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In this tutorial we are going to create a simple, clean business header that will work great for nearly any professional business website.
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Step 1.)
Create a new document that is 700x200 and fill the background with a pale white, I used: #F6F5F5
Step 2.)
using the rectangular marquee tool, select a rectangular similar to this at the top of the canvas.
Step 3.)
fill the selection with #C9D2D2
and apply these blending options to the layer: DROP SHADOW: STROKE:
If done correctly here's how it should look:
Step 4.)
Now we'll start the buttons, with the rectangular marquee tool, make a selection similar to this:
Step 5.)
Fill this selection with #88B6C2, and apply the following blending options: Gradient Overlay
Stroke:
Here's what you'll get:
Step 6.)
next make a selection (with the rectangular marquee tool) 1 pixel bellow the button layer, like this:
and fill it with: #9CACAB
Step 7.)
Next create a new layer, set your foreground color to: #DCE6E8 and draw a 2px line with the pencil tool directly bellow the rectangle created in the previous step:
Step 8.)
Next make a selection with the rectangular marquee tool, 1 pixel above our button layer as shown:
Fill this selection with a gradient that is: #CFD5D3 (foreground) and #FFFFFF (background):
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