Now that we have our layers set up with the proper lighting, it’s time to add textures! For the metal texture, you’re free to use any texture that you like, but the one I used I found over on DeviantArt. Click the image below to be taken to the page.
Once you have the texture downloaded or copied to your clipboard, place the image inside the document that we’re working with. Place the layer above all of our layers except the middle plate layer, which should be your top layer. You should see something like this:
Now that the metal texture is in place, we need to mask it to fit inside our circles. In your Layer’s Panel, turn the bottom most circle into a selection by holding down Command/CTRL, and clicking on the layer’s Vector Mask. If you did it correctly, you should see “marching ants” running around a circle. If you do, with the metal texture still active, click on the Add Layer Mask button (
) at the bottom of your Layer’s Panel. You should see the metal texture conform to the circular design.
In order to blend the texture with our layers, go ahead and change the Blend Mode of the texture layer to Overlay. This can be done at the top of your Layer’s Panel. You’ll probably see the word Normal by default. Once that’s done, duplicate your texture layer using the Command/CTRL+J shortcut key, and switch the Blend Mode of the new layer to Soft Light. You should now have a nicely textured design.
As for the Skyrim logo, a quick Google search brought me to a nice PNG of the logo:
From here, go ahead and place that logo in the center of your design, and move the layer right to the top of your layer stack.
The last thing I did, which is optional, was I added a few highlights to the edges of the Black plate. With the black plate layer active, create a new layer with a 40% opacity, then turn the back circle into a selection. (Command/CTRL+Click on the circle’s Vector Mask). Use a nice large brush (I used a 300px brush), with a Hardness of 0%, and add highlights around the edge where you feel it’s necessary. Once the highlights are in place, the back plate should have a bit more depth, like the final image below:
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