Create a Wonderful Lock Icon in Photoshop

A lock is a mechanical and electronic device that is released by a physical object. Its a great and very useful invention. So today we are going to create a wonderful lock icon in Photoshop. We hope you will really like and easily learn this tutorial. If you have any suggestion then feel free and share with us.

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Tutorial Details:

• Program: Adobe Photoshop CS5
• Difficulty: Intermediate
• Estimated Completion Time: 45 Mins

Download source file:

• Free Download Beautiful Lock Icon PSD File

Create a Wonderful Lock Icon in Photoshop: Final Preview

Tools and Resources

Tools

Following photoshop tool are used in this tutorial.

• Rounded Rectangle Tool
• Ellipse Tool
• Pen Tool
• Gradient Tool
• Eraser Tool

Lets start to create a wonderful lock icon in Photoshop

Step 1

Create a new document (Ctrl+N) 600×500 of size.

Step 2

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle with color #98036b.

Step 3

Select Rounded rectangle tool again and draw one more shape with any of color, I am going to apply this color #262626.

Now I am going to apply some Blending Options.

Inner Glow

Bevel and Emboss

Gradient Overlay

After applying blending options we get a nice rectangle.

Step 4

Select the Ellipse Tool and draw a small circle with this color #797077 as like shown below.

Go to blending options and applying Stroke.

Duplicate this small circle layer and adjust right side as like in preview.

Step 5

Select the Pen Tool and draw a path as like in picture below.

Now right click on the path and click on (Make selection).

Fill it layer with any color, I fill this selection with black color #000000.

When we have applied color, then go to Layer > Layer Style and applying some effects.

Bevel and Emboss

Color Overlay

Gradient Overlay

Satin

After applying these effects we have get cool result.

Step 6

Now select the Ellipse Tool again and draw a circle with color #bb2494 as like in picture.

Now applying some blending options.

Drop Shadow

Inner Glow

Gradient Overlay

Stroke

Now we have get a new stylish circle as like in picture.

Duplicate this circle layer with the help of transform tool (Ctrl+T) down the size of circle and adjust it as like in preview.

Step 7

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool again and create a small rectangle with black color #000000.

Step 8

Now select the ellipse tool again and draw a small circle with black color #000000 and adjust it as like in preview.

Step 9

Now in this last step select the all layers and press (Ctrl+E) to merge them, named it Lock Layer duplicate the lock layer and select the Transform Tool

Go to Edit > Transform > Rotate Vertical

Now select the Eraser tool set the opacity 20% till, erase the half lock as like in final preview.

Final Preview

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