Sweet User Interface in Photoshop

We are going to be creating a User Interface like below:

To begin create a new image 500×100 pixels for the Dimensions, fill the background with #3F3F3F

Click on the brush tool, and make the settings like so:

Create a new layer and pull out the pen tool and make a path like below

Right click in the graphics area and choose ‘stroke path’ choose Brush with Simulate Pressure unchecked It should look like below

Where your layers are click on the ‘paths’ tab, click on the Path1 and drag it to the new path icon to convert it to an editable path, right click on the path and choose ‘duplicate path’ duplicate it twice like below:

Now deselect all the paths by clicking in the grey area below them, and click the layers tab, select the layer with the black line and it and press ctrl+j to duplicate it, press ctrl+i to change it’s color to white and then use the move tool and the arrow keys to move the line down about 2-3 pixels, change that layers blending mode to Overlay.

Now go back to the paths tab, pull out the pen tool and select one of your duplicated paths. Make sure your pen tool is configured like so:

Use the pen tool to make a shape like below:

Right click in the graphic and choose ‘make selection’ deselect the path and go to the layers tab, pull out the gradient tool and set the colors to black to transparent

Now create a gradient like so.

Do the exact same thing for the top except pull the gradient too the top.

Now use the text tool to type out the text ‘sweet’, I used the font Tahoma and the color is #CF7600

Create a new layer above the ‘sweet’ layer and press ctrl+g (alt+ctrl+g in CS4) to mask that layer over the text layer below it, ctrl+click on the sweet text to select it, pull out the marquee tool and press alt on the keyboard and select the bottom half of the selection to deselect it.

Fill the remaining selection with white, and set that layer opacity to about 20-30%

Follow the same process for the UI text. You can then add in some links like Home | Portfolio etc.. I used Tahoma 10 pt.

Contemporary Photoshop Logo

Other Logo Tutorials: Skype Logo, Logos

Description

In this tutorial we will be creating a Logo with some cool effects and a
professional final look.

Objectives

• Layer Opacities and Styles
• Text Effects
• Blending Options
• Text Reflection

Final Result:

Step 1:

Create a new document 439×153 pixels, fill the background with Black #000000 and
write your text, in my example “Company Name”
(i used the font “Helvetica” for the text).

Step 2:

Let´s put some colour to the text. Fill the word “Company” with #FF9600 and “Name”
with #6B6B6B.

Step 3:

Now we are going to create the reflection. This is done by duplicating the text
layer and going to Edit>Transform>Flip Vertical

Step 4:

Now rasterize the layer (Layer>Rasterize>Text), take the Rectangular
Marque Tool
and select the half part of the layer like this:

Step 5:

Now press Alt+Ctrl+D and write 25 in the box, then press the Delete buttom two
times, Ctrl+D to deselect the layer and change the opacity to 60% (you can play
with this number if you like), you will have the reflection like this:

Step 6:

Select the Text Tool and write the slogan, in my example “your slogan goes here”,
i used the Trebuchet MS font and with a space between each leater to make it
looks better, like this:

Step 7:

Now let´s create a new layer (Ctrl+N) on the top of the text layer (not the
reflection one, the Company Name layer), and let´s select the Elpitical Marquee
Tool. Press D and X to use the White colour and draw an eliptical selection on
the text like this:

Step 8:

Then fill that selection with White (Alt+Backspace), you will have something
like this:

Step 9:

Then press Ctrl+G on the white selection layer to get this:

Step 10:

Then change the opacity to 20% (you can play with this number too), you will get
this:

Step 11:

Finally you can add some symbol to your Logo, i added an orange parrot on the
last “e” of the word Name (i used the Personaliced Shapes to add the parrot),
and finally you will get this:

Conclusion

Well I hope you enjoyed the tutorial, if you have any questions be sure to leave a comment below!

Half Tone Pop Dots effect

Similar Tutorial: letterpress effect

Description

In this tutorial we will be creating a trendy and useful effect with the Halftone Pixel Filter, this effect can be applied to almost any object and can add alot to your designs

Objectives

In this tutorial we will be creating a cool photographic effect called the Halftone Pop dot effect.

• Learn how to use the Halftone Pixel Filter
• Gaussian Blur
• Seperate Layer Styles

Final Result:

Step 1:

Create a new document 400×400 pixels I filled the background with #E96B10 but this effect will work with any color.

Step 2:

Copy and paste in some cool render or something like a person, I used the Master Chief figure from Halo. Which you can download Here

Step 3:

Now ctrl+click on the layer with the Render to select it, create a new layer and fill the selection with black it with black: #000000

Step 4:

Duplicate the layer by dragging and dropping it to the new layer icon, your layers should look like below.

Step 5:

Now ctrl plus click on your top layer to select it, press ‘q’ on your keyboard to get into ‘Quick Mask’ mode, go to Filter > Pixelate > Color Halftone leave it at default settings and press ok. Press ctrl+f until you see an effect similar to below.

Step 6:

Now we need to press ‘q’ to switch out of ‘Quick Mask’ mode, it will make a selection of the ‘dots’ with the top layer selected press delete, and then fill the selection with Black #000000.

Step 7:

Select the layer just above the Master Chief (or whatever) and go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur apply a blur of 6 pixels and press ok.

Step 8:

Position the layer with your render on it above the layer with the dots on it so it looks like below.

Step 9:

Now you are basically done, I pressed ctrl+alt+u to change the hue/saturation of the Master Chief Render but that is optional.

Conclusion

Well I hope you enjoyed the tutorial, if you have any questions be sure to leave a comment below.

Written by: Jordan Garn

Network Icon in Photoshop

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Description

In this tutorial we will be creating a  nice looking and useful pixel

icon which can be used in any software application related to networks.

Objectives

In this tutorial we will be creating a cool icon for software

application.

• Learn how to draw a simple pixel drawing using pencil tool.
• Using gradient.
• Adding pixel shades.

Final Result:

Step 1:

Create a 35×35 pixel file. Create a new layer by pressing shift+control+n

together. Either use control+’+’ or zoom tool to zoom upto 1200%.

Step 2:

Set the foreground to black. Select 1 pixel wide pencil and draw this

shape.

Step 3:

Draw another shape under the box with the pencil.

Step 4:

Select Rectangular Marquee Tool and select inside the box

as shown in the figure.

Step 5:

Now, we will use Gradient Tool to fill the selection. For that, set the

foreground color to #245C29 and

background to
#316659. Click on  Gradient tool. Select

foreground to background gradient type and linear

gradient to fill the selection.

Image after filling the selection with gradient tool.

Step 6:

Draw 3 small lines with pencil tool. Change their colors as shown in the

figure.

Step 7:

Draw a line below the ‘Monitor’.

Step 8:

Draw another line as shown in the figure.

Actual view of our newly created drawing.

Step 9:

Duplicate and place the first layer as shown in the figure.

Step 10:

Zoom upto 700% and draw three black color lines connecting the monitors.

Now view the actual size of the file. Our icon is ready

Smooth Logo Design in Photoshop

Description

In this tutorial we will design a new Logo with some live and cool colours
for a Free Download page.

Objectives

• Logo Design
• Blending Options (Text Effect)
• Movement Effect for a Symbol

Final Result:

Step 1:

Create a new document 400×150 pixels, white background, and take your Text Tool
to write your SiteName, in this case “Free Download” (for this logo i used a
font called Humanst521), fill the word FREE with #7C7C7C and DOWNLOAD with
#27C12E:

Step 2:

Let´s add the Download arrow, create a new layer, zoom in to the L of the “Download”
word and use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to draw a vertical rectangle to make
the L larger, and fill the rectangle with the same green (#27C12E), like this:

Step 3:

Then you have to make larger and fill the lighter green area of the L, to do
this make a new rectangle continuing the other part of the L as large as the
previous, and fill the rectangle with this green (#93E096), like this:

Step 4:

Then merge the two layers (this one of the rectangles and the text layer, also
to rasterize it).
Create a new layer, and select this green for the principal colour (#27C12E),
then take the personalized shape tool and draw the following arrow:

Step 5:

Go to Edit>Free Transform to turn the arrow down and put it under the L to close
the arrow:

Step 6:

Now merge the two layers, double click on it to go to Blending Options, put the
same values as shown on the following images:

you will get something like this:

Step 7:

Now create a new layer and take the eliptical marquee tool, draw an eliptical
selection on the top of the text, like this:

Step 8:

Now fill the selection with White and press Ctrl+G, then Ctrl+D to deselect and
low the opacity to 20%, you will get this:

Step 9:

Now create a new layer and write your slogan under the text, in my example
“Slogan Goes Here” (i used the font “Kartika” with a space between each letter):

Step 10:

Finally, let´s add the bird, create a new layer, use the personalized shape to
draw the bird with this colour (#828282):

Step 11:

Now duplicate two times that layer, and for the top layer let the opacity in
100%, for the middle layer 45% and move it to the left, then for the bottom
layer low the opacity to 20% and move it to the left to get the movement effect,
here is the final logo design:

Please tell us what you think.

Extreme Website Header

We are going to be creating an Extreme Website Header like below

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First create a new Photoshop document, that is 800×200 pixels, and has a transparent background.

Next use the paintbucket tool to fill the background with #B5B292, create a new layer , then pull out the Marquee Tool Make a selection like below and then use the paintbucket tool again to fill the selection with #473E26. Your document should look like below:

Next we are going to make a dropshadow image, create a new document with the following settings:

Set the foreground color to black and then pull out the pencil tool , zoom in really close and create an image like below

Now go to Edit > Define Pattern it doesn’t matter what the pattern is, so press ok

Now make a new layer and position that layer underneath the layer with the Brown Header rectangle on it press ctrl+click on the layer with that Brown Header to select it use the down arrow key to move the selection down about 5 pixels (BE SURE THE LAYER UNDER THE BROWN HEADER IS SELECTED):

Next with the layer under the header selected press shift+backspace, and select the pattern you created earlier. Then press ok:

Set that layers opacity to 20% and you should come out with this:

Next you need to download the following image, (right click and select save image as)

Then open the image use the marquee tool to copy and

paste it over top of the Brown Header layer. Make it look like this

Your going to be needing to create a new pattern now, press ctrl+n to create a new image, make it’s dimensions 2×1 pixels and draw out an image like so, use the zoom tool to zoom way in:

Make a new layer and make a selection right above the layer with the trees on it

Press shift plus backspace and fill that layer with the new pattern:

Comment Balloon Box in Photoshop

Glossy Balloon Popup Comment Box in Photoshop

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Description

Learn how to create a glossy balloon comment box in Photoshop

Objectives

• Bevel effect
• Paths and Shapes
• Text

We are going to be creating a Popup Balloon Comment box like below:

First create a new document 500 x 500 pixels. Create a new layer and pull out the circular marquee tool and make a selection like below, fill it with black #000000:

Next select the pen tool and make sure it’s settings are like so.

Now using the pen tool create a shape like so, once it’s created right click and choose ‘fill path’ fill it with black, #000000, right click and choose delete path.

Now add the following layer styles to the Layer.

You should come out with the following:

Add some text and your set!

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Watercolor Effect in Photoshop

Description

This tutorial will teach you how to create a water color effect on any photo of your choosing

Objectives

• Learn how to use filters to create a realistic water color effect

Sometimes we need to convert normal images to painted ones. This tutorial helps you to achive that goal.

Open any file of your choice.

We will now apply dry brush effect in the image. For that go to filter>artistic>dry brush. Give the values as shown in the figure.

Image after applying dry brush effect.

Press control+f to repeat the last filter. Here it is dry brush.

You will notice that our image is turning to a water color painted image. Now go to filter>stylize>diffuse and apply these settings.

Go to filter>blur> smart blur and apply these values.

Our final output. Compare the original and final image.

Whiteshading Website Layout V2

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Objectives

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a smooth style website layout with a technique I have dubbed Whiteshading, this is Version 2 of the popular tutorial

• Fundamentals of Web Design
• Color choice ideas
• ‘Whiteshading style’

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Final Result:

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Trendy Header in Photoshop

We are going to be creating the following Image:

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First off your going to want to create a new photoshop document; I used the following settings

Fill the canvas using the paintbucket tool
with #e2e2e2

Tip:

Press (g) to bring out the Paintbucket tool

Now Create a new layer and select the Rounded Rectangle Tool , then set the foreground color to #695D54

Once you create the Rounded Rectangle we are going to create a new document for the dropshadow, press ctrl+n to create a new document and use the following settings:

Next select the Pencil tool (b) And create an image like so

Then go to Edit > Define Pattern, it doesn’t matter what it is named

Now ctrl+click on the layer that has the rounded rectangle on it to make a selection of that layer, then create a new layer now drag the new layer under the layer that contains the rounded rectangle. Use the arrow keys to move the selection down a ways.

Press shift+backspace to fill the layer with the pattern we just created.

Be sure to set the layer with the Pattern in it to about 20-30% (whatever looks good, do it by eye)

Tip:

you can make a pattern anything you want fool around with it and you can come up with some pretty cool effects.

Now we are going to make those bevels, create a new layer, first zoom in really close using the Zoom Tool pull out the handy pencil tool again set it’s width to 1px (pixel), set foreground color to black and draw a short line (see image), now set the foreground color to white and draw another line just to the right of that; Set this layers blending mode to overlay and your all set.

Copy this layer by pressing ctrl+j (while that layer is selected) and you can make multiple bevels, zoom out to see what it looks like.

Now pull out the gradient tool set the foreground color to white, and set the Gradient style to white to transparent (see pic)

Set the opacity of that layer to about 10-20%

Tip:

play around with the opacity and blending options to see interesting results

Now we can add in the text, I used Tahoma Bolded with an outer glow on it applied to it:

To come out with:

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Hope that helps, if you have any questions leave a comment below.