Bike Lovers Navigation Header
Creating navigational header for bike lovers site |
| Start by creating a new file of header size. Fill the background with a solid color. Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create a path using pen tool. Place the shape at the bottom of the header |
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| Apply the same layer style as we used for the first rectangle. |
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| Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Apply the same layer style. |
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| Create several duplicates of the rectangle layer and place as shown in the image below. |
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| Create a rectangle above all the layers and place at the center of the header. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create a rounded rectangle using rounded rectangle shape tool. |
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| Duplicate the layer several times and place below each other. |
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| Create a circle using elliptical shape tool. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Change the layer mode to hard light. |
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| Duplicate the layer and scale down. |
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| Duplicate both layers and place on the other side. |
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| Create a small circle using elliptical shape tool. Place it on right side of the button. |
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| Apply the same layer style as we used on initial shapes. |
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| Duplicate layer several times and place as shown. |
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| Insert an image of a bike and place over the left circle. |
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| Duplicate layer. Enable lock transparent pixels from layer palette. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select distort. Fill it with black color. Adjust nodes to create a perspective shadow. |
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| Similarly create it for the other side. |
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| Type link names on the buttons. |
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| Insert site logo and place right on the top. |
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