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Userbar Tutorial [Photoshop] #1
Create a new document 350×19 pixels, fill the background with a gradient of your choice

[Image: step1.gif]

Now we need to make a scanline pattern, to do this goto file new and create a new document 3×3 pixels, zoom in 1600%

[Image: step1b.gif]

Now select the “pencil tool” with a “1 pixel brush” and draw a diagnal line like so

[Image: step1c.gif]

Then goto “edit > define pattern”, click ok when the box pops up

[Image: step1d.gif]

Back to your userbar, create a new layer then click your paint bucket tool. At the top of the screen in the paint bucket tool bar, change forground to pattern

[Image: step2.gif]

Then click the little arrow and select your pattern that we created in step 1

[Image: step2b.gif]

Fill your new layer with your pattern and set opacity to 25%

[Image: step2c.gif]

Search yahoo for a font called “vistor tt1 BRK”. Once you have your font type out your text (size 10), ive chosen to make a photoshop userbar. Ive also added some styles to my text which consists of a 1 pixel white stroke and a drop shadow

[Image: step3.gif]

Next add your logo

[Image: step3b.gif]

Now select the “elliptical marquee tool” and make a selection like so

[Image: step3c.gif]

Create a new layer and fill with the color white also set opacity to 25%. This is the final image

[Image: finished.gif]

Credits to Richard [HVDesigns]

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RE: Userbar Tutorial [Photoshop] #2
Cool tutorial although it would make the font white with a black outline, may come out nicer ;P

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RE: Userbar Tutorial [Photoshop] #3
(05-19-2012, 07:09 AM)bluedog.tar.gz Wrote: Cool tutorial although it would make the font white with a black outline, may come out nicer ;P

Yeah, You can make it like that too :ok:
It's really nice

PS: and Congratz for your admin position Smile

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RE: Userbar Tutorial [Photoshop] #4
(05-19-2012, 07:58 AM)#Unkn0wn Wrote:
(05-19-2012, 07:09 AM)bluedog.tar.gz Wrote: Cool tutorial although it would make the font white with a black outline, may come out nicer ;P

Yeah, You can make it like that too :ok:
It's really nice

PS: and Congratz for your admin position Smile

Haha thank you but i kinda already were admin. I just had my status set to moderator.

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