Making a simple CD, yupp... the simple one!

Now I'm gonna show you how to create a creative and stylish Compact Disc for your own collection in easy ways.

We ain't need a good stock photo line up, something with action and preferably dark as I use to advise you in manipulating something (photos actually).

I personally always start off with an open mind. Helps you to put all your ideas down, and get a better idea of what you want to end up with at the end of the picture.

It can be as simple as you like, or as complex. I tend to do things on the simpler side as I tend to get lazy when looking at super detail and difficult pieces and end unever finished them. (I'm what some may call an impulse artist).

OK.. forget about the bla bla bla thing.. Open your New Blank Document in Photoshop ofcourse, Press Ctrl + Nwith 500x500px, then fill the Background with whatever you like :)

Create a a New Layer by pressing Ctrl + Shift + N and name it CD (something you like, pink). What we're gonna do is drag a simple circle with help of Elliptical Marquee Tool (M), hold the Shift to get constrain proportion of it, or you can do the same with mine, here I use the circle with 450x450px fixed Size Style. Fill it with #b9b9b9.

Copy that Layer (usualy... I'm gonna ask you to copy a Layer by hitting Ctrl + J , but now...) by Left Clicking on that Layer and dragging it onto the Create a New Layer icon on the Plaette Layer (below on the corner). What a trick!!!

Right-clicking on the Layer Thumbnail of CD copy to load the selection, make it smaller than the first one by hitting Ctrl + T, hold the Shift and Alt together... As you can see below... mine is 40% widht and 40% height circle. Fill it with #e8e8e8

With the same way, duplicate the second circle, make it smaller, then hit Delete to get rid of it, we're not gonna need it any longer... Lmao! Your Palette Layer should be like this before you get the Delete action there;

Delete the CD copy2 away! Merge down the CD copy Layer with the CD layer.. finish??? What? The shortcut? OK, hit Ctrl + E!!!

Create a new Layer by hitting the Ctrl + Shit + N, name it Reflection. Press D. (to set default foreground and background colors) Press Alt + Backspace to fill canvas with black color. Duplicate the layer (right click on the current layer on the layer's panel and select 'duplicate layer'). Continue working on this new layer. Select the Gradient Tool (G) from the tool bar, place the cursor at the bottom of the canvas, click and drag it to the top of the canvas. Now your canvas has a black and white gradient fill. Click on Filter > Distort > Wave the Wave window appears, give the settings as in the image below.

Your pic should be like this ;

Then click on Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates. The polar coordinates window opens up, give the settings as 100% and check the Rectangular to Polar option.

Press this Ctrl + U to go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and change the settings to : Hue - 200, Saturation - 25 and Lightness - 0. Check the Colorize option.

Click the Magic Wand Tool (W), then select the Black section to load it... do not hesitate to Delete it... Get it!

Hit the Ctrl + D to deselect it. Go to the Palette Layer, select the Reflection Layer, Ctrl + click on CD Layer Thumbnail to load the selection of the CD area, Click Ctrl + Shift + I to invers the selection. It means, we're gonna go to make an action with the Reflection Layer content but in the CD seletion, confuse? Just wait and see... Make sure you got the Reflection Layer active, Hit Delete! See what I mean?!?!?

Turn down the Layer Opacity into 70% or something :) Fiuhh... Deselect it! OK.. without mistake, we're not a living life, right?!?!? I forgot about something... next time will be better.. Lmao!!! Here's my mistake... Select the CD Layer, activate the Magic Wand Tool (W), then select the 10% Grey circle, yupp the little one from the Layer CD! Slow down beib, slow down...!!! Duplicate the selection by holding down the Ctrl + J... Right-Clicking on the Layer 1 (CD copy, the lil' one), then select again the CD Layer, hit Delete 'coz that the Wrong Part of this sucking tut... hahaha... Just delete it brow!!! There's no need of it... That shit!!! Go to menu Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, set like mine here...

Layer 1, turn down the Layer Opacity into about 30%. And there you go kids! Another fun Photoshop tutorial and a few more tools you’ve now got a little experience with. Great Job! These are literally the steps I use to draw. You may find another way in the future that is best for you, and I encourage everyone to explore on your own.

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