Photoshop shield tutorial

Today, I’m going to teach you how to make web 2.0 shield in photoshop.

Step 1

I used pen tool to create shield, but you can create shield with shape, it looks similar.
So you can load it in shape manager, or you can just use mine.

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Step 2

We will change background.
Select Gradient Tool, and choose radial.



You should get something like this.(Your shape is blue, but we’ll change that later)

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Step 3

Right click on “shield layer” and select “Blending Options”
Choose “Gradient Overlay” from panel and set these colors.

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Step 4

Duplicate “shield layer” and press CTRL+T and resize it holding Alt+Shift.


Select blending options again.
Choose “Gradient Overlay” and check “Reverse” box.
Now set these colors.

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Step 5

Repeat Step 4 but we will change colors.
Select “Gradient Overlay” and set these colors.


Repeat that process but check the “Reverse” box.
You should get somethin like this.

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Step 6

Now we will work on shapes again.
Select first shape layer and select blending options.
Do the same thing I did.

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Step 7

Do that again on the second layer.
It should look like this for now.



Now select third layer and choose blending options.




Select 4th layer and select blending options.

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Step 8

First, create a new layer and select Pen tool.
Create path like this one


Right click on the patch and select Make Selection – 0.
Then select paint bucket tool and fill that select with white color.
While “path” layer is select CTRL+Click on the thumbnail of the 4th layer and go to Select-Inverse-delete, CTRL+D and put opacity to 10%
It should look like this

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Step 9

Create a new layer above” background” layer.
First select custom shape tool, then select this shape



Now create shape and put opacity to 3%

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Step 10

Create a new layer and apply image.
Go to Filter-Render-Lighting Effects.

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Step 11

Go to Layer-New adjustment layer-Gradient Map – Black to White
Change blending to Luminosity, opacity 100%

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Step 12

Select “elliptical rectangular tool” and create selection under the shield


Fill it with black color and go to Filter-Blur-Gaussian Blur-8
Change opacity to 18%

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Final result: