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Interface Tutorial : 3D Gradient Bar 03
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For this version of the gradient bar I used a triple gradient to create the bar
and the areas where the text are placed using a few contracted selections.
I first set my foreground color
to light green and my background color to green red. Then I need a bar with rounded corners
on a layer. I
loaded a selection
on the bar(fig. 1) and apply a vertical gradient(fig. 2). Set your gradient
type to linear and the gradient from foreground to background.
With the selection still loaded,
contract the selection
by 3 pixels(fig. 2).
Figure 01
Figure 02
With the selection still loaded, make a new layer then apply another vertical gradient
on the selection using the same colors. The direction of the gradient should be opposite
the direction of the first gradient.
Figure 03
To create the division on the nav bar, make thin rectangular selections using the
rectangular marquee tool and position them on the bar and hit the delete key.
Figure 04
Load a selection on the layer then
contract the selection by 2 pixels. Do not lose the selection.
Figure 05
Using the same set of colors and with the selection still loaded, make a new layer then apply a vertical gradient
on the selection(fig. 6). The direction of the gradient should be the same as the first gradient.
Reduce the brightness of the current layer using IMAGE > ADJUST > BRIGHTNESS & CONTRAST then
place the text.
Figure 06
Figure 07
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