toe_head2001 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) We're going to make a Vinyl Record. I'm going to use a lot of exact measurements in this tutorial, but please feel to experiment and change it up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You'll need to install a few plugins, if you don't have them already: one of the align plugins, I prefer to use Align Object Grid Warp Grim Color Reaper Now that you got the plugins, let's begin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Set your primary color to Black, and use the Shape tool ( ) draw a solid ( ) perfect circle measuring 500px in diameter (use your Shift key) 2) Use the 'Align Object' () plugin to get the circle aligned as Middle Center 3) Add a new layer ( ) 4) Again, use the Shape tool ( ) draw a solid ( ) perfect circle, this time measuring 485px in diameter (use your Shift key) 5) Align Object () -> Middle Center 6) Use the 'Add Noise' ( ) effect with Color Saturation to 0... other parameters stay at default values 7) Use the 'Radial Blur' ( ) effect with an Angle of 50 degrees, Quality of 5... other parameters stay at default values 8) Add a new layer ( ) 9) Again, use the Shape tool ( ) draw a solid ( ) perfect circle, this time measuring 200px in diameter (use your Shift key) 10) Align Object () -> Middle Center 11) Select the Shape ( ) tool to draw circle outlines ( ) at 2px thinness. Do the following three sub-steps 4 times... (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) Add a new layer ( ) Draw a circle outline measuring (250px, 315px, 360px, 425px) in diameter (use your Shift key) Align Object () -> Middle Center 12) Add a new layer ( ) 13) Set your color to a faded red 14) Again, use the Shape tool ( ) draw a solid ( ) perfect circle, this time measuring 150px in diameter (use your Shift key) 15) Align Object () -> Middle Center 16) Add a new layer ( ) and move it down directly under the Red circle layer 17) Set your color to white with the alpha channel set to 140 18) Use the Shape tool ( ) draw a solid ( ) rectangle measuring 150px in height, across the entire canvas 19) Align Object () -> Middle Center 20) Use the 'Grid Warp' () plugin with a grid of 2 x 4, and move those two nubs as shown 21) Use the 'Gaussian Blur' ( ) effect with a value of 60 22) Go back to the first layer, the one with the 500px circle, and use the magic wand at 0% tolerance ( ) in the transparent area 23) Go back to Light layer, and delete the selection 24) Set the layer opacity to 75 ( ) 25) Duplicate layer ( ) 26) On this new duplicate layer, use 'Rotate/Zoom' ( ) to to rotate the layer 45 degrees 27) Set the layer opacity to 50 ( ) 28) Add a new layer ( ) 29) Drag this layer to the top of the stack 30) Set your color to green 31) Use the Shape tool ( ) draw a solid ( ) perfect circle, this time measuring 10px in diameter (use your Shift key) 32) Align Object () -> Middle Center 33) Merge layer down ( ) 34) Use the 'Grim Color Reaper' () plugin to Green dot. Be very careful with the color tolerance, otherwise you could remove some of the red, and you'll have a faint rectangle near the center hole later on. (I suggest zooming in really close before opening the Reaper) 35) Use the rectangle select tool ( ) around the hole on all the layers below this one to delete the hole all the way through 36) Create a new layer ( ) and move it directly under the red circle 37) Use the Shape tool ( ) draw a black outline ( ) at the hole 38) Add a new layer ( ) 39) Add your text and/or design to the label DONE!Updated: Added the Track Marker lines, as @racerx suggested.VinylRecord.pdf This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Edited October 14, 2020 by toe_head2001 1 8 Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Great tute toe_head, this is bookmarked for later, nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well written! Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Well written! It is laconic and comprehensive. I join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 A vinyl what?? What do you do with it? Excellent tutorial! I like this and the result. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Excellent tut toehead. Very realistic result. Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Very authentic result toe_head, thank you for this. Another added to my "must do" list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Easy to do and great results too. I made one and decided to animate it on a turn table and other effects. I think it's pretty cool. Here is the short 20 sec 4 mb video clip: http://forum.videohelp.com/attachments/29865-1422019236/Record.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Once again great tute, heres my take on it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMake Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 ...I made one and decided to animate it on a turn table and other effects. I think it's pretty cool. It's realy pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Nice outcome Drew. Here is a quick try out of mine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Nicely done DrewDale & nitenurse79! Look like I didn't stress the 'carefulness with the color tolerance on the Grim Color Reaper' enough. On both of yours, you can see a faint rectangle near the center hole; meaning the Color Reaper also killed some of the color of the label. Of course I was looking for it in your images, so maybe it's not noticeable? I'll go back and put that step in bold, so that others don't fall victim. Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hey Drew, I notice your location is Denham. Is that Denham, Mass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Thanks for the great tutorial and for your effort. Here's my result. I hope like it. 1 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) A good trick to make the track rings is to use the shape tool No-Fill with about 3 px line. Use the Alignment tool to center. Edited January 24, 2015 by racerx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 A good trick to make the track rings is to use the shape tool No-Fill with about 3 px line. Use the Alignment tool to center. WOW! WOW! WOW! Completely identical. Thank you for the sharing. Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 And if anyone wants to know what my record sounds like here it is in 1080p.... I had to put in a zip file because this site won't accept an mp4 file, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Awesome result racerx! That is so realistic. I love the metalwork and the wood textures . Really well done. Here is my go. Instead of vinyl I have made one from gold. I merged the two highlight layers down to the vinyl layer and used Metallize, followed by a bit of Curves to refine it a bit. A couple of the logos are stock but the main award one is PDN. 5 Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Here's my result. I hope like it. I'm liking your label design. Also "100 Top Hits" equals a lot of volumes. 100 tracks / ( 3 tracks on side A + 3 tracks on side B ) = 17 record volumes A good trick to make the track rings is to use the shape tool No-Fill with about 3 px line. Use the Alignment tool to center. Thanks for sharing. Do you mind if I add that to the tutorial? Instead of vinyl I have made one from gold. I merged the two highlight layers down to the vinyl layer and used Metallize, followed by a bit of Curves to refine it a bit. A couple of the logos are stock but the main award one is PDN I like your style... Go gold, or go home. Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 That's a Killa' Gold Album Award there Goonfella. I especially like the certified RIAA seal. Nice touch.... No, I won't take credit for creating that Old Time record player. The truth is I downloaded the image and edited it in Paint.NET enough to get full range of motion on the Play Arm. The player is slightly above my current skill level right now. Although if I had to, I could make a reasonable fact simile I think..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I'm liking your label design. Also "100 Top Hits" equals a lot of volumes. 100 tracks / ( 3 tracks on side A + 3 tracks on side B ) = 17 record volumes Thanks for sharing. Do you mind if I add that to the tutorial? I like your style... Go gold, or go home. By all means add it to your tutorial.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 PDF attachment request. Please? Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Hey Drew, I notice your location is Denham. Is that Denham, Mass? No, Denham UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 I just updated the tutorial to add the Track Markers. I also attached a PDF version for @Ego Eram Reputo's viewing pleasure. I hope you like it. 1 Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I just updated the tutorial to add the Track Markers. I also attached a PDF version for Ego Eram Reputo's viewing pleasure. I hope you like it. I shall enjoy it immensely. Thank you Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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