How to create a 3D logo using Photoshop

In this Adobe® Photoshop tutorial, you’ll be learning the methods involved in creating a 3D logo without the help of any other 3D logo creation soft wares! This tutorial can be extended to Adobe® Photoshop 9 or CS2. You will be learning here, one of simplest tips to create a 3D logo of your choice. Catch up the notes and make an effective logo of your choice!!
First, open up a new psd document, with a grey background. Make fairly larger image size if you are a newbie.

Now create a new layer by clicking the New Layer icon in the Layer palette. You can also create layer by selecting Layer-->Create Layer from the menu bar. The Layer Palette after the creation of the layer is shown below:

This will be layer in which you will be creating the 3d shape. So go ahead with your own shapes and symbols with a black background. But make sure that you keep all of your works in the same layer, created just before.

So, the next step is to transform the picture/symbol drawn over the layer. So go to Edit-->Transform-->Skew and the pull out the two bottom corners of your symbol as shown.

Next resize the skewed image by Edit-->Transform-->Scale and size it by pulling the top portions to down to create a 2dimensional looking as 3d image. Next process is to emboss the logo. Go to Filter-->Stylize-->Emboss, and thus the image will get embossed as shown.

Press Ctrl & Alt button, and while holding the keys also hold up the up arrow key. As you press these buttons you will be able to see the change that goes on over you layer making it a 3d logo totally.

You have now created a black 3d logo. So now colorize the logo. Select the layers by merging all the layers except the background one. Now select the logo by holding the Ctrl button and by selecting the layer from the Layer Palette. And now, as your image is being selected, fill the selection with the color you wish to show. Then change the style from Layer-->Layer style. Now the logo will have the 3d view as shown.