Title: Learn to draw a pencil with photoshop techniques

Description: In this photoshop tutorial you will learn lots of beginners techniques and basic drawing skills.

I have created this photoshop tutorial for beginners who can a lot of new
features and techniques in this one long tutorial.

1. First of all to open a new Document. Go to Menu, select
File > new and then a new document will appear.
In the new Document type the name of the document and then
specfy the size width = 400 pixel, height = 400 pixel and
resolution = 96 pixel/inch. You can do it with the
file new > then press Ctrl+N.

2. Select Pen Tool from the Toolbar.

3.Now create a new Layer1, to create a new layer click
on the icon that is shown with the hand sign in the Layer
window or press Shift+Ctrl+N.

4. Now create a new shape with the
Pen Tool as shown in the Image below

5. Right click > Make selection > select Feather=0.2px > click ok.

6. Click on the set Foreground color in the Toolbar.

7. When you click on the Set foreground you will
see the color picker window now put the
color code #CCC9C2 in the box
shown with the red circle.

8. Press Alt+Backspace to fill the
color then press Ctrl+D to deselect.

9. From the Menubar Select Filter > Texture > Craquelure

10. In the Craquelure select Spacing 35 /
Crack Depth-3 / Crack Brightness- 7
and then click ok.

11. Now the Image will look like this.

12. Now with the Pen Tool create
3 new shapes as shown below.

13. Create a new Layer2.

14. Now press Alt+Backspace and fill the
color code #355D80 and then
press Ctrl+D for deselect.

15. Now click on the Layer1 while pressing
Ctrl to make selection as shown below.

16. Now press Shift+Ctrl+I to inverse and
then press Delete in your keyboard
after that press Ctrl+D for Deselect.

17. Now choose the Opacity = 62 % for Layer2.

18. Now select Filter > Render > Lighting Effects choose
every thing according to the Image below and then click ok.

19. Here select background and
then create a new Layer3.

20. Now here create a new shape with the
help of Pen Tool and fill the color code #C67D41.

21. Select Filter > Noise > Add Noise >
in Add Noise Select Amount= 37.21%
distribution = Uniform / Monocromatic and then click ok.

22. Now again select Filter > Blur > Radial Blur
with the Amount-71,Blur method=spin,
Quality= best and then click ok.

23. The Image will look like this
now press Ctrl+D for deselect.

24. Select background and create a new Layer4.

25. Now create a new shape with the help of
Pen Tool as shown in the Image below.

26. Fill the color # 70706E.

27. Now select Filter > Noise > Add Noise with the
Amount-3.48 % and Distribution=uniform click ok.

28. Now the Image will look like this.

29. Here create a new Layer5.

30. Create a new shape with the help of Pen Tool
and then fill the shape with the Black color.

31. Select Elliptical Marquee Tool
from the Toolbar.

32. Create a new Layer6 and create an Ellipse
with the help of Elliptical Marquee Tool as shown below.

33. Right click > select Feather and then
fill the shape with the White color.

34. Double click on Layer6 select Outer Glow with the
Opacity=75% ,Spread=1 % , Size=98 % and then click ok.

35. Here select Layer1 and make selection with the help
of Pen Tool and then use Burn Tool with the
brush size=50 , Range= Highlights , Exposure=50%
and give some Effects then Press Ctrl+D fpr deselect

36. Here select Layer4 make selection with
the Pen Tool and with the help of step35 give
some more effects with the Burn Tool with the
Brush size=20 after that press Ctrl+D for Deselect.

37. Select Layer3 and make sselection with the
Pen Tool and then give some more effects with
the Burn Tool but this time use the
brush size=30 and Range= Shadow.

38. Now here select Layer1 and press
Ctrl+E to merge Layers 3,4,1.

39. Double click on the merged Layer4 > Layer Style >
select Drop Shadow with the Opacity=75% , Distance=15px ,
Spread=16% , Size=27px and then click ok.

40. Final Image.