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COOL WEBSITE TUTORIALS – PART 1

post by Nguyễn Trường Giang @ 8:57 AM | 7 comments
PART 1: SITE NAVIGATION BAR

(Note: All images were resized, click on images to view full size!)

1. Create New document: Click File » New:
- Width: 777 pixel.
- Height: 780 pixel.
- Background Contents: Transparent.


2. Using Paint Bucket Tool (G) » Fill Layer 1 with:
- Pattern: Below
- Rename Layer 1 to Main BG.
Use Pattern Below to fill your background layer:





3. Using Rounder Rectangle Tool (U) with Radius: 5px to draw Navigation Bar:


- Rename this Shape Layer (Shape 1) to Nav.
- Now, your Layer Window will look like:



4. Double Click on Layer Nav to Open Layer Style: Set Nav Layer Style like these pictures:





5. Using Horizontal Type Tool (T) and type some text for title and slogan of your website. I type DASKLNEY STORE for title and YOUR ONLINE DIGITAL STORE for slogan. Style of these text:
DASKLNEY STORE
- Font: Dirty Ego [Download free at www.dafonts.com]
- Size: 20 px
- Type: Smooth
- Color: White
YOUR ONLINE DIGITAL STORE
- Font: AdvoCut [Download free at www.dafonts.com]
- Size: 9 px
- Type: Smooth
- Color: White
NOW, YOUR NAVIGATION BAR WILL LOOK LIKE:



6. Double click on Layer Title Layer, Slogan Layer and change Layer Style like a picture:
(Title Layer, Slogan Layer depend on your text you have created)


Put your logo or icon into navigation bar:



7. Using Horizontal Type Tool (T) to create your navigation bar text. I type: HOME | SPECIALS | ABOUT US | SERVICES | SUPPORT | MY ACCOUNT.


Set Layer Style like:



8. Duplicate this layer and rename to this duplicate layer to Background. Clear layer Backgound styes and set it color to: #545454.
Move Background Layer like this picture:



9. Ctrl + Left Click on Nav Layer » Create New Layer and rename it to Highlight:



10. On this Highlight Layer: Using Rounder Rectangle Tool (U) draw one Rounder Rectangle with:


You navigation bar now look like:



11. Using Pen Tool (P) and Direct Selection Tool (A) draw this path like:


Right click on this path [Using Direct Selection Tool (A)] and choice Make Selection...


One dialog appear, choice Intersect with Selection option and click OK.


12. Your navigation bar now will look like:


Using Gradiant Tool (G) and draw one Gradiant in this selection.





That's all!
Hope you can do as well as I do!
YOUR FINAL NAVIGATION BAR MAYBE LOOK LIKE:


I’m Vietnamese. This is my first Photoshop Tutorial I’m write in English. My English very bad, hope you understand all I want to say in this tutorial!

PART 2: SITE CONTENT WILL COMING SOON!


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Anonymous Anonymous said,
comment at 12:53:00 AM 
Te lo has currado colega,muy majo el tutorial,a ver para cuando la 2 parte.
comment at 8:17:00 AM 
If you want post a comment, please post it in English!
Anonymous Anonymous said,
comment at 2:25:00 AM 
He said the tutorial is really good. He'll be wating for the second part.
comment at 8:50:00 PM 
Thanks for translating that!
Anonymous Anonymous said,
comment at 5:25:00 AM 
Hey thank's for this! I can't wait for the next bit.

-Twitch
Anonymous Anonymous said,
comment at 8:33:00 AM 
where can i see the part 2 of this tuetorial
Anonymous Anonymous said,
comment at 3:12:00 AM 
Wow, i like this one pretty much!

When do u want to release the second part?