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A web designer’s bad day scenario: Your clients are bored with the usual work you present them; your boss wants to see more magic in the design; You are finding it harder to impress your associates or stand out from the crowd.

One way or another, you’ve got to find ways to impress them. One good way we thought (if you agree), is to spice up that flat 2-dimensional design. Photoshop might not be the best software to design 3D elements, but most 3D effects you see out there are definitely achievable. In this following article, we attempt to showcase you some of the best 3D design Photoshop tutorials we’ve come across. It’s probably not about memorizing all steps required to produce the output, but rather, to learn and understand the methods involved.

Product Design

• Make an iPod Classic or the New Nano

  You will be learning how to create an iPod classic but also you can use the same technique to make an iPod nano.

  

• Rendering a Striking Matchbox in Photoshop

  This tutorial consists of creating a digital illustration in Photoshop of a box of matches.

  

• Create a Shiny 3D Snooker Ball in Photoshop

  In this tutorial, it will demonstrate you how to create a realistic 3D snooker ball. It is not difficult to make. Hope you will find it interesting. By Photoshop Lady.

  

• Create a Shiny 3D Box

  How to create a cool, semi-realistic cardboard box icon.

  

• Creating Apple mouse

  

• Draw Orange in Photoshop

  

• Realistic 3D rack server

  Clever way of creating 3-dimensional server rack. Started from 2d design, transformed to 3d by playing with image perspectives.

  

• iPod Shuffle From Scratch

  Learn how to re-create an Apple iPod Shuffle by using the original image from apple’s website as a reference and using the gradient tool, layer masks and basic selection and guide techniques.

  More: Create a 4th Gen iPod Nano

  

• Realistic Decorated Wine Bottle Illustration

  How create a realistic bottle illustration and some shadow and cut techniques.

  

• Make A Watch In Adobe Photoshop

  How to create a watch from scratch in Adobe Photoshop.

  

• Make a Floating in Air USB Key Illustration

  How to illustrate a USB key floating in the air and reflecting on a surface.

  

• Designing a Portable Gaming Device Poster

  

• Realistic LCD HDTV

  How to create a photorealistic widescreen LCD HDTV from scratch.

  

• Electronic Torch Light

  

• Wii Controller

  

• Shiny Photorealistic Apple Remote

  How to make a shiny new apple remote.

  

• Detailed Compass Icon in Photoshop

  

• Vector Style MacBook From Scratch

  

• Create a Sony Playstation 3 in Photoshop

  

• Create a Slick Black iMac in Photoshop

  

• Designing Loox Pocket PC

  

• Drawing Mircosoft’s XBOX 360 in Photoshop

  How to draw a Mircosoft’s XBOX 360 console in photoshop using a reference image, simple techniques such as the gradient tools and the pen tool.

  

• Create a Classic Guitar from Scratch In Photoshop

  How to design a Classic Guitar.

  

• Create a Super Shiny Pencil Icon

  How to draw a pencil icon. We’ll have a look at gradients, selection tools, and basic transform operations.

  

• Create a Realistic Wine Bottle Illustration From Scratch

  How to create a super realistic bottle of wine completely from scratch.

  

• Create a Super Retro Style Game Controller

  

• Realistic Blackberry Style Mobile Phone

  

• Designing a Black Zune 2 in Photoshop

  

• Design Unique Watch in Photoshop

  

• Create a Mobile Phone Styled Like the HTC Touch Diamond

  More: Create iPhone in Photohop

  

• 3D Speakers in Photoshop

  

• Render a Dramatic 3D Wood Cup in Photoshop

  How to create a 3D cup from scratch in Illustrator, how to apply some texture to it in Photoshop, and also how to use the Vanishing Point filter to mock-up a scenario and apply realistic shadows.

  

• Make a Bangin’ Woofer Embedded in Wood

  How to illustrate a woofer and make a simple wood texture for the background.

  

Poster Art and Wallpapers

• 3D 2009 Wallpaper

  How to create a Colorful 3D Text effect in photoshop.

  

• Illustrate 3D Typography using Photoshop

  Downloadable PDF tutorial, comes with brushes and PSD files.

  

• Design a Professional Laptop Advert

  How to manually create your own vanishing points, and how to use these techniques to create an awesome ’screen explosion’ effect – something that is sure to dazzle your viewers!

  

• Create a Face Shattering Effect

  Learn how to shatter Jessica Alba’s face into fade away cubes.

  

• Shiny 3D Vector Circles

  Using Photoshop to achieve scalable 3-dimensional vectors circles

  

• 3D Planet in Photoshop

  For those who prefer creating their own space and planet wallpapers.

  More: Create planet in photoshop.

  

• Colorful Mac Design

  How to design an awesome wallpaper with Mac logo.

  

• Design Macbook Air in Photoshop

  3-dimensional Macbook Air, way from scratch in Photoshop.

  

• Integrating 3d Elements Into Your Designs

  This tutorial will cover some techniques to integrate 3d elements into your 2d designs.

  

• Draw custom 3D arrows with Photoshop