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bgajjar
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 Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: How to create a layout like this? |
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I saw this background on Apple's web site and was wondering how to create that. I know how to create drop shadows but don't know how to create this particular one as the shadows increase from top to bottom. I would really appreciate some help creating this layout with screenshot(s).
Thanks!
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Haunus
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theirs is softer and what not but is this what your looking for?
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bgajjar
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thanks. Well, exactly the same way how they did it.
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Haunus
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well plenty on this board are better than I im sure you'll find help, but i'll probally play around with it tonight.
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qubert
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: Re: How to create a layout like this? |
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| bgajjar wrote: | I saw this background on Apple's web site and was wondering how to create that. I know how to create drop shadows but don't know how to create this particular one as the shadows increase from top to bottom. I would really appreciate some help creating this layout with screenshot(s).
Thanks!
BG |
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pannpann
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qubert: Right...
Actually, it's just faded in the top. Here's a way to do it;
Create your shape, duplicate the layer and place it beneath the original shape. Go to Hue Saturation and make it black. Go to Filter -> Guassian Blur..., chose your settings and click OK. Now, add a Layer Mask to the shadow layer, select the Gradient Tool, start from the top and drag downwoards (or vice versa, depends on your foreground/background color). You may also have to make it a bit bigger, and decrease the opacity.
EDIT: Oh right, forgot to mention. The shape probably has an Inner Shadow with pretty low opacity.
Good luck :)
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Haunus
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ha, I did the gradient thing, but whats the blur for?
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pannpann
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To create the shadow. (And you didn't use the gradient in the right way in your example.) Take a look at the image I attached. That's basically all the Blending Modes you need to create this effect.
I'll take back what I said in my previous post though. You don't have to create a seperate layer for the shadow, just use Drop Shadow. The whole layer fades in the top, so just create a white rectangular in a seperate layer on top of the layout, and use a Layer Mask and gradient to fade it out.
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