Start making the sketch of tea cup.
figure 1. Make an ellipse from the basic shapes.
figure 2. Copy the ellipse and move down.
figure 3. Use the pen tool to join the two ellipses.
figure 4. Draw the handle with pen tool.
(Making the sketch tip: After creating the paths, make pencil in selection and reduce the radius to 1 or 2 and right click >stroke path)
Now we are going to color the sketch.
Feel free to use your own color combination to the cup.
We are going to make the top of the cup.
Make selection of the layer 'cup top' and transform it to W-96% and H-90%. In a new layer fill color and name the layer cup inside.
Make a copy of the layer 'cup inside' and fill it with 'AD4D01'. Name the layer 'tea' and move down as shown in the figure.
Still the 'tea' layer in selection, 'Ctrl+click' on the 'cup inside' layer.
Press 'Ctrl+Shift+I' to inverse the selection and delete the tea out side of the cup.
Let's have a look at the layer pallet. We should have our layers arranged like this.
Now we are going to use brushes over the cup. Make new layer between cup side and cup top layers. Colorize as shown in the figure.
(If you use your own colors try to brush brighter at the center.)
Our light is coming from the left top.
Now we are going to shade the inside of the cup.
Select the 'cup inside' layer and pick the burn tool with soft edged brush and exposure around 20. Use burn tool over the left inside of the 'cup inside' layer, and use dodge tool with same opacity and brush pressure at the right inside of the same layer.
Now we need to create a reflection in the inside of cup.
Create a new layer under 'tea' follow the step 4 (Same steps used for making the layer 'tea') and move down as in the figure . Fill it with 'B67431', name the layer 'tea reflection'.
Apply Gaussian blur with radius 15. ( you can reduce the opacity of the 'tea reflection' layer so that it will look more convincing)
Still the 'tea reflection' layer in selection. 'Ctrl+ click' on the 'cup inside' layer and inverse the selection. (ctrl+shift+I) Delete the rest of the reflection that is out side of the cup.
Copy the layer 'tea' (ctrl+j). Fill it with white color and apply Gaussian blur with a radius 6.
Put the white filled layer under the 'tea' layer. Select the layer 'tea' and apply a Gaussian blur with radius 6.
Now move down the 'tea' layer a little that we can see a narrow edge of the white that is under the 'tea' layer.
Now merge the 'tea' layer with white filled layer and again ctrl+ click on the 'cup inside' layer. Select inverse and delete. Name layer 'tea'.
Take the burn tool with Exposure 20 and use it at the left side of the layer 'tea', as shown in the figure
Make sure the foreground color is white.
In a new layer over the layer 'tea' use a soft edged brush with a very small radius ( opacity around 80-90). Start making some dots as in the figure. This will make our tea glowing.
Select the 'cup top' layer and dodge with a soft edged brush and exposure 80. (check the figure)
Also paint the cup inside layer as shown in the figure.
Fill color to the handle. And more shading on the 'cup side' layer. Link 'tea', 'tea reflection' and 'cup inside' layers and transform again (W-96%, take a look at the change in step 17 and 18).
Use burn/ dodge tools to modify the handle as shown in the figure.
Painted again at the cup side layer with a gray color.
Take a soft edged brush, select the foreground color white, draw some reflection over the 'cup side' Layer, as shown in the figure.
Use a low opacity soft brush again.
Change foreground color into gray (k-30).
Make a new layer under the teacup ( This should be the bottom layer) paint shadows, until you get convinced.
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I have already wondered with the sbs of this tea cup, once again I am wondering that it is so simply explained here that a beginner can make this as it is. cant believe the is not real with seeing these steps.
Amazing tutorial and amazing result. Very well done author.
its very well described and by follwng this steps anybody can make this thnx fr this type tutorials
(3 years and 57 days ago)EXCELLENT...
(3 years and 57 days ago)Wonderful tutorial. Congratulations! hugs directly from Brazil, Zetti
(3 years and 56 days ago)
Simple and excellent......... I am going to try this one.
(3 years and 56 days ago)wow..its very nice tutorial...
Great to have one...
That is a VERY NICE cup of tea!!!
(3 years and 56 days ago)Absolutely wonderful! Thanks so much!
(3 years and 56 days ago)awesome tutorial!
(3 years and 55 days ago)really realistic!
(3 years and 55 days ago)wonderful; you are a guru.
(3 years and 54 days ago)
Excellent tutorial! Very photo realistic! However the cup has a warm earthy glow and in step 19 so does the handle, after that the warm brown tone disappears from the handle, did you upload the wrong version? I now think the handle looks a little odd compared to its visual continuity in step 19.
I painted the whole cup with a gray color.. you can see the color change for the cup too.. I did it because I came to know that color is more convincing in a white back ground.. thanks for the comment...
(3 years and 54 days ago)
Nothing other than a handful of thanks for sharing the tea with us. You are an excellent writer.
(3 years and 54 days ago)
Not only is the end result wonderful, how to get there is too! Thank you!
(3 years and 53 days ago)outstanding tutorial, amazing result, by Riya
(3 years and 53 days ago)
This tut explanation shows the talent of you Author, Thx
(3 years and 52 days ago)perfect tutorial, nice description's and tool usage.
(3 years and 52 days ago)perfect tutorial, nice description's and tool usage.
(3 years and 49 days ago)Another way to make coffee! (yah yah.. I had to say it)
(3 years and 48 days ago)
a nice and well explained tutorial and the result is amazing
(3 years and 47 days ago)aweesome.. inspires me to make more like this.. maybe try something more interesting like coke bottle
(3 years and 46 days ago)naw, its too much on a higher level for me, need to give directions more. Don't you think so???
(3 years and 43 days ago)
Nice, easy to follow, and well explained tutorial. Congratulations! Outstanding work!
(3 years and 43 days ago)Very well explained. A tad advanced but I expected that from the example.
Thanks!
Very well explained. A tad advanced but I expected that from the example.
Thanks!
Great tutorial and great result. Congrats! Anoop 
just want coffee now
(3 years and 35 days ago)great job
(3 years and 34 days ago)Well explained and well illustrated, hence easy to do and enjoyed.
(3 years and 33 days ago)Amazing ..
Keep it Up ..
Very Good and simple explain all things.You are very good tutor.
(3 years and 26 days ago)CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO DO THE STEP 5. How to make the layer still? I don't know how to do that. Please
(3 years and 25 days ago)CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO DO THE STEP 5. How to make the layer still? I don't know how to do that. Please
(3 years and 25 days ago)very good
(3 years and 25 days ago)its not about 'still' just select the layer you want crop and ctlr+ click the cup inside layer (to load selection)
(3 years and 23 days ago)I would like to say Thank you
I would like to say Thank you
I don't know how to do it but l think it's better if you show all layer aside the details.
thanks
Very Good.
(3 years and 11 days ago)Hey, this is a great job. Thank you.
(2 years and 347 days ago)its amazing.
(2 years and 345 days ago)I like it veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery much.
(2 years and 340 days ago)Very nice tutorial........Thanks.
(2 years and 305 days ago)Shugoyeee.....ari gato ...
its so nice..thanks for this kind of tutorial..its so helpful and encourage me to start creating some designs. : )..user friendly . 2 thumbs up w/ u guys.
(2 years and 295 days ago)This is so kool tutorial
(2 years and 282 days ago)
thats beautiful......great tutorial
(2 years and 232 days ago)GrEaT WoRk
(2 years and 225 days ago)i think very beautiful tutorial.great work.thank u for sharing.
(2 years and 148 days ago)
well explained tutorial !
(2 years and 147 days ago)
Nice 1. Thanks for the tutorial. easy to understand steps...
(2 years and 138 days ago)Thanks for this great and wonderful tutorials even beginners like me can really learn how to use and blend things quicker in photoshop. Thanks.
(2 years and 124 days ago)This tut explanation shows the talent of you Author.
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Awesome tut!!!!
(1 year and 311 days ago)awesome
(1 year and 107 days ago)I don't use photoshop very often, preferring Paint Shop Pro instead. Because I'm not used to working with photoshop, I actually recreated this cup, making adjustments as I followed your tutorial...and came out with a pretty decent looking cup of tea for having never done it before.
(1 year and 89 days ago)well explained great job
(304 days ago)BIG THANKS
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With the level of detail you have given here, even I may be able to get a result that resembles a tea cup. This has the level of well explained detail that all tutorials should have. Super job.
(3 years and 58 days ago)