Learn To Create A Custom Vinyl Record

What We’ll Be Creating

Preparation

Create a new document (Ctrl + N) with the dimensions 1024 x 768 pixels. Select the color #121212 then using the “Paint Bucket Tool” (G) fill the background layer. We now need to apply a few photoshop filters to get that perfect record look. Start off with the noise filter “Filter > Noise > Add Noise” then use the following settings.

Now add a radial blur “Filter > Blur > Radial Blur” and use the settings below.

You should have something like this.

Creating The Record

Select the “Elliptical Marquee Tool” (M) then make a marquee selection using the blurred lines as a guide.

Once the selection has been made go to “Select > Inverse” (Shift + CTRL + I) then hit the delete key.

Label your layer “Record” then create a new layer underneath and label it “Background”. Fill the background layer with your desired background.

Once you’ve mastered the background load a selection around the “Record Layer”.

Once the selection has been loaded create a new layer above the “Record Layer”, label the new layer “Clouds”. Reset the background and foreground layers (D) then with the “Clouds Layer” selected go to “Filter > Render > Clouds” then “Filter > Render > Difference Clouds”.

With the selection still active go to “Filter > Blur > Radial Blur” and use the settings below.

You should have something like this.

Deselect the selection by press “CTRL + D”, then set the clouds layers opacity to 75% and blend mode to “Soft Light”.

Creating The Record Light Reflections

Create a new layer then label this new layer “Light #1”, select the “Rectangular Marquee Tool” (M) then make a rectangular selection like the image below.

Fill (G) the selection with any color then add the following layer styles.

Once the layer styles have been added go to “Edit > Transform > Perspective”. Drag the top left anchor point downwards until the rectangle crosses over in the middle.

Now add the “Guassian Blur Filter” by going to “Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur”.

Duplicate the “Light #1” layer then rename the duplicated layer “Light #2”. With the “Light #2” layer selected go to “Edit > Free Transform” (CTRL + T), using one of the corner anchor points rotate the layer 45 degrees.

Select both light layers then go to “Edit > Free Transform” (CTRL + T) again and rotate both shapes a couple of degrees to either the left or right.

We now need to trim the edges of the light layers as when we blurred them they extruded past the vinyl record. Make a selection around the “Record Layer” then go to “Select > Inverse”, highlight one of the light layers then hit the delete key, finally repeat for the second light layer.

Creating The Label

Select the “Elliptical Marquee Tool” (M) then create two new layers. Create two circles (one on each layer) one for the label and one for the hold cut out.

Once you’ve created the small circle for the hole load a selection around it.

Once the selection has been loaded delete the little circle layer. Now select the record layer and hit the delete key then do the same for the rest of the layers. You should be left with this.

On the “Label Layer” add your desired record label.

Creating The Shadow

Select the “Elliptical Marquee Tool” (M) then make a small ellipse underneath the record. Fill (G) the selection with the color black #000000 then drag the shadow layer to the bottom of the stack above the background layer (if you need to).

Now go to “Filter > Blur > Guassian Blur”, blur the ellipse by 3px then finally adjust the opacity of the layer to around 56%.

Conclusion

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