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| This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to create a toxic navigation menu. |
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| First of all, make a new Photoshop document with dimensions of 450x200 and a black background. Create a reflected gradient on a new layer and in a new layer set, using white for the foreground and dark grey (606062) for the background. Next adjust the levels, to the settings shown when clicking on image c) . Zoom in to 200%, use the rectangular marquee tool to select the top of the gradient layer and cut it into a new layer. Do this by right clicking on the layer in the layers panel and then choosing layer via cut. |
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Next, use the transform tool (edit > transform) to scale the width of the selected area to 90% and then decrease its lightness (image > adjustments > hue / saturation) by 30. Cut the bottom of the gradient into a new layer and then reduce the width of it to 90%. |
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| Adjust hue/saturation, using the settings shown when clicking the image below. Next go to [ Part 2 ] of this Photoshop tutorial. |
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