Learn to Make Web 2.0 Glossy Objects Yourself

Learn to Make Web 2.0 Glossy Objects Yourself

Understanding Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 4

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Photoshop Camera Raw 4 introduces important changes from Camera Raw 3 and earlier versions. This paper primarily explains these changes, and discusses some nuances of features carried over from th previous Camera Raw versions that are often misunderstood.

Vista Style Nav Bar

Vista Style Nav Bar
Create a navigation bar with a unique Vista Style 1. Start by opening a new file: 500px * 50px 2. Make a 480px * 30px selection 3. Go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth and apply a 2px radio 4. Create a new layer(Shift+Ctrl+N or Layer -> New -> Layer) and fill the selection with any color 5.Now apply [...]

Create a navigation bar with a unique Vista Style

1. Start by opening a new file: 500px * 50px
2. Make a 480px * 30px selection

3. Go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth and apply a 2px radio

4. Create a new layer(Shift+Ctrl+N or Layer -> New -> Layer) and fill the selection with any color
5.Now apply this layer styles:
- Gradient: #313332 to #46474a

- Stroke: #676767

6. Select the top middle part of your nav bar

7. Create a new layer and make a White to Transparent gradient from top to bottom

8. Set layer’s blend mode to Linear Dodge and opacity to 35%

9. Your nav bar should look like this

10. Create a new layer and create a selection one px under the top border of the nav bar using the Single Row Marquee Tool

11. Fill the selection with White

12. Now, Ctrl+Click over the first layer thumb to select it

13. Go to Select -> Inverse and press Del while having the 1px white line layer selected

14. Change this layer’s blend mode to Soft Light and opacity to 60%

15. Now lets make the rollover effect, create a new 130px * 24px selection, go to Select -> Modify -> Smooth and apply a 2px radio

16. Create a new layer and fill your selection with any color
17. Now apply this layer styles:
- Gradient: #000000 to #2f3233

- Stroke: #0f1011 to #575858

18. Create a new layer and Ctrl+click over the layer thumb to select it. Go to Edit -> Stroke and add a 1px White border

19. Change the layer’s opacity to 15%

20. Select the top middle part of the rollover and, in a new layer, apply a White to Transparent gradient from top to bottom

21. Change layer’s opacity to 80%

22. Now let’s add some text. Using Verdana 11pt and White color

23. We need to add some separators between links. Create a new layer, make a selection with the Single Column Marquee Tool and fill it with #1a1b1c
24. Move the selection 1px to the right and fill it again with #5d5f60
25. Move the selection by 1px to the right again, and fill it with #232526

26. Erease the top and bottom parts using a 20px Soft Brush and change this layer’s opacity to 50%

27. Duplicate this layer and move it between the other 2 links

28. Your Vista Style Nav Bar is now finished!

Basics - 15 Web module

Basics - 15 Web module
Learn to use the Web module to publish your photos to a customized web gallery. Matt Kloskowski shows you how publishing to the web is a simple task that doesn't require any coding.

Freeze occurs when you access the Photoshop Elements 6.0 Contact Book

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Troubleshoot errors or freezes during installation (Photoshop Elements 4.0 on Mac OS X)

Troubleshoot errors or freezes during installation (Photoshop Elements 4.0 on Mac OS X)
What's covered Beginning troubleshooting Intermediate troubleshooting Advanced troubleshooting This document can help you resolve errors or freezes that occur while you install Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 on Mac OS X. System errors can manifest themselves in many different ways, including (but not limited to) the following: -- An error such as "The application 'Adobe Photoshop Elements'...

Personalize your Lightroom workspace by changing the Identity Plate

Personalize your Lightroom workspace by changing the Identity Plate
In the Photography business, image is everything. Now you can personalize the Photoshop Lightroom workspace with your name or studio name.