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July 10, 2006

Art Gallery Navigational Header

Filed under: web-graphics — admin @ 12:57 am

Creating a navigational header for an art gallery
Start by creating a new file of header size. Apply gradient to the background layer.
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.
Insert a cutout of a tree.
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.
Reduce the opacity to 50%.
Create a circle using elliptical shape tool. Move this layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
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.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create some grass using custom shape tool.
Type link names inside the rounded rectangle.
Insert gallery logo on the right side of the header.
Create perspective shadow of the logo as we did previously.










 

June 19, 2006

Creating a Smiley with a Cap

Filed under: drawing — admin @ 12:27 am

Creating a smiley with a cap
Start by creating a circle using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create an elliptical selection using elliptical marquee tool. Create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode.
Change the layer mode to screen.
Create a circle using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Create an ellipse for the eye ball using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Duplicate the eye layers and place it on the other side.
Create an ellipse for the mouth using elliptical shape tool.
Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool.
Enable subtract form shape area form the top bar. Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Ctrl+Click the layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels. Create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode.
Change the layer mode to color dodge.
Create a flap using pen tool.
Apply the same layer style and layer mode as we did for the cap.
Using pen tool create depth of the cap.
Select all the layers and scale down.










 

June 17, 2006

Beehive on a Fire Style Background

Filed under: texturespatterns — admin @ 12:18 am

Creating a beehive on fire style background
Start by applying a gradient to the background.
From filter menu select distort>>twirl. Apply settings as shown.
Select magic wand tool and click on the red area to get a selection. Press Ctrl+J to copy paste the selection in a new layer.
Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.
Similarly select other colors using magic wand tool. Duplicate the selection and apply the same layer style.
Select and merge all the layers. From filter menu select distort>>stained glass. Apply settings as shown.
Add new effect layer from the bottom of effect window. Select plastic wrap from the artistic menu. Apply settings as shown.
Duplicate the layer. Change the layer mode to difference.
Duplicate the layer again and change the layer mode to color.
Select and merge all the layers. Duplicate the layer. From filter menu select distort>>ocean ripple. Apply settings as shown.
Change the layer mode to linear dodge.
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