kywai
Very nice ^__^ I like all the smooth lines and shininess! I think the nav bar looks very cool in the sort of cutout bit, nice idea ^_^ Small question - could you point me to a tutorial for that shiny glossy bevelled effect in your graphics? n_n
Thanks for the compliments
smile Tutorial... well, I'm sure you could find some at www.pixel2life.com under the photoshop section. Its simple really (at least after you've gotten used to it).
My approach is first to shape out the image and fill it with color. Then I apply several effects:
1. Stroke: 1px width black
2. Inner Glow: Set the color to white and overlay
3. Gradient Overlay: I use a black to white gradient, and set it to overlay.
I think that's all the effects... anyways, after that, I make a new layer. I make a selection around where I want to add the reflection. Then I take the gradient tool and select a gradient that goes from white to transparent. I drag over the selected area with white at top and transparent near bottom. I usually take a few tries at this, maybe starter further or closer to the top of the selection and see what looks best.
Just in case you didn't know, there are a few ways to make a selection. One very useful way is to (at least on a mac) command/click the layer to make a selection of it. For example, if you have a layer with a black circle on it, you can control click the layer in the layers window and get a selection of that circle.
Makes sense? =D
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