Step 23

Well all good and nice but the shadow needs to be deeper a bit. So let’s press Command/Ctrl + E to merge this first shadow layer with the "Flip Pages" one and then let’s repeat the process of creating a new layer & transforming it into a Clipping Mask to the "Flip Pages" one like we did in the previous step. Make sure your layer is set to Multiply like before, then set your Foreground color to #49260f and with the same Gradient Tool as before drag in a way similar to before, only notice this time we drag for a smaller distance, like so.

Now lower the layer’s Opacity to about 60% Good, now create a new layer and move it in-between the "Flip Pages" one and the shadow one (so now the Flip Pages has 2 clipping masks) and taking the Foreground color of #815130 drag with the Gradient Tool as before. Set the layer to Multiply and lower its Fill to some 20% Now feel free to merge the Flip Pages layer with its two shadow-y clipping masks and you should get a result like this.

Step 24

Nice. We will now take care of the spine, after which we’ll add the mandatory text on the pages. Okay first thing’s first, spine time. Set your Foreground color to #7e7633 and take the Line Tool (U) and setting it to Fill Pixels mode and a Weight of 3px, drag to create a sort of, inverted V, like so (I selected it in the image below so that it’ll be more visible for you).

Okay, now give the layer these styles.

Name this layer "Spine V". So now our picture should look like this.

Step 25

Okay now let’s make the second part of the spine (the cover one you know?) Set your Foreground color to #544a15 and taking the Pen Tool set to Shape Layers, create a new layer under all your other book-related ones (so that this new layer will be the first one above the Background layer). Draw a shape like this.

Name the layer "Spine Base". Then, make a new layer above it and transform this new layer into a Clipping Mask. Now, set your Foreground color to #221500 and your Background one to #372705 and take up the lovely Gradient Tool (G). Set it to Foreground to Transparent and Linear Gradient. Then drag to create a shadow effect, like so.

Now, press X to reverse your Foreground color with your Background one (so now #ff8e72 is your Foreground color now). Create a new layer and move it in-between the gradient one we just made and the "Spine Base" shape layer. Take the Gradient Tool again, but this time set it to Foreground-to-Background and Reflected Gradient. Drag to create a left-hand side shadow effect on the Base Spine, like so.

And now give your "Spine Base" shape layer this layer style.

Now merge the three "Spine Base"-related layers (one "sire" shape layer, one dark gradient at the tip of the inverted V and one a lighted left-hand side shadow). To do this, Command/Ctrl + click on the 3 layers in the Layers Palette so that they are all 3 in a dark blue color then press Command/Ctrl + E to merge them. After you’ve merged, re-name the layer to "Spine Base" and take the Dodge tool (you can leave the same settings we used in one of the previous steps, but lower the brush size to about 20px) and gently brush around the right-hand side of the spine, like so.

Step 26

Ah, the moment we all have been waiting for. Text-adding time! Okay let’s start with the "Base Pages" first. Currently (unless you merged anything) your "Base Pages" shape layer should have 2 clipping masks. Like so.

See the shadow-y one? The topmost one I mean, the one I noted with "1" in the picture above? Okay, make a new layer and move the new layer in-between the shadow-y one and the gradient one (so, in-between 1 & 2). Then take the Pen Tool, set it to Paths mode and drag to crate a path like so. (editor：photoshop1)