19.02.2008 -
wery good
Adobe Photoshop
Free Tutorials » Adobe Photoshop » Invision Borders
Create borders similar to the ones on IPB forums (default skin).
Step 1
Make a new document and make a new layer. Grab the Rectangular Marquee Tool and make a selection similar to the size below.
Step 2
Do not deselect just yet, change your foreground and background colours to the ones below (#6478A0 & #84B9F5):
Step 3
With the selection still in place grab the Gradient Tool and drag from bottom upwards in the selection. Doing this will give you the below gradient:
Step 4
We now need to add the glossy shine to it, this in fact, is very simple to do. Grab the Rectangular Marquee Tool again and make a selection the full width but half the height of the bar.
Step 5
Now make a new layer and fill the selection in with the colour white. Change the blending mode to "Soft Light" and the layers opacity to 36%. Press ctrl+D to deselect.
Step 6
You may be thinking, what's the point in this tutorial.. if I want to create this effect for my forum i'll use the default theme which is identical! Well using this effect doesn't necessary have to be for a forum, you can incorporate it into lots of other interfaces or what ever your wanting to make. Below is an example content box you could make:
Tutorial comments
21.03.2008 -
Looks great :)
21.02.2008 -
Better then the newer border by lenny
05.01.2008 -
nice enough!
28.10.2007 -
Basic, but essential.
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- Date added:
- 05.01.2005
- Author:
- Zymic
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