WindowsXp Effect (tutorial)

1) Create a new image

2) Take pencil tool and draw a straight line of 1 pixel, then draw another 31 pixels lower
The color is 102/102/126



3) Take the magic wand and select the part between the two lines.



4) Set forground color to 168/167/191 and background color to white

5) Take gradient tool, hold shift, move from top to bottom and release your mouse



6) Deselect and make a new selection. Make it 3 pixels high and move it so you got the dark blue line and one light blue line above your selection.

(close-up)

7) Take the gradient tool again, take the gradient that sais foreground to transparent and make a gradient in the selection.



8) Take pencil tool again. Take color 188/189/205 and draw a line above the bottom blue line
Take color 228/227/227 and draw another line above the one you just drew.

(close-up)

Now if you want some color variations just go to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation and play with the settings.

Done..

What a great tutorial my friend!!!!!

Thx man ;)

I'll make some more if I have the time. I have a nice one lying around.

Also remember, if you experiment with the gradients, make the second selection a bit bigger, different colors you can get different effects. It's easy to say you could just copy the bar from windows with the print screen button, but it's good to know because you can use it as a basis for different effects.

yeah.. i hate to copy things, its much cooler to know how u make it by yourself.

Then your more free to try different things.

THX

Thanks GC!

Anytime :D

cool

Ego, please refrain from spamming.

Yeah what mo0 said... i dont think youve posted a message over 3 words long.. :D

Examples...
1. lol
2. Yep
3. cool

Thats 3 of your 6 posts... :|

Anyways.. about the tutorial, well its awesome... where did you find that at or did you just discover it yourself... either way i think im going to go and try it :D Thanks..

heh nice tut....now make one for the buttons + icons muha...
get a theme up for lindows haha :D