Stylish Document Folder

Hi Friends

We have drown a stylish black document folder for the use in the mobile application, you can also use it another purpose. We have described the process to create it easily by the simple steps, every step is important so please don't miss any one of them.

First take a new document with any size as you required, We have taken Width=400, Height=400. Now select Pen Tool (P key) and create some anchor point to complete shape without fill color to look clear path  as below picture.

Again draw another shape by the Pen Tool (P key) and adjust the position both shape by the Move Tool (V key) to look like joint.

Now you have to work on the front shape to make it attractive and we are going to apply gradient color. Open gradient panel (Ctrl + F9) and select right gradient slider then choose "#000000", in the left gradient slider choose "#d1d2d3" color. 

After done gradient color apply Inner Glow to give a emboss look to the shape, follow this path (Effect menu > Stylize > Inner Glow) and choose the color "#e0dfde" then adjust another settings as done below picture. 

Now come to back shape of the folder, select back shape and apply gradient color. Open Gradient Panel (Ctrl + F9) and apply black color in the right slider then apply "#656466" color in the left slider.

Still selected shape apply a different inner glow in, follow this path (Effect menu > Stylize > Inner Glow) and choose black color then adjust all the settings as done below picture.

Your folder is completed and now you have to put some paper inside the folder, follow this path (File menu > Place) and import a paper picture then adjust angle and size according to space in the folder. We have a paper and right click > Transform > Rotate 90^o.

Now put paper inside the folder, select paper picture and press (Ctrl + [ ) one time to send it back of the front shape. Make two more duplicate picture and adjust them to make it full.

It is final step and you have to make shadow of the folder, select all the shape and group them by pressing (Ctrl + G) and make copy (Ctrl + C) then paste on the front (Ctrl + F). Now pull down and apply Warp Option by following this path (Effect menu > Warp > Rise) then apply settings and reduce the opacity "100 %" to "20%" in the Transparency Panel (Shift + Ctrl + F10).

The final Document Folder is here.

Santosh Kumar

This is santosh kumar living in New Delhi (India) and love to work as a Web & Graphic Designing. I like to create sketch, background, illustration and vector graphics. Tutorialbunch.com is a very good place where I express my creativity.