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Home Photoshop Tutorials How to create a Clipboard Design | Photoshop Tutorial

October 15, 2015 By castle Leave a Comment

How to create a Clipboard Design | Photoshop Tutorial

Clipboard Design

How to create a Clipboard Design

Step 1:
Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 300×300 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with white. In a new layer draw a rounded rectangle with #5E3A2E color shade and 65 x 69 px dimensions.

Clipboard Design 2

Step 2:
Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Glow and Pattern Overlay blending options to the rounded rectangle layer.

Clipboard Design 3

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Clipboard Design 5

Result:
Clipboard Design 6

Step 3:
In a new layer draw a white rounded rectangle with 48 x 56 px dimensions, make sure the corners on this rounded rectangle is small.

Clipboard Design 7

Step 4:
Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Glow, Satin and Gradient Overlay blending options to the white rounded rectangle layer.

Clipboard Design 8

Clipboard Design 9

Clipboard Design 10

Result:
Clipboard icon 10

Clipboard Design 11

Step 5:
Now use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to create a slanted selection around the bottom right corner of your white rounded rectangle. Then cut the selection and right away go to Edit > Paste, rotate the white piece through Edit > Transform it looks like the rounded rectangle has a fold.

Clipboard Design 12

Step 6:
In a new layer draw a small black rectangle with 26 x 5 px dimensions on top of the paper design.

Clipboard Design 13
Step 7:
Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow blending option to the small black rectangle layer.

Clipboard Design 14

Result:
Clipboard Design 15

Step 8:
Now duplicate the small black rectangle and nudge it down as shown below. Then in a new layer draw a small gray rectangle on the middle of the black rectangle designs.

Clipboard Design 16

Results:

How to create a Clipboard Design

Clipboard Design




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Bleeds explained

Basically, a bleed is artwork that goes over the edge of the printed sheet.

If your design needs to have a bleed then it’s important to allow 3mm overlap (see image A below). As the letterhead will be printed on oversize material (SRA4), this gives the guillotine operator a chance to cut into the artwork and produce a good finished letterhead. (see image B below).

A
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B
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Why do we need a bleed?

If the artwork ended at the edge of the sheet and the guillotine cut was only 0.5mm out, then we could end up with an unsightly thin white strip down one edge of the sheet, which is not ideal.

Also, if there is a large stack of paper on the press, with the best will in the world there will be the odd sheet that doesn’t get fed through the press 100% accurately so if a bleed hasn’t been put in place this could cause issues.

Extending the artwork over the edge of the sheet allows for a little leeway when it comes to the time for trimming.

If you’ve set your workspace for A4 and intend to use bleeds then, depending on what software package you are using you may need to set the workspace to oversize A4 (SRA4), which measures 225mm x 320mm.

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