The other day I was sitting at my desk and thought to myself, “Paper clips are so cool. They do such a great job at keeping things organized and still maintaining that ‘disheveled, unorganized look’.” This unorthodox thought process led me to also think, “I bet a paper clip would be really cool as a design element for my website.” So I decided to try to replicate one, from scratch, in photoshop.
I thought it turned out pretty good. So good, in fact, I decided I’d show you how to do it.

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adobe, bevel and emboss, drop shadow, effects palette, layer mask, marquee, office utilities, paper clip, photoshop, satin, scratch, stroke, toots