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Oct
31
2011

Content Box Photoshop Tutorial

Another classic tutorial teaching you how to create a content box using photoshop.

Content Box Photoshop Tutorial

Step 1.

Create a new document sized 300×300 and using the rectangle tool and a light gray color create a shape like below:

content box

Add a Drop Shadow:

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And a Inner Glow:

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This is how it looks:

content box

Step 2.

Grab the pen tool and on a new layer create a shape like below:

content box

Fill the selection black.

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Create a new layer and make a selection like in the picture above.

Fill it with a gradient from white to transparent:

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Reduce the layer opacity to around 20% and this is how it should look:

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Step 3.

Return to the layer with the black shape we created with the pen tool and using the Eliptical Marquee tool create a hole in it by making the selection and pressing CTRL+X.

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Here is a preview:

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Step 4.

Add a power button inside that hole:

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Add your content and you are done:

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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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