Art Gallery Navigational Header
Creating a navigational header for an art gallery |
| Start by creating a new file of header size. Apply gradient to the background layer. |
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| Create a big ellipse using elliptical shape tool. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply gradient layer style with the gradient shown. |
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| Insert a cutout of a tree. |
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| Duplicate layer. Enable lock transparent pixels from layer palette. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. Fill it with black color. Adjust nodes to create a perspective shadow. |
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| Reduce the opacity to 50%. |
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| Create a circle using elliptical shape tool. Move this layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create some grass using custom shape tool. |
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| Type link names inside the rounded rectangle. |
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| Insert gallery logo on the right side of the header. |
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| Create perspective shadow of the logo as we did previously. |
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