12
2010
Sidebars
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Back in the past most of the grunge website had sidebars , sidebars are bars placed on each end of the website and ar strechable or pattern type. They were really cool back in the days.
Step1.
Make a new document for this tutorial chose any size. I chosed 200×200. Fill the first layer with any color. I chosed orange. Make a new layer and using the marquee tool make a selection like and fill it with any color it won’t matter because we are going to change the color later on.
Step2.
Grab the poligonal marquee tool(see image for icon) and make a selection like mine starting from top.
Now we need to cut the selection so press Ctrl+X.
Step 3.
So we got the basic shape now we need to add a gradient on it so select the shape by Pressing CTRL while clicking on the second layer. Now grab the gradiend with the colors below:
Go from left to right like below:
Step4.
Keep the selection again and make another one over the main one but be sure you use the settings below:
Now fill the remaining selection using a dark gray I used #757575
Step5.
Using the rectangular marquee tool make a selection exactly like the shape. See mine. And will it with a dark gray.
Step 6.
Now make another selection very small this time and fill it with a ligher gray color. I chosed #939393. Now for a better see zoom in up to 1500%.
Now make another shape and again fill it with a even brighter gray color. I chosed #A4A4A4.
Step 7.
This is it you are mostly done but now I added a small shape at bottom. Click here for image
Now add a dropshadow with the following settings :
This is another example used on a layout:
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About the Author:
My name is Chris. I love graphics and art. I became interested in Adobe Photoshop since 2003 when as a child I used to create my own signatures for gaming forums and such, yet things have evolved a lot in time and I still use Photoshop today. I have been working as a Graphic Editor for a local magazine, webdesigner for various companies and in present I am a freelancer and owner of PSDartist and involved in various projects.
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Thank you very much.
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Quite a beautiful website. I built mine and i was looking for some ideas and you gave me a few. May i ask you whether you developed the website by youself?
Cheers
Let me say, what a great website and tutorial although is classic it`s very easy to follow , and you learn the tehniques.
Good one. Thank you!
Good tutorial mate. Keep it up.
Hi there! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to tell you that you have a great website and that I bookmarked it. Keep it up!
Yep, classic one I remember the time when the sidebar was used as a main base on a webpage.
Hello, can you tell me the address to the Feedburner feed to your page please?
Good work once again. I am looking forward for your next tutorial=)
I recently noticed this photoshop website couple weeks ago after a roomate advised it to me. I have been a daily visitor since that time.
Nice and simple.
Bookmarked PSDartist. Nice website .
Hey, I like this tutorial.
Thank you so much for writing this tutorial.
I would like to see a new tutorial on webdesign basics.
I`m a Photoshop tutorial writter myself. Would you like to colaborate ? I like doing tutorials and I would like to see them published if you like them. Give me a heads up.
Interesting tutorial, yet to simple.
I believe Photoshop is a hard software and I don`t really want to start learning it yet I am atracted to blogging and I must say that your website and logo really inspires me. The brush in the logo is a great add.
Your website has just becomed my source website for the best free photoshop tutorials but you could add a bigger download section.
Good job! Get your free brushes!
I really love the logo of PSDartist.
I’ve bookmark your site and share it on digg.com and Facebook. Nice photoshop tutorial!
I’ll bookmark your blog and get the feeds
also…
Hey, is this photoshop cs4 I think ? Nice tutorial.
Great tutorial, thanks
I must definitely say that your entire site is very great. Continue the good work.
Nice tut
I`m learning everyday from your tutorals.
Hey Chris I am really glad your website is growing. Keep it up with the good tutorials.
I love PSDartist because all other websites like PSDtuts have long and boring tutorials.
I`m glad to see that your website started to look good.
Marvelous website theme!