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Gothic Cross Tutorial

November 20th, 2008 in Photoshop Tutorials by Richard Carpenter

Gothic Cross Tutorial

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Hello welcome to another tutorial by the hv team, in this tutorial il show you how to create a dark gothic cross from scratch.

Before we start this tutorial download these brush sets and install them ready.
Swirls
Cracks

Create a new document 600×600 pixels, select the pen tool and create half a cross like this.

Right-click and goto “fill path” fill the path with the color black, right-click once more and goto “delete path”. Duplicate your layer then flip it horizontally by going to “edit > transform > flip horizontal”. Move the cross side by side then merge the layers together.

When moving them side by side make sure theres no line in the middle as this will cause problems when adding the layer styles. Select the elliptical marquee tool and create a circle like the image below.

Hit the delete key to make a cut into the cross, DO NOT clear the selection, move the selection and position it into the corners where the stakes meet hit delete each time, the result were looking for is in the image below.

Now were going to add the layer styles, this is where the cross takes shape.

You should end up with this.

With the swirls brush begin to add your swirls, add this layer style to all the swirls.

Carefully build up your layers of swirls untill you have something like this.

Select your cracks brushes and add some cracks to your cross.

Thats it all done, with some more imagination you could end up with something as simple as this.

About The Author

About The Author: Richard Carpenter

Hi im Richard Carpenter and im a freelance web and graphics designer from England. I am also a regular Blogger, Tutorial Writer, and owner of Photoshop Plus. You can follow me on twitter HERE. You may also view my portfolio HERE.

 

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16 Responses to “Gothic Cross Tutorial”

  1. Flipsyde says:

    Nice :)

  2. helpfull hand says:

    I’m sure gonna try this one, seems like i could learn a bit more :)

  3. zoolo BOY says:

    Hi m8, thanx for a nice tut!

  4. Great website, very readable clean content. You may want to try adding more pictures, but either way nice site.

  5. abhisek says:

    helpful, indeed. thanks.

  6. Bridget says:

    This cross is amazing. I managed with ease. Thanks alot

  7. Josh Drake says:

    Looks great! I love how your tutorials show how to create some realistic objects – swiss army knife, zipper, and gothic cross. ;) Thanks for the tut, man!

  8. NAKOFRISH says:

    Very nice tut , tnx

  9. Great Tutorial! :)

  10. Nick says:

    This is probably the one time I would ever use the inner bevel effects! Thanks.

  11. Connor says:

    wow… i guess im the only one here who couldnt do it… i got very confused… i did everything as showed… but it wouldnt work… (i am using CS4 pro though :/)

  12. Ooh nice one! I love how it looks like its cracked somewhere in the middle? It adds a very realistic touch to it. The subtle glow is a nice effect too. Thanks for sharing this tutorial!

  13. dan says:

    cool tutorial, few things i was wondering about, i downloaded those brushes but how do i install them? and also where can i get that pattern?

    thanks

  14. dan says:

    figured it out.

    Great tut!! looks awesome though i made mine a little bit to skinny

  15. Hey! I enjoy your site but I’m having issues getting it to display correctly in the Camino browser. You might want to recheck your css. True That! :)

  16. Cheers for the posts, some nice info in there. how long have you been doing stuff like this for? Keep going with the good posts and quality writing!

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