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Professional Blue-Grey Layout

Author: amitk More by this author


Create a new document with a white background.the size should
be 760 x 700 px.
Create a new Layer ( press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N )

Then with the Rounded Rectangle Tool create a rectangle:
Go to Edit > Transform > Warp and use the following Settings:

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Here is my result ( the next image is resized )

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Now select this Layer ( Shape 1 ) and let's change the layer style.
Please use this settings:

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For Inner Glow settings use the color #003399

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Set the Gradient color for the left #66CCFF and for the right #0066CC

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Please duplicate this layer. ( press Ctrl+J )

Now Hold the Ctrl key down and with your left mouse Button click one time on the Layer Thumbnail: ( you can see the red circle on the following image )

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You will notice that you have now a selection.

Got to Select > Modify > Contract
and change the settings to Contract by 5 pixels. then hit OK

Select rectangular Marquee Tool and Keep your Alt key Pressed ( you will notice that a minus sign will be visible.
Now while you keep the Alt key pressed we will delete a part of the selection from the bottom.

After you delete the selection you will have something like this

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Now Create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )
Select Paint Bucket Tool and with a black color press one time inside your selection

Then press Ctrl+D to deselect and you will have something like this:

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Now we will add a layer style for this black layer

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Gradient color for Gradient Overlay settings:

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Gradient color for Stroke settings:

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And for Orange Rounded Rectangle add the following layer style settings:

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Gradient color for Gradient Overlay settings:

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The result will be like mine: ( i hope ) This will be our navigation buttons

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Now duplicate this Layer ( press Ctrl+J )

Go to Edit > Transform > Flip Vertical and with your Arrow keys place this new layer on the bottom like in the following image:

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With your Rounded Rectangle Tool Create a new Rectangle: ( you will see a black rectangle) Please make it white. it will help us much on the following steps.

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Go to Edit > Transform > Perspective and drag the right corner to the middle of the shape. You can see the arrow above.

Now add a layer style:

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After you add this style please drag this layer under the navigation:

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And the result should look like this:

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Now we will create a pattern. Open a new document with a transparent background. the size should be 20 x 20 pixels

Zoom the document to 1600%

Set the foreground color to white. and with the Pencil tool create some dots like on the following image: Do not use the grey color ) I have used this color so you can see better what i am doing

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Then go to Edit > Define Pattern
Choose a name for your pattern and press OK

Now we will come back to our layout.

Hold down the Ctrl key and press on the Layer Thumbnail for the " Shape 2 "

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You will see a selection:

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Now create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )
Select Paint Bucket Tool. And we will fill the new layer with the pattern from above:

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Now press on Add Layer Mask

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Now press on " D "
Select Gradient Tool and draw a line from top to bottom like on the following image: ( please note that you can see also the end result )

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Now we will create some text buttons:

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Select Line Tool and create 3 lines ( the following image is zoomed in 500% )

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You can press on Add Layer Mask for each line and with the gradient tool you can create a nice effect
Be sure you set to Reflected Gradient
Then you have to create line while you keep the Shift key down

Basically you will create a nice indent. i will zoom in the image to see what you have created.

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After you create this 3 lines duplicate them a few times and place them with your arrow keys between the text buttons.

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Now with the Rounded Rectangle Tool i will create another rectangles and i will use the same layer style we have used for the navigation bar.
In the same time i will add also some text.

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Now with the Rounded Rectangle Tool create another 3 rectangles and place them under the buttons. Use the same style as we have used for top of the layout:

You can add your own text if you want or you can add another details. if You have questions please let me know.

Professional Blue-Grey Layout Tutorial: Final Result (Click to enlarge)
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