Add a pattern to a logo in Photoshop

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Add Shading

The pattern is rounded but the apple still looks a bit flat. Here are a couple of tricks to give it dimension.

  1. Add a new layer to the top of the stack.
  2. Set your foreground color to red.
New Layer and Red Foreground

New Layer and Red Foreground

  1. Select the Gradient tool gradient-tool from the Tools panel.
  2. In the Control panel, click on the Radial Gradient icon. Then click the dropdown triangle for the Gradient picker.
  3. Select the Foreground to Transparent gradient.
Foreground to Transparent Gradient

Foreground to Transparent Gradient

  1. Click in the middle of the gradient rectangle in the Control panel to open the Gradient picker. We need to switch from Foreground-to-Transparent to the reverse.
  2. Click on the right-hand Opacity Stop above the band of color.
  3. Change the Opacity from 0 to 100%.
Right-Hand Opacity Stop

Right-Hand Opacity Stop

  1. Click on the left-hand Opacity Stop above the band of color.
  2. Change the Opacity from 100 to 0%.
  3. Click OK.
Left-Hand Opacity Stop

Left-Hand Opacity Stop

  1. Ctrl+click (Mac: Cmd+click) on the layer thumbnail for the original apple shape (your second layer). This will create the selection again. Stay on the top layer.
Make the Apple Selection Again

Make the Apple Selection Again

  1. Position your gradient tool over the apple image, about 1/3 of the way down in the center.
  2. Click and drag down to the bottom edge of the apple.

Draw the Gradient

Draw the Gradient


The Gradient Fill

The Gradient Fill

  1. Set the blend mode for this top layer top Darken.
  2. Set the layer’s Opacity to 50%.
Blend Mode and Opacity Change

Blend Mode and Opacity Change

  1. Ctrl+D (Mac: Cmd+D) to deselect.
  2. Click on the apple shape layer (the second layer).
  3. Change the blend mode for this layer to Lighten. This lets the bright highlights on the original apple photo shine through.
Lighten Blend Mode

Lighten Blend Mode

  1. Save your file.
Final Patterned Apple

Final Patterned Apple

 

Done

 

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