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Windows Media Player 11 Menu Bar

Author: Photoshop-Garden.com More by this author


1. Create a new layer and use Rounded Rectangle tool to make a rectangle like this

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Right click on this layer and choose Blending Option and do as the pictures below

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You'll get the result like this:

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2. Create a new layer, select Gradient tool, color #5A74B4 : Linear, Color -> Transparent, and apply gradient at rectangle's bottom, you'll get the picture as the one below

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Use Line Tool (1px): white color and draw a line close to the bottom of the rectangle, mode = Overlay.

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Ctrl + Click at first layer (original rectangle), go to menu Select -> Transform Selection, resize it to half, use Gradient tool (White to Transparent) to do as the picture below then duplicate that layer to increase shining.

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3. This step I'm going to show you how to make the button on the bar.

Create a new Set and create a new layer in that Set, use Rounded Rectangle to draw a small rectangle in the bar like this:

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Right click that layer, choose Blending Option and do as the pictures below:

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The result:

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Use color #10C2FD to fill Gradient color like this:

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Ctrl+click small rectangle layer, create a new layer, use Brush tool (Softbrsuh-10px) to apply around the border of the small rectangle, and adjust Opacity to get result like this:

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Add more parts that you like:

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Create a new layer and make shining like the step that you made for the bar.

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4. This step we'll make separate line between buttons.

Zoom in the place beside the first button

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Use Line tool to draw 2 lines White and Black (1px) like right picture

Now, we need to merge 2 lines and use Eraser (Softbrush) to make sharp 2 points

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We'll get the result:

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Continue to make more buttons and add title to each button.

This is my final result:

Windows Media Player 11 Menu Bar Tutorial: Final Result (Click to enlarge)
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