Realistic Gadget Design Photoshop Tutorials

30+ Realistic Gadget Design Photoshop Tutorials



There’s an ancient Chinese proverb that says "工欲善其事，必先利其器"; the direct English translation means "In order to do a good job, once must have a good tool." When it comes to the design industry, the tool is Photoshop.

Photoshop is truly a designer’s best friend. It is used to design
almost anything, be it icons, websites, photo enhancements, etc and the
list goes on. In fact, in one of our earlier post "Stunning Apple Concept Design",
most of the gadgets were created with Photoshop too. It’s never a tough
job learning how to create a gadget when you know the basics and the next thing you probably need is – good tutorials in conversational tone.
Here’s a list of 31 wonderful Photoshop Tutorials that gives you
step by step tutorial how gadgets are created. Full list after jump






Realistic Gadget Design with Photoshop


Black iMac
This
tutorial will help you create a realistic black iMac in Photoshop. The
image is recreated in Photoshop using a front look iMac picture found
via Google Images. It is a step-by-step tutorial to help you easily
create an iMac of your own, in PhotoShop that is.

Apple Remote
Apple
has always throbbed our hearts with their exceptionally innovative and
beautifully designed products. Apple remote is no different. Here is a
tutorial to teach how to design a Apple remote in Photoshop with a
realistic view and shiny looks. The tutorial also shows you how to change colors of such objects in photoshop easily.

Sony Playstation 3
A
gadget like Playstation is great to play with and it can add a lot more
fun if we could turn it into a Photoshop image. And it’s not a tough
task when you have a very well written tutorial infront of you.

Nokia 5300
Using just multiple vector
shapes, layer styles and some other tools, you can easily create mobile
phone mockup in PhotoShop. The tutorial here shows you how to create a
look-alike of Nokia 5300 Mobile phone.

PlayStation Portable
Designing
a portable gaming console couldn’t get easier that this. Here is a
revamped tutorial for creating beautiful PSP in PhotoShop. No-doubt it
is going to take some time to finish this up, but in the end you will
have refreshed your photoshop skills and have a cool-looking PlayStaion
Portable to add to your PhotoShop creations.

Nintendo Gameboy
If
making a PSP in photoShop doesn’t get you excited, how about a Nintendo
Game Boy? The tutorial will help you create a truly realistic Game Boy
in PhotoShop and it involves using just basic tools that PhotoShop
users use everyday.

USB Stick
This
tutorial explains USB stick image formation in Photoshop. It is a
pretty basic tutorial and you can even have the PSD if you want.

Mouse
Simple
things are always fun to create in PhotoShop. This is a tutorial for
creating a realistic computer mouse in PhotoShop. You will alos be
able to get a free PSD from the author’s blog.







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XBox 360
Microsoft’s
XBox 360 is a very eye-catchy gadget. The looks are stunning and what’s
more interesting is that you can create it in PhotoShop too. Here is a
step-by-step tutorial for creating a Xbox 360 look-alike in PhotoShop.
There are simple techniques involved in this tutorial, like gradient
tool and pen tool which, most likely, every Photoshop user should be
used-to.

Nintendo DS Lite
This
tutorial is not for newbies. Although it is easy to follow, but the
author doesn’t explain the minute details. However if you are an
intermediate level PhotoShop user, you can easy follow along and make
you own DS Lite in PhotoShop with this tutorial.

Digital MP3 Player
Creating
an image of an mp3 player in 3D view is certainly an interesting thing
to do in Photoshop. But that won’t be easy if you just hang around
without knowing the techniques. Here is a tutorial which guides you
throughout the procedure of recreating the image in 3D view.

Custom MP3 Player
This
tutorial shows you how to create a custom MP3 player in Photoshop
complete with buttons and the display. It can be done at ease when you
know what steps to follow and this tutorial will provide you the steps
in a very detailed manner. You can also work on shade, the button
dimensions and the button patterns.

LCD Monitor
Creating
shiny gadgets in Photoshop is fun. Creating a Monitor is no different.
The easy steps in this tutorial will guide you through the procedure to
accomplish it.

Microsoft Zune 2
This is a tutorial which teaches you how to create a Microsoft Zune media player in Photoshop from scratch.

Loox Pocket PC
Here is a tutorial to create a Loox Pocket PC in photoshop and boost your PhotoShop creativity.

Detailed Audio Player
Yet
another Photoshop tutorial about creating an audio player with minute
details. This tutorial will be a great opportunity for all designers to
practice the Shape Tools and Layer Styles skills. It involves a los of
adding and subtracting of Shapes.

Sony Ericsson S500
In
this tutorial you will learn how to make a glossy, shiny and a very
beautiful mobile phone in PhotoShop. The author has provided a PSD file
too, incase you need take it as a reference to create your own design.









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HTC Touch Diamond
In this tutorial, Constantin Potorac shows how he created an amazing look-alike of HTC Touch Diamond phone.

Apple iPhone
Apple
iPhone is a great innovative and heart throbbing gadget. The sleekness
along the curves, the ‘Home’ button and and other minutes details are
not that easy to design in Photoshop. But, this tutorial shows you how
to create a realistic iPhone easily. You just have to follow the clear instructions on this tutorial carefully and with-in no time you will be an expert in creating an iPhone in PhotoShop.

Sony Ericsson W800
This
tutorial shows you to create a Walkman phone in PhotoShop. The
designing of Sony Ericsson W800 will require some skills with the brush
and pen tool though.

Strawberry Mobile Phone
Now
here is an interesting tutorial to look at. This tutorial will guide
you to create a Straberry phone in Photoshop. You just need images of
strawberry and your mobile phone as reference images.

iPod Nano Video
Refresh
your layer structure and pen tool skills by recreating an iPod Nano
Video in PhotoShop.This tutorial will also give you a glimpse of how to
recreate objects in PhotoShop from an original image.

Apple MacBook
Apple’s
sleek gadgets are fun to create in photoshop because they look
beautiful on the screen as well as in the real life. Here is a
step-by-step guide for creating a MacBook from scratch in Photoshop.

Wii Controller
The Wii controller in the image below is a true creation of Photoshop.
Learn to create a simillar one in Photoshop by following this simple
tutorial.

Woofer
Here
is a tutorial to create a woofer in Photoshop with a wooden texture
background. This tutorial also shows how to put on screws on the woofer
to make it look more realistic.

Portable Media Player
Fancy
creating a portable media player in Photoshop? Now you can. Create your
video mp3 player in Photoshop by following some simple steps detailed
in this tutorial. The reference image used in the tutorial is of RCA
Lyra X3030 portable media player.

Retro Atari Game Catridge
If
you have ever owned an Atari gaming console, you will definitely love
to create this mockup in Photoshop. This tutorial is about making a
super retro game cartridge. Theme of the tutorial is to teach you to
create a very easy, but really cool, 3D and geometric effect in
Photoshop.

Blackberry Mobile Phone
Obsessed
with Blackberries? You will love to create one in PhotoShop too. You
will learn how to create a blackberry mobile phone look-alike in
Photoshop by followwing the instructions in this tutorial. Author has
explained in a detailed manner how to use Vector Shapes, Masks, and
mostly Layer Effects to create this elegant design.

iPod Classic
A very simple yet inspiring tutorial of creating an Apple iPod Classic in PhotoShop from scratch.

iPod Shuffle
iPod
Shuffle is one of the simplest gadgets to design in photoshop. If you
are just starting to design tech related stuff in Photoshop, you should
start with the iPod shuffle. Read the tutorial, and create one of your
own.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
While
Apple fanboys may enjoy designing the iPhone, there are Nokia fanboys
out there too who will love to design Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. This
tutorial is a 12 step precedure for attaining something like the below
image.