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Step 8: Adding a Lip on the Corkboard

With the "cork_shadow” layer selected, press Command +J to duplicate it. In the Layers palette, drag the copied layer (automatically named "cork_shadow copy”) to the top of all other layers. Rename this layer "lip.”

Make sure the "lip” layer is selected and invert the color of the layer pixels by pressing Command +I. Now it will be a white-to-transparent gradient.

Flip the layer vertically by going to Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical.

Nudge the layer up 9px by pressing Command + Up Arrow nine times. Now change the layer blending mode to Overlay and change the layer opacity to 50%.

Step 9: Adding a Shadow to the Floor

Make a new layer above the "floor_color” layer and name it "floor_shadow.” Make sure the foreground color in the Tools palette is black.

Using the Gradient tool (G) with the "floor_shadow” layer selected, click at the bottom of the layout and Shift-drag to about three-quarters of the way up to the bottom of the corkboard. Finally, change the layer opacity to 50%.

Step 10: Adding Floorboards

Next, we’ll add some lines to suggest floorboards. Make a new layer above the "floor_color” layer, fill it with black and name it "floorboards.”

This step uses the free Grid Generator plug-in by Richard Rosenman. With the "floorboards” layer selected, go to Filter > Richard Rosenman > Grid Generator. Adjust the settings in the Grid Generator dialog box to match those shown below:

This is the result:

Step 11: Adding Perspective and Highlights to the Floorboards

Go to Edit > Transform > Perspective. Adjust the perspective of the "floorboards” layer by dragging the handles in the upper and lower corners of the transformation box left and right (indicated by red arrows) until it looks something like the image below. Note that the handles will need to be dragged beyond the edges of the document. When done, press Enter to apply the transformation.

Change the "floorboards” layer’s blending mode to Multiply and its opacity to 30%.

Duplicate the "floorboards” layer and rename the new layer to "floorboards_highlight.” Move this layer directly below the "floorboards” layer.

Invert it by pressing Command +I, change its blending mode to Overlay and its opacity to 10%.

Finally, nudge it 1px to the right by pressing the Right Arrow once. This will give a subtle highlight to the floorboards.

Step 12: Adding an Overall Highlight to the Floor

Make a new layer and name it "floor_highlight.” Move this new layer to the top of the Layers palette, above all other layers.

Change the foreground color to white by pressing D, then X, on the keyboard (this resets the Tools palette color swatches to default and then reverses them). Select the Gradient tool (G), and change its preset to Foreground to Transparent and its type to Radial Gradient.

Starting at the center of the layout, click and Shift-drag to nearly the top edge of the layout.

Press Command +T to transform the layer. Use the top center handle of the transform region to adjust the layer’s height. Adjust its width outward from the center by Shift-Alt-dragging the left or right center handle. Press Enter to apply the transformation.

Move the "floor_highlight” layer to the spot directly above the "floor_shadow” layer in the Layers palette. Change its blending mode to Overlay and its opacity to 50%.