I have prepared for you a nice tutorial that will show you guys how to create an interesting Pocket PC using only Photoshop.

Step 1

Start with a new white document. Mine is 669×669.

Step 2

Using the Pen Tool draw a shape as I did. Also the color I used is: #303030. The shape will automatically create a new layer. Name it Phone Base.

Step 3

Double click on the layer to open up the Blending Options and use these settings:

Step 4

Create a new layer over the Phone base layer and name it noise. Fill it with White, than go to Filter – Noise – Add Noise. Use my settings than click ok.

Step 5

Set the Noise layer to Multiply and Opacity to 15%.

Step 6

Next, we need to mask the Noise layer to cover only the base. To do this, Ctrl + Click on the Phone Base layer to make a selection, but in the same time you must make sure that you don’t select it and have the noise layer selected, than click on the Add layer mask button. This will hide the part of the Noise you don’t want.

Step 7

The base of the phone is finished. We will continue now with the sides of the Phone. Start with the left one.

Using the Pen Tool draw a shape as I did. Again this will automatically create a layer. Name it Left side. Also use this color: #e6e6e6.

Step 8

Double click on the Left Side layer to enter the Blending Options and use my settings.

Step 9

Duplicate the Left Side layer and place it above the first one. For the Blending Options use these settings:

Step 10

What you need to do now is to Right + Click on the Left Side Copy layer and select Resterize Layer. Than simply erase a half of the shape starting from the bottom. Also you need to make sure that your brush is set to 0% Hardness to make a smooth transaction between the first shape and this one.

Step 11

The next step is to duplicate those 2 layers and name them as the others Right Side and Right Side copy. Also move them in the right side of the phone and transform them in place.

Step 12

Now you need to change some settings for the Right Side. Double click on the layer to enter the Blending Options and use these settings:

Step 13

Now I will make some details. Zoom on the top of the phone. Using the Pen Tool, draw a small shape like I did and use this color: #5a6584. Also name it Left Light.

Step 14

Double click on the Left Light layer and this will bring the Blending options up. Use my settings:

Step 15

Now duplicate this layer and move it lower than the first one. It should be named Left Light copy. Also you need to change the Blending Options. Use my settings again:

Step 16

Next duplicate these 2 layers and name them Right Light and Right Light copy as they should be called. Than move them to they’re side and also transform them as they should be using the Transform Tool.

Also you can make a folder and call it Lights and move these 4 layers in there to keep thinks organized.

Step 17

Make a new Folder and move it lower than the Lights folder. Name it Side Lines.

In the next image you will see how I have arranged my layers.

Step 18

Create a new blank layer. Using the Pen Tool make a line like I did. Also before you make the line you need to make sure that you have the Path button selected.

Make sure that the foreground is set to white and the brush to 100% Hardness and 1px Diameter.

Now make sure you have the Pen Tool selected. Right click anywhere on the screen and select Stroke Path. A screen will poop up, don’t select the Simulate Pen Pressure and click ok.

In the end delete the path and set the strip line to 30% Opacity.

Step 19

Make a new layer and name it shadow. Ctrl + Click the Left Side layer to make a selection. Fill the layer you just created with black and move it 5px right.

Step 20

Have the shadow layer selected and go to Filter – Blur Gaussian Blur and use a 4.6 radius.

Step 21

Now you need to make a selection of the base of the phone but still have the shadow layer selected. Than invert the selection by clicking Ctrl + Shift + I than simply erase some of the shadow by clicking backspace.

Step 22

Next make a selection as I did using the Pen Tool than Press Ctrl + Enter to make a selection.

Step 23

Make a new layer. Using the Gradient Tool you need to fill this selection.

Before you start filling you need to have the foreground White and the Gradient Option set to Linear Gradient and Foreground to Transparent.

Than fill the selection as I did and set the Opacity to 30%.

Step 24

Now simply duplicate these 3 layers and move them to the right side and also transform them by holding Shift and Alt keys to make a perfect transformation. It should look like this:

Step 25

Make a new folder and name it Buttons. This will stand for the lower button set.

Make a shape as I did using the Rounded Rectangle Tool. It does not matter the color you use, as we will hide it.

Step 26

Now set the Fill to 0% and use these settings for the Blending Options:

Step 27

Now duplicate the layer and change the Blending Options with these:

Step 28

Make another shape as I did using the same tool.

Step 29

Same as with the shape on Step 26, set the Fill to 0% and use these Blending Option settings:

Step30

Using the Line Tool make 2 (1px) strips in the center of the button from left to right as I did:

Step31

Make a shape as I did again using the Rounded Rectangle Tool, than duplicate it and move it to the other side.

Step32

Set the Fill to 0% for both, and then set the Blending Options as I did for both.

Step33

Make another shape as I did. Also set it to Fill 0% and BLending Options as I did:

Step34

Make another shape as I did. This time use the Rectangle Tool and a Black color. Set it to 50% Opacity.

Step35

In the other side make 2 White shapes as I did and also set the Opacity to 10%.

Step36

Next you need to draw on the buttons. I used the Line Tool to make the complicated ones and the Triangle from the Custom Shape Tool.

Step37

Open up a new layer. Ctrl + Click on the middle button to make a selection.

Using the brush tool set to Black, Hardness 0% and Diameter to 90px, just click once as I did for each side. Last set the Opacity to 46%.

Step38

Making the Screen is next.

Make a shape as I did using the Rounded Rectangle Tool.

Step39

Set the Fill to 0% and the Blending Options as I did:

Step40

Use a nice image you can find on the internet or something you find interesting to use for the screen. I personally made this image that I will show you how to make in the next tutorial.

Step41

Last is the upper button.

Make a shape as I did. Same as with the other buttons set Fill to 0% and use my settings.

Step42

Duplicate the shape. Fill 0% and change my settings for the Blending Options as I did. Also draw the Shutdown sign using the Elliptical Tool and the Line Tool.

Final

Finalize your work with a very nice and interesting background.

Thank you for reading.

Here is a tutorial that will teach you how to make a nice digital watch icon.

Final Image Preview

Step 1

Open up a new document. Mine is 500×500..

Step 2

Make a new folder and name it Shape. This is where the shape of the watch will go.

Now get your Ellipse Tool and make a circle. Color #b2b2b2.

Step 3

Add these Blending Mode settings to the big circle.

Step 4

Now duplicate the circle and by holding Alt and Shift keys pressed just scale down this duplicated layer. Set the circle color to #e4e4e4.

Step 5

Set the blending mode of this circle like mine.

Step 6

And one more circle. Same as before duplicate one of those 2 circles and scale them down like I did. Also use this color #e4e4e4.

Step 7

Use these Blending Options.

Step 8

Ctrl + Click on the first circle thumbnail to make a selection. Now make a new layer over the first circle. Set your foreground to white and select your Gradient tool. Before you make a gradient make sure you have the gradient set to Linear and Foreground to Transparent. Also make sure the reverse is not activated. Now click and drag from up to down.

Step 9

Make a new Folder called Light. Here is where the watch will start looking shiny and better.

Make a new layer. Using the Pen tool make a shape like I did.

Step 10

Mask out the shape now. You do this by adding a new layer mask for the shape you just created. Now Ctrl + Click on the thumbnail of the big circle layer to make a selection.

Step 11

Make your foreground black. Inverse the selection and make sure the mask you just created in Step 10 is selected. Now hold Alt button and press Backspace to mask the shape. Make the shape Opacity 30%.

Step 12

Next is another light. Same as before but this time make the light for this circle I just selected.

Step 13

Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool deselect a part of the image out.

Step 14

Now go to Select – Modify – Feather. And use a Radius of 20 pixels.

Step 15

Same as the first light using the Gradient Tool click and drag. Now set it to Soft Light.

Step 16

Repeat Step 13, 14 and 15 and make another light as I did.

Step 17

You can close the Light Folder now and make a new one. Call this one Hour.

Make a shape as I did using this color #9d9d9d.

Step 18

Duplicate this shape and move the duplicates as I did.

Step 19

Duplicate all these 4 shapes and rotate them as I did.

Step 20

Same as Step 19. This time move them as I did.

Step 21

Next step will be the shapes that indicate the minutes. Same as we did with the hour shapes.

First make a new folder and name it minutes. Make a shape as I did and move them same as me.

Step 22

Now same as we did with the hour shapes, duplicate the 4 minutes shapes you created and rotate them as I did.

Step 23

You will keep doing this till you have 4 minutes shapes between each hour shape.

Step 24

It is time to make the watch indicators. We will start with a new circle. Same as we did with the watch shape.

First make a new folder and name it Indicators. Now copy a circle shape in this folder, fill it with #a9a9a9 and resize it.

Step 25

Now add these Blending Options to the shape.

Step 26

First make the minute indicator. Use the Pen Tool for this and make a black shape.

Step 27

Second we will make the hour indicator.

Step 28

And last will be the second indicator. Make this one using the Line Tool with 1 pixel.

Step 29

Make the shadows for each indicator by duplicating the indicator and changing the opacity to 10%. Also make the second shadow indicator black.

Bonus

To make the watch indicate the AM just go to Watch folder in the layer palette. Here enter the Blending Options of the first circle and use change the Gradient like I did.

Conclusion

Make a nice Background and present your product to the client.