open an existing document in photoshop, or create a new one. I will be using a document that is 440 x 312 for this tutorial. Fill the background with white (#FFFFFF).
Step 2
Get out the Custom Shape Tool (

Create a new layer, set your foreground color to black (#000000) and draw the shape onto the canvas:
Get out the pen tool (

Click Okay:
Fill this selection with black:

Step 3
Double click this layer, and apply the following blending options:
Drop Shadow:

Result:

Step 4
Now press CTRL + J to duplicate this layer.
Go to "Edit->Transform->Flip Horizontally".
Press 'V' on your keyboard to get out the move tool, and nudge the duplicate layer over as l've done in this image:

Step 5
Next we'll add some text to it. Set your foreground color to white (#B4B4B4). Get out the text tool, and pick a nice thick font that you like.

Double click this layer and apply the following blending options:
Drop Shadow:

Bevel & Emboss:

Satin:

Gradient Overlay:


Stroke:

Result:

At this point the same techniques are applied to create more detail. You can choose another custom shape and apply an inner shadow such as l've done here:

Finish

Thank you very much for reading this tutorial!
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