[help] Someone Know Of A Photoshop Tut.

basically, i want to know how to make the effect of the heading title from Aquaxp,

the sunken in dark olive/yellow-ish whatever color that is with the brushed metal (i do know how to do the metal look). i just don't know how to make that shadow effect to make it look recessed from the metal.

thanks much

#63560

hey, i think you just need to get a round square and add either outer or inner shadow and adjust it to whatever angle you need it.

#63580

If the "brushed metal" layer is above the olive-tone layer, the simplest thing to do would be to apply a drop shadow. Edit the layer of the brushed metal by right clicking the layer (in the layers tab, not the image) choose "blending options", and when the dialog pops up, mark the checkbox on the left for "drop shadow". You'll also get a list of variables that you can change according to your tastes (like opacity, size, light direction, ect).

I personally use Photoshop 7, but this should be backwards compliant to 6.0 and 5.5, if I'm not mistaken.

Feel free to PM with any photoshop questions, or if any of my explanations were unclear (which they probably were, since I've been up about 30 hours as of now)

Liron

#63588

Yeah it appears to just be a drop shadow.

#63597

thanks mates... i thought that was all it was going to be. is there a "standard" that the community goes by in terms of light direction, opacity, etc. e.g. in qcd itunes skin. They all look really good, i know i'm just going to crap it up using my own judgement (which i'll honestly say i have none )

the real aquajew :Jewish:

#63599

my suggestion would to search for some mac screenshots displaying these or those applications so you can create a similar drop shadow in terms of depth, size and opacity.

#63604

what you really need is the layer styles, you have to download them, but I don't know if they are still aroun here in the forums....

#63683

Sadly, they're not, I've heard of Aquagirl's or somthing have that sort but Never saw any.. only in my dreams I suppose

#63685

#63691

You don't know how much you rock right now... thanks so much for that download.

One Happy Aquajew :Jewish:

#63694