Navigation Bar
In this tutorial, you will learn some techniques to make an awesome navigation bar.Along with the techniques and basic walkthrough comes the .PSD of this navigation bar to view all of the layer effects that I used and that were too numerous to take screenshots of each one (15+).
(Download the .PSD)
1. Start out with a blank canvas with a dark grey background (640x80 pixels). Create a new layer and using the Polygonal Lasoo Tool (A), draw the basic shape of the front nav bar and fill it in with a lighter grey (B).
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B.
2. Add blending effects by double clicking on the layer. I do not have screenshots for the specific blending effects I used because I included the .PSD.
Effects
Result
3. Draw out a box under the first layer and fill it with a grey color.
.4. Add the following layer effects to this 'Under Layer'.
Effects
Result
5. Insert some indents over these two layers to seperate different menu items. To learn how to do this, visit my Indents tutorial.
6. Make an indent and then duplicate it. You can speed this process up by duplicating the layer and then merging the layers (Ctrl + E).
7. Draw out a rounded rectangle (B) using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (A).
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8. Add these layer effects.
Effects
Result
9. Add text and you're done (A). You can add a Color Balance layer on top of your image to give it some cool color (B).
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The font that I used is available for download.
Good Luck
Selasa, 16 Desember 2008
Navigation Bar
LCD screen
LCD screen
1. Create a new layer and select the polygonal marquee tool. Make a shape similar to the one shown here (around 180 pixels high). Go to select > modify > smooth, enter '25' and press ok.
2. Set your foreground color to #D0D2C7 and fill the selection.
3. Open the layer styles dialog for your layer and go to 'inner glow'. Use the following settings:
Blend mode: normal
opacity: 22%
Size: 18px
You can leave the rest of the settings as default. Go to 'inner shadow' and set the inner opacity to 44%, size: 7, and distance: 8. Then Click 'ok'.
4. Create a new layer. Select the Elliptical Marquee tool and and set the mode to 'intersect'. Draw a circle over your already selected shape, so you get something similar to what is shown on the left.
Fill the selection with #FFFFFF and set the blend mode to overlay and the opacity to 40%. Press ctrl+D.
5. Hold down ctrl and click the layer 1 in the layers palette (the one which includes the green shape) to select the outer perimeter. Make sure your foreground color is set to #ffffff.
Create a new layer above the green shape. Go to select > modify > contract and enter a value of '5'. Then smooth the selection with a value of '5'. Fill the slection with #FFFFFF. Contract the selection by '5' again, and delete the selected area.
6. Set the layer's blend mode to overlay and opacity to 35%.
7. Create a new layer above the background, and fill it with a gradient as shown on the left.
8. Select the top half of that layer, then create a new layer. Select the gradient tool and set it to "foreground to transperant". Click and drag from the center up to create a white gradient as shown here.
9. Hold down Ctrl and click the layer in the palette, which has the green shape on it. Create a new layer under it, and expand the selection by 5.
Set your foreground color to a dark grey, then make a gradient directing downwards. Your gradient should look similar to mine on the left.
10. Set the foreground color to white, and make a gradient directing upwards from the bottom.
Open the layer styles dialog box for layer 1, check 'outer glow', and use the following setings:
Blend mode: normal
Opacity: 57%
size: 7 pix
Leave the rest of the options as default and you're done!
Good Luck
Interface Or Skin Design
Interface Or Skin Design
1. The Base
With a new file in blank, make a new layer and in this, create an oval and fill it with black. Center it, and add the soft metal style.
2. Internal shape
Make a selection of the oval, reduce it 15 pts.
Now take out some parts, making the image more interesting. Copy the entire layer, and paste this into a new alpha layer.
3. Blur
In the alpha layer, apply a gaussian blur of 15 px
4. Levels
Then hit Ctrl+L, and in the levels box, use the settings I show here in the image. Copy the alpha channel, and paste the image into a new layer ( standard layer).
5. Round corners
The trick with the alpha results in an image with some rounded corners, very nice and with this style, better! Well, we need to select the shape again (Ctrl + mouse click) contract the selection a bit and create a new shape in a new layer.
6. New shape
In the new layer, we need to fill the selection and apply the same style of the "base" but only changing the direction of the gradient fill to inverse. This change increases the effect of bevel here.
7. Screen
Now, in a new layer we draw a shape for our screen and make it more rounded using the "alpha trick". Again, I fill this one with a gradient, inverse to make more effect.
8. Color screen
One more layer to create the screen: A gradient (I like this green tones) and an inner shadow. I've added here some little lines to give the "scan effect".
9. Screen details
And the rest of the screen details: The text, some lines for the volume and equalizer... Whatever you want.
We are almost done...
10. Details
Well... Now, the rest are add some details like buttons, screws and stuff like that... And of course, a logo if you want. Remember the use of the "alpha trick" and the styles that give the cool final effects.
Author: Pixeltool
Important note: The author is not a natural English speaker and there is a high chance of mistakes in every way. Corrections and comments are welcome.
Good Luck
Cord
Cord
1. Create a new document, make a 2 pixels line, black color.
2. Filter > Disort > Shear
Play around with the setting untill you see something you like.
3. After you finished duplicate the layer and move it 1-2 pixels to the right to get this effect on the left.
4. Now just give it a Drop Shadow
Color = black
Layer effect = Multiply 66%
120 Angle
Distance = 13
Spread = 0
Size = 10
And you're done.
Good Luck
Content Box
Content Box
1. Start a new document and grab your Rounded Rectangle tool. Draw out a rectangle, rasterize it (right click on Layer > Rasterize Layer) and then use your marquee to slice the bottom off of it.
2. Add the following settings by double clicking on the layer. Download the .PSD to see my settings.
3. On a new layer, add these indents one pixel apart from each other. You can duplicate the layers, move the indent, then merge (Ctrl + E) to do this quicker.
4. Draw a Rounded Triangle (A), Rasterize the layer, and use the following blending effects on it (B).
A
B
5. Draw a square behind your other layers and use the following blending effects on it.
6. Repeat step 1 by making a smaller Rounded Rectangle and cutting the top off. Add the following blending effects.
7. Add those indents I talked about in step 3, just make them smaller this time.
Now that I've finished this tutorial, this is what we have so far if you add a Color Balance layer. Quite a nice layout !
Good Luck
