Creating clouds in Photoshop seems to be quite popular these days, so in this tutorial I am going to be teaching you how to create a cloud logo for your site.

Step 1

Firstly, we are going to be creating a new document. The dimensions I have used are 600 pixels wide and 420 pixels high. Fill in the background with a subtle radial gradient from #4d99ca to #2c7bb4.



Step 2

On a new layer use the ellipticial marquee tool to form a cloud shape. To add to a selection, hold down the shift key while selecting with a marquee tool.



Step 3

Fill your cloud selection with white. To fill a selection simply go Edit > Fill with the colour #ff. Line the cloud up in the center of the document if you want, but we’ll be duplicating it and such later on anyway.



Step 4

Now we are going to be adding some layer styles to our cloud. To adjust layer styles right click the layer and select blending options.





Result:



Step 5

Duplicate the cloud layer (Ctrl + J) and reduce the size of it (in proportion – so hold down the shift key). To transform the size of an object just go Edit > Transform > Scale or Ctrl + T. Move the clouds around until you have them in a position that you like the look of. Ensure that you have some space to stick the text to come though.



Step 6

Select the text tool and write the name of your site there. I’ve used one of the Vista fonts ‘Segoe UI’. I’ve also given the text a dark outer glow effect too.



Hope you liked this! ;)

~ P