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green_dragon

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:37 pm    Post subject: How do you make translucent bars like this one? Reply with quote

http://www.2advanced.com/#portfolio/byproject/ce&id=46

It's City of Weston V.2 website...with the bar across the plant.


Do you need a special filter or can this be done in stock PS?
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SCync

Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Location: Montreal


PostPosted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As with just about anything in this big, old, funny world of ours there are a few ways to do anything. In this case, here's how I'd go at it.

1]. Make a rectangular selection of the area that you want to distort.
2.] Promote the selection to a layer - New Layer via Copy - Cmd+J (Ctrl+J on PC)
3.] Leave the selection active and create a new layer. Fill it with white, put a 1px white Stroke layer style on it. Now turn the the interior opacity (Fill) down to 40 or 50%.
4.] Again leave the selection active and go to back to the layer created in step 2. Do a Gaussian blur or 4 to 5.

Should get something resembling this.

(now I hope I didn't offend anybody with this post)



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green_dragon

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool, thanks. Big Grin
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