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Create a rather stylish content box.

Step 1

Make a new document with a dark grey background. Make a new layer and a selection similar to the one below:

Step 1 diagram

Step 2

Fill the selection in with any colour and bring up the blending options.

Step 2 diagram

Step 3

Bevel & Emboss.

Step 3 diagram

Step 4

Gradient Overlay.

Step 4 diagram

Step 5

Stroke:

Step 5 diagram

Step 6

Press OK at the blending options. Then with the selection still inplace go to [ Select > Modify > Contract ] by 5 pixels and press OK.

Step 6 diagram

Step 7

Press delete and hold CTRL + D to deselect the selection. You should have something like this:

Step 7 diagram

Step 8

Grab the pencil tool and on the same layer draw a border accross the width of the pixel border as shown below.

Step 8 diagram

Step 9

Make a selection in the top box.

Step 9 diagram

Step 10

Make a new layer, fill the selection in with any colour. Press CTRL+D to deselect. Bring up the blending options, gradient overlay and then press OK.

Step 10 diagram

Step 11

You should now have something like this:

Step 11 diagram

Step 12

CTRL + Click on the red gradient overlay in the layers pallet. Grab the Elliptical Marquee Tool, hold ALT and drag from the left to the right. In other words make a selection like below:

Step 12 diagram

Step 13

Make a new layer, fill it in with white. Change the opacity to 25% and layer mode to overlay.

Step 13 diagram

Step 14

Now go back to your border layer. Grab the pencil tool again and draw some pretty patterns. Once done add some pixel text (find pixel fonts in zymics font section). My final result is below. Download the PSD file, right click > save target as.. on the below image.

Step 14 diagram

Tutorial comments

04.01.2008 -

cheyer says …

where is font section??

04.01.2008 -

cheyer says …

Fantastic :D!!!

22.10.2007 -

frank_phiri says …

its ok

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Date added:
16.02.2005
Author:
Jack
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