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Step 1

Firstly we are going to set our colours to the default (hit “d” on your keyboard). Now go Filter > Render > Clouds.

Step 2

Now we are going to be using another filter, go Filter > Pixelate > Pointillize with a Cell Size of 5.

Step 3

Now we are going to be adding a Radial Blur so go Filter > Blur > Radial Blur. Amount: 100, Blur Method: Zoom, Quality: Best.

Step 4

Our last step is to give it some colour, we can do this by going Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation (or simply Ctrl + U).

Your end result should be looking like…

Sample PSD

You can download the sample Photoshop file for this tutorial here.

Step 1

To start off with we need to create a new document (File > New). The size I have chosen is 540 by 440 pixels (you can leave the other settings to their defaults).

To fill in the background with a radial gradient we are going to be setting our foreground to a dark brown (#2b201b) and our background colour to a darker brown (#1f1511). Select the gradient tool from the toolbox and set it to radial. Left click somewhere in the top left quarter, drag to the bottom right and release.

Step 2

Secondly, we are going to be making the shape of the logo we are going to be building from. So create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer) and select the elliptical marquee tool. Make a circle in the middle of the document 300 by 300 pixels.

We are now going to be filling the selection with a green gradient. Use the same method as we did in step 1 for the background to add a radial gradient from a light green (#bad43d) to a darker green (#8ca926).

Step 3

Now we are going to be taking a slice out of the circle by making a selection on top of the circle (taking up about three quarters but leaving the left and bottom parts). Hit delete on your keyboard and you should be left with something like this.

Step 4

Duplicate the moon shaped layer (Ctrl + J). Rotate it anti-clockwise a couple of notches (Ctrl + T and then drag around the outside of the box).

Step 5

Repeat step 4 and you should have something like this as your shape, easy huh?

Step 6

Now we are going to be shrinking it. I made the shape large at first for two reasons: so that it will have more detail if we want to expand the logo for some reason, and because it is easier to work with when it’s larger with some of the previous steps.

Select the three moon shaped layers and merge them together (Ctrl + E). Scale it down to about a quarter of the size (Ctrl + T and drag one of the corner boxes inwards).

Move the logo across to the so that you have room to add in some text shortly.

Step 7

We are now going to be applying an outer glow to our logo.

Layer > Layer Styles > Outer Glow

Step 8

The last task is to add the text for the logo. Select the text tool and add in some text. The font I used is Delicious and font size 60 pt.

Step 9

Lastly we are going to be adding a couple of layer styles to the text layer.

Layer > Layer Style > Outer Glow

Layer > Layer Style > Gradient Overlay

And here’s the finished logo.

Step 1

First up we are going to be creating a new document (the size that I have chosen is 500 by 200 pixels).

Select the gradient tool and select the radial gradient style. Now fill the document with a gradient from the left to the right (start about 100 pixels or so inwards from the left and half way down from the top). The lighter colour on the left is #1c1c1c and the darker colour on the right is #080808.

Step 2

Using the rectangular marquee tool make a fixed sized selection of 100 by 100 pixels on the left like so.

Step 3

On a new layer (Layer > New > Layer) fill the selection with a radial gradient from the top left (colour is #69a01e) to the bottom right (colour is #93d43b).

Step 4

Select the rectangular marquee tool again and make a fixed size selection of 30 by 30 pixels and make the selection in the top left corner of the green box.

Hit delete and this will delete whatever was in the selection.

Step 5

Repeat step four for the remaining 3 corners.

Step 6

Now we are going to be adding a stroke to the shape by going Layer > Layer Style > Stroke. The colour I have used there is #5b8e19.

Now your logo should be looking like this.

Step 7

Next up we are going to be adding a shine to our shape. Select the area of your shape (ctrl + click layer in the layers window).

Go Select > Modify > Contract by 2 pixels. This will achieve a double border effect. One with the stroke and one with having a space between the shine and the border.

Step 8

Using the radial gradient tool again make a gradient from top left (white) to bottom right (transparent).

Lower the opacity of the shine layer to 50%.

Step 9

Now we just need to add some text and we are complete. Here I have chosen a … different … font called Aubrey. The colours that I have used are #adadad and #ffffff.

I have also added a drop shadow to this text (Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow) – there colour is #2b2b2b.

Here is what it should be looking like now.

Step 10

Add some small text (the colour that I have used is #4c4c4c)…

…and you are complete!

Step 1

First of all create a new document 540 by 220 pixels and fill the background with a gradient from #d3ecff at the top to #ffffff at the bottom.

Step 2

Create a new layer (Layer > New > Layer) and select the elliptical marquee tool. Make a small circle and then add to it by holding down the shift key and making more circles until you have something looking like a cloud:

Step 3

Fill the selection with white (#ffffff) by going Edit > Fill with colour.

Step 4

Now we are going to give the cloud a little drop shadow so it is more visable at the bottom and looks a little 3D-ish.

Layer > Layer Styles > Drop Shadow. The colour there is #d3ecff.

Step 5

Duplicate that layer a few times so that we have a few clouds. Move them around the document leaving a space near the bottom for the text. To change the size of them go Edit > Transform > Scale.

Step 6

Next up we are going to be doing the text for the logo, the colour that I have used here is #78b5e3.

Step 7

We are going to be adding a reflection to our text to go along with our dreamy sort of theme, so duplicate the layer and move it below the original text layer.

Step 8

Then go Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical.

Step 9

Now go Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, with an angle of 0 degrees and a distance of 10 pixels. This should hopefully make the reflection more realistic

Step 10

Lower the opacity of the reflection to 30%.

Step 11

Add a vector mask to your reflected text and make a gradient from white to black within the text area so that it fades out (ie looks even more like a proper reflection ).

Step 12

Now lets go back to our original text layer and make it look better by giving it a gradient overlay.

Layer > Layer Styles > Gradient Overlay.

Now you’re done and it should be looking something like this…

Step 1

Create a new document and using the Elliptical Marquee Tool make a circle in the middle of the document. The size I have used here is 150 by 150 pixels.

Step 2

Now select the gradient tool and set it to reflected gradient (this will obviously reflect the two colours that you use instead of just a straight gradient). Set your foreground colour to #1d1e1e and your background colour to #605e62 and make sure that you are on a new layer. Left click in the center of your selection and drag to the top of it and release. This makes a gradient from the lighter grey at the top to the darker grey back to the lighter grey at the bottom.

Step 3

Our next task is to add some effects to this boring circle so apply the following layer styles.

Layer > Layer Styles > Outer Glow

Layer > Layer Styles > Inner Glow. The colour is #023f78.

Now your orb should be looking like this.

Step 4

Now to use the pen tool, select the “Pen Tool”.

And add some points like so…

Select the Convert Point Tool – this is another form of the pen tool.

Zoom in a bit with the (short cut is z and left clicking). Now click on the little boxes that you have made and drag them out a bit so that you make a curved shape.

Right click the area and select make selection (with a feather of 0 pixels). Make sure that you are on a new layer (if not, create one). Fill this selection with the colour #007eee, you can do this by going Edit > Fill.

Step 5

Add an inner glow to this new layer by going Layer > Layer Style > Inner Glow. The colour there is #023f78.

Step 6

Duplicate that recent layer and rotate it around by going Edit > Transform > Rotate and rotating it around. Move it to the bottom of the base of the orb.

Step 7

Now lets add some text to our logo, firstly just move the orb over to the left a bit so it’s out of the way.

Grab the text tool and add some text. The colour of my text is #007dee.

Step 8

Add some layer styles to the text layer so that it doesn’t look so boring

Layer > Layer Style > Inner Glow. The colour is the same as before, #023f78.

Layer > Layer Styles > Gradient Overlay

Now your logo should be looking like this.

Step 9

Lastly we are going to be adding a sort of shadow to the text so create a new layer and make a selection like below with the rectangular marquee tool.

Fill that selection with a linear gradient from #d3d3d3 to #ffffff with the gradient tool.

Select the eraser tool and using a large soft brush erase around the sides and bottom of the gradient until you have something you like and you have finished your orb logo

Step 1

The first thing we need to do for our orb is have a background. So using the Radial Gradient tool make a gradient from #333433 at the top left to #0b0b0b at the bottom right.

Step 2

Now create a new layer and make a selection of 300 by 300 pixels using the Elliptical Marquee Tool in the middle of the document. Make another radial gradient from the top left of the selection with #dfbe0d to the bottom right in the colour #a01301.

Step 3

Now we are going to be adding some effects to our orb’s layer. The first is an Outer Glow with the below settings.

The next layer style is the Stroke.

Your orb should now be looking something like:

Step 4

Create a new layer, and select the area of your orb and go Select > Modify > Contract by 3 pixels. Fill the selection with #ffffff.

Step 5

Now we are going to be adjusting our white circle so that it is in a bit on the sides. Go Edit > Transform > Distort and bring in the two boxes on the left and right.

Step 6

Adjust the blend mode to Soft Light and the Opacity of the layer to 70%.

Step 7

Duplicate this layer and go Edit > Transform > Distort again and bring in the sides even more.

Step 8

Now we are going to be applying a layer mask to this layer and using the Linear Gradient Tool make a gradient from the top in white to the bottom in black. This will make the layer fade out from top to bottom.

Step 9

Last of all we are going to be adding some text. I am using the font Fertigo and set the colour to #e56821. I have also set the Blend Mode of the layer to Multiply and the Opacity to 40%.