into a glossy 3d background. As always, the layered Photoshop file is available for download at the end of tutorial.

Final Image preview
Below is the final preview of the image.
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Step 1:
Create a new document, roughly about 500 px by 500 pixels, with white or transparent background. Fill the layer with #3c3c3c color.
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Step 2:
Right click first layer and select “duplicate layer”. This will create a duplicate layer of first layer. Set foreground color to #b7b7b7.
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Now Select “Ellipse Tool” with “Fill pixels”.
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and draw a large circular shape.
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change layer mode to “Multiply” and set opacity to 30%. Now it looks like this.
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Right click the layer and apply following layer style.
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That’s it, you’ve done it. This is how background looks now:
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I hope you like the tutorial.

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Name: Ravi Shekhar
Designing is part of my life. I love designing and writing related tutorials.

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    3 Comments to "Black glossy 3D background"

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    1. Brandon says:

      Can I link this post from my blog? Brandon

    2. Diane says:

      Thanks a lot

    3. mind11 says:

      good effect

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