Photoshop to draw a realistic U disk icon detailed "illustrated PS Tutorial"

Let's take a look at the end result and make it a little more interesting.

First, we'll draw the background. Sets the foreground color to #c0c0c0, and the background color to #a7a7a7, using the gradient tool to make a linear gradient from top left to right. Add a 1 pixel noise and add noise here is no screenshot.

Next, we'll draw the USB body. Set the foreground color to # E3E1E1, using the Rounded Rectangle tool, draw a 740x240-pixel rounded rectangle, set the rounded corners on the upper left and lower left corner of the fillet rectangle to 50 degrees, and the upper right and lower right corners to 80 degrees.

Below, we set a layer style for the USB body to simulate the stereo effect on the USB, here I did not use another layer, just use a layer style, because I want to do is a flat-placed USB, I think the layer style can be very good to achieve the effect I need, of course, you can also try other different practices.

After setting the layer style, we get the following effect:

Next, let's draw the U-head. Use the Rectangle tool to draw a 130x130 pixel rectangle, placed on the "U disk" layer below the color, the colour does not matter, we will give it to set a gradient overlay.

Set a gradient overlay for the U-head layer.

Converts a "U-head" layer to a smart object, adds a noise to it, and simulates the matte texture of the U-head.

Next, we'll add the U-head groove. Sets the foreground color to # 2F2F2F, and on the top of the U-head layer, draws two rectangles with a rectangular tool.

Adds a layer style to the U-head groove.

Below, we add a sheet of metal inside the U-head groove, set the foreground color to #b09208, draw two rectangles on the top of the U-Groove layer, and create a clipping mask.

Set a layer style for the sheet metal.

Next, we add the orange to the middle of the USB thing. Sets the foreground color to #e2821b, using the rounded rectangle tool to draw a 230x110 pixel, rounded rectangle with rounded corners of 30 degrees.

Adds a layer style to this rounded rectangle of orange.

Next, we add a texture to the orange section, set the foreground color to #d77003, use the Rectangle tool, draw a bunch of small rectangles, create a clipping mask, and adjust the layer opacity of these points to 80%.

Set a layer style for these points.

Now, let's set the foreground color to #cccccc and put on the capacity.

The text of this capacity sets a layer style.

Add text to the same manipulation.

Next, we add a projection for USB, CTRL + mouse click on the "USB body" layer thumbnail, get the selection of USB body, press shift+ctrl+ left mouse button click "U-Head" layer, we will get the entire USB selection, a new layer, located in all the lower layers of the USB layer, filled with black. Move a certain pixel down to the right.

Select the projection of this layer, perform a Gaussian blur, radius 3 pixels, and set the layer opacity to 20%, create a mask, and apply a brush over the portion of the projector that exceeds the USB position.

Copy a layer of projection layer, place the lower level of the projection layer just below, move a little to the right, change the blur radius to 20 pixels, and change the opacity of the layer to 30%.

Now we have the following effect:

Feel the color of the image slightly biased, add a level adjustment layer, fine-tuning.

OK, that's it. Look at our effect.

This tutorial is not very difficult, the focus is on the application of layer styles