Tutorial

This tutorial is uses the same techniques as in the Recycling Button tutorial.

The completed tutorial preview:

Figure 1: Completed Tutorial

1. The rim or border. To create the border we use the punching technique and in order to get a 14 px wide rim and with a small circle of 147 px, our large circle will be 147 + (2x14) = 175 px diameter.

As a result, draw first a 175 px diameter circle with the Ellipse Tool. A second smaller circle of 147 px then Clone it and hide one copy by clicking the eye icon in the Layers panel. See Figure 2.



Figure 2: Layers

2. The 2 circles should be on top of each other with the smaller circle exactly at the center. Use the Guides or align panel Window > align (align horizontal center then align vertical center).



Figure 2: Circles .

3. The punching. Select the 2 circles, Modify > Combine Paths > Punch . Make visible the hidden circle. You have now 2 parts: a ring and a smaller circle at the center which will be the background.



Figure 3: Circles

4. The rim or border

Create a rim with a good punch!

The rim of a coin is the sharp circular (or otherwise shaped) edge which surrounds the coin design.

Apply a linear gradient. See Figure 4.



Figure 4: Gradient

5. Body of the coin. 3 effects will be applied: 2 Inner Shadow and 1 linear gradient. See Figure 5.



Figure 5: Inner Shadow Effects