Anyone who has watched "Titanic" will never forget the "heart of the ocean" necklace that slipped from the heroine's fingers to the bottom of the sea at the end of the film. She accompanied Rose throughout her life and condensed that unforgettable memory. . This example uses the comprehensive use of Photoshop path tools and layer styles to create a romantic "Heart of the Ocean" necklace. The operation is simple and practical, and it is suitable for practicing the adjustment of PS paths and the flexible use of layer styles.
Production steps:
1. Create a new file of 500*500 pixels and fill the background with black.
2. Use the Ellipse Path Tool to draw an ellipse.
3. Use the direct selection tool to adjust the ellipse to the following shape.
4. Create a new layer and name it gems. Ctrl+Enter turns the path into a selection and fills it with any color (white here), Ctrl+D cancels the selection.
5. Open the style panel and select "Web Style" in the style menu (the lower version of PS does not have it).
6. Select the "Blue Gel with Drop Shadow" style, the effect is as follows.
7. Since the effect is not very realistic, the parameters need to be adjusted. Double-click the gem layer in the Layers panel to bring up the style, and change the inner shadow value as follows.
8. Change the outer glow value as follows.
9. Change the bevel and relief values as follows.
10. This will give you a beautiful gem effect.