Many designers prefer to make simulation Windows task bars and start menus when designing multimedia CDs and multimedia courseware. Because usually everyone is in contact with the most interface, it is the desktop environment of Windows, so this style of user interface is loved by many users.
The key to designing this type of interface is to make realistic task bars and start buttons. Today we will introduce how to use Photoshop to make this realistic taskbar and start button.
This article takes the Photoshop CS Chinese version as an example, similar to other versions.
Drawing process:
1. Run the Photoshop CS Chinese version, create a new size of "450 × 450" pixels, the resolution is 72 pixels / inches, the background color is a white file, the file name "Toolbar", the specific settings are shown in Figure 1.
2. Press the D key on the keyboard to set the foreground color with the background color as the default black and white, then press the "Alt Delete" button to populate the current layer to black. The purpose of setting to black is to make it easier to see the effect of the silver task bar, after the production is completed, can be removed.
3. Click the "Creating a New Layer" button in the Graphical Panel to create a layer above the "Background" layer and name it "BAR". (Tip: Press "Ctrl Alt Shift N" on the keyboard to quickly create a new layer above the current layer, to name the layer, set the layer color while the new layer is created, set the layer color, Mode, you can press the shortcut key "Ctrl Shift N" and then set in detail in the pop-up "New Layer" dialog box, as shown in Figure 2.)
4. Select the "Rectangular Selection Frame Tool" in the toolbox, draw a height of approximately 35 pixels on layer "BAR", which is the same as the width of the image file. After the drawing is complete, press the "Alt Delete" button to populate the created semicoma to black.
Many designers prefer to make simulation Windows task bars and start menus when designing multimedia CDs and multimedia courseware. Because usually everyone is in contact with the most interface, it is the desktop environment of Windows, so this style of user interface is loved by many users. The key to designing this type of interface is to make realistic task bars and start buttons. Today we will introduce how to use Photoshop to make this realistic taskbar and start button.
This article takes the Photoshop CS Chinese version as an example, similar to other versions. The end of the article is available. PSD file for you to download a reference.
Complete the effect:
Drawing process:
1. Run the Photoshop CS Chinese version, create a new size of "450 × 450" pixels, the resolution is 72 pixels / inches, the background color is a white file, the file name "Toolbar", the specific settings are shown in Figure 1.
2. Press the D key on the keyboard to set the foreground color with the background color as the default black and white, then press the "Alt Delete" button to populate the current layer to black. The purpose of setting to black is to make it easier to see the effect of the silver task bar, after the production is completed, can be removed.
3. Click the "Creating a New Layer" button in the Graphical Panel to create a layer above the "Background" layer and name it "BAR". (Tip: Press "Ctrl Alt Shift N" on the keyboard to quickly create a new layer above the current layer, to name the layer, set the layer color while the new layer is created, set the layer color, Mode, you can press the shortcut key "Ctrl Shift N" and then set in detail in the pop-up "New Layer" dialog box, as shown in Figure 2.)
4. Select the "Rectangular Selection Frame Tool" in the toolbox, draw a height of approximately 35 pixels on layer "BAR", which is the same as the width of the image file. After the drawing is complete, press the "Alt Delete" button to populate the created semicoma to black.
6. The key to the production of the start button is to produce the selection of the button shape. Create a layer on the layer "BAR" and name "White", then hold down the Ctrl key, click the layer "bar", load the layer "bar" selection, as shown in Figure 6 Indicated. 7. Select the Rectangular Selection Box Tool in the Toolbox, set to "Substitution from the options" above the option column, as shown in Figure 7, then select the right portion of the rectangular selection in the window, minus it, The result shown in Fig. 6 is obtained.
8. Select the Ellipse Box Tool in the Toolbox, set to "Cross" above the options column, as shown in Figure 8, draw the ellipse on the left, so that it is formed as shown in Fig. 6 result. Once you can't, you can press CTRL Z to repeat again until the result is satisfactory.
9. Fill the resulting selection as white, copy the layer, and name "Black". Pressing the shortcut key Ctrl i to reverse the image in the layer and become black. Select the "Moving Tool" in the toolbox, then press the left arrow key to move the image to the left.
10. Copy the layer "Black" and move one pixel to the left to the left to the left, and the method is the same. When this layer is named "Button", open the Layer Pattern dialog using the method described in step 5, set the gradient overlay, and the specific settings are shown in FIG. 9, and Fig. 10.
After the setting is complete, get the result shown in Fig. 11, which has been more close to the real start button, but there is still a place where it is inadequate, and then the production is continued.
11. While holding down the CTRL key, click on the layer "Button" (ie the layer of the gradient button) to load the layer selection. Click the box tool in the toolbox, tap the left arrow button 7 times, move the selection to the left to move a distance.
12. Create a new layer, populate the selection with any color.
13. Press and hold the CTRL button again, click the layer "button" to load the selection. Select the Magic Walker Tool in the Toolbox and set to "Segmentation Send" in the option bar ", click the padding area other than the selection of the new layer to get a new cadre selection. Keep the selection and delete the layer.
14, create a new layer, and name "bevel", fill the selection with black, and set the layer style as the gradient fill, the method as step 10, the specific setting is shown in FIG.
In this way, we get a realistic XP style task bar, as shown in Figure 13.
You can add icons and text on your own, as shown in Figure 14. .psd original file download
12. Create a new layer, populate the selection with any color.
13. Press and hold the CTRL button again, click the layer "button" to load the selection. Select the Magic Walker Tool in the Toolbox and set to "Segmentation Send" in the option bar ", click the padding area other than the selection of the new layer to get a new cadre selection. Keep the selection and delete the layer.
14, create a new layer, and name "bevel", fill the selection with black, and set the layer style as the gradient fill, the method as step 10, the specific setting is shown in FIG.
In this way, we get a realistic XP style task bar, as shown in Figure 13.
You can add icons and text on your own, as shown in Figure 14. .psd original file download
7. Select the Rectangular Selection Box Tool in the Toolbox, set to "Substitution from the options" above the option column, as shown in Figure 7, then select the right portion of the rectangular selection in the window, minus it, The result shown in Fig. 6 is obtained.
8. Select the Ellipse Box Tool in the Toolbox, set to "Cross" above the options column, as shown in Figure 8, draw the ellipse on the left, so that it is formed as shown in Fig. 6 result. Once you can't, you can press CTRL Z to repeat again until the result is satisfactory. 9. Fill the resulting selection as white, copy the layer, and name "Black". Pressing the shortcut key Ctrl i to reverse the image in the layer and become black. Select the "Moving Tool" in the toolbox, then press the left arrow key to move the image to the left.
10. Copy the layer "Black" and move one pixel to the left to the left to the left, and the method is the same. When this layer is named "Button", open the Layer Pattern dialog using the method described in step 5, set the gradient overlay, and the specific settings are shown in FIG. 9, and Fig. 10.
After the setting is complete, get the result shown in Fig. 11, which has been more close to the real start button, but there is still a place where it is inadequate, and then the production is continued.
11. While holding down the CTRL key, click on the layer "Button" (ie the layer of the gradient button) to load the layer selection. Click the box tool in the toolbox, tap the left arrow button 7 times, move the selection to the left to move a distance.
12. Create a new layer, populate the selection with any color.
13. Press and hold the CTRL button again, click the layer "button" to load the selection. Select the Magic Walker Tool in the Toolbox and set to "Segmentation Send" in the option bar ", click the padding area other than the selection of the new layer to get a new cadre selection. Keep the selection and delete the layer.
14, create a new layer, and name "bevel", fill the selection with black, and set the layer style as the gradient fill, the method as step 10, the specific setting is shown in FIG.
In this way, we get a realistic XP style task bar, as shown in Figure 13.
You can add icons and text on your own, as shown in Figure 14. .psd original file download
12. Create a new layer, populate the selection with any color.
13. Press and hold the CTRL button again, click the layer "button" to load the selection. Select the Magic Walker Tool in the Toolbox and set to "Segmentation Send" in the option bar ", click the padding area other than the selection of the new layer to get a new cadre selection. Keep the selection and delete the layer.
14, create a new layer, and name "bevel", fill the selection with black, and set the layer style as the gradient fill, the method as step 10, the specific setting is shown in FIG.
In this way, we get a realistic XP style task bar, as shown in Figure 13.
You can add icons and text on your own, as shown in Figure 14. .psd original file download
