Quick Tutorials

Preview:

Metallic Header Design.

Step 1:

Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 950×400 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with a black color. Now make a new layer set titled ‘Metallic Design’.

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool, above your screen under the options palette choose Fill Pixels, set the radius to 20px and check anti-aliased. Then create a new layer and draw a gray rounded rectangle with #6F6F6F color shade and 200×210 px dimensions.

Step 2:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Inner Glow, Satin and Gradient Overlay blending options to your gray rounded rectangle layer.

Result:

Step 3:

In a new layer draw a smaller rounded rectangle with 186 x 22 px dimensions, position it as shown below.

Step 4:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow, Gradient Overlay and Stroke blending options to your smaller rounded rectangle layer.

Result:

Step 5:

Now duplicate the smaller metallic rounded rectangle layer 3 times and stack them as shown below.

Step 6:

Duplicate your ‘Metallic Design’ layer set then go to Layer > Merge Layer Set. The duplicate should turn into a regular layer, cut the right corners off and stretch it to your right canvas. Now position the longer metallic design next to the smaller design.

Step 7:

Make a rectangle marquee selection on your metallic design layer then go to Edit > Copy and back to Edit > Paste, you should now have a new layer with the metallic rectangle shape. Now go to Edit > Transform > Perspective, drag the top right transform points on the metalic rectangle shape up so the shape transform as shown below.

Step 8:

Duplicate the metallic shape from step seven and flip it horizontal through Edit > Transform.

Step 9:

In a new layer draw a thin black rounded rectangle with 8 x 212 px dimensions.

Step 10:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Satin blending option to your black rounded rectangle layer. Then set the layer’s blending mode to Soft Light.

Result:

Step 11:

Select the Horizontal Type Tool and set the font family to Arial, bold, 15 pt, none and white color shade. In a new text layer type out your navigation links on the stretched metallic design.

Step 12:

Now add shadows to the whole design, first add a marquee selection around your entire metallic header design then go to Edit > Copy Merged then Paste. You should now have a new layer with the whole metallic header design, set the layer’s blending mode to Lighten and flip it Vertical through Edit > Transform. Then move the design down as shown below.

Step 13:

Grab the eraser tool and set the brush setting to a large soft brush. Now erase the bottom half of the shadow design then apply a motion blur through Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, use 90 degree angle with 37 pixels distance.

Results:

Metallic Header Design.

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