Wooden Barrel

Woodsy · February 26, 2019

This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it

Plugins Required:

Shape3D

Drop Shadow

For this we’ll be using these two images:

Start with a blank canvas 1200x1200 px. With the Wood image right in the center.

Use Shape 3D on it with these settings to get the basic wooden shape.

Next import the Metal Rings and put them in the center also.

Duplicate the Metal Rings layer and put one layer on top of the

Wood for the front side and one layer below the Wood for the back side.

Next use Shape 3D on the top layer of Metal Rings to get the front side.

TIP! The settings are the same as previously used except for the Horizontal Radius.

After that use Shape 3D on the bottom layer of Metal Rings to get the back side.

It’s not much but it looks odd without the back side.

TIP! The settings are the same as previously used except for the Object Rotation on Axis 1 & 2.

After that take the Rectangle Select tool and select the bottom half of the top layer Metal Rings.

Use Drop Shadow on it with these settings.

Next put the Rectangle Select tool around the top half of the same layer.

Now use Drop Shadow again at these settings.

Now deselect the image and flatten and you’re finished!

Not many people will use this tut and there’s not much you can use it

for but I thought it was kind of interesting. I discovered it by accident.

Thanks to EER for some much needed advice!

Wooden Barrel Shape3D settings.zip

lynxster4 · February 26, 2019

@Woodsy That looks so realistic! Great work.

Goes perfect with your 'Western' scenes!

That was a lot of fun making this. Cheers! 😁

Edited February 27, 2019 by lynxster4
added image

HyReZ · February 26, 2019

I like your works and your tutorials!

Ego Eram Reputo · February 27, 2019

Bravo! An excellent tutorial. Thank you Woodsy!

I've added a Zip file of the XML settings to the tutorial. This file contains the initial Shape 3D settings. If you wish to use this file, download it and unzip it to somewhere you can find it again (like your desktop).

When Shape 3D is first run, use XML > LOAD (at the foot of the Shape3D dialog) to open the unzipped file. The second and third uses of Shape3D are minor variations of these settings.