Subtle Photoshop Effect

All you need to do is take a look at a website to see the talent that the designer has, and not just in making you go "Wow!" but in subtle effects too. Take a look at the ATK Skull in the website header:

http://www.atkcommunity.com/images/atk/atk_headerbg.jpg

With a minor glance, it looks like a normal cartoon skull, but if you look closer, you can notice the gradients in the eyes, the sparks from the fuse and a gentle outer glow/drop shadow.

Here is a sophisticated looking web dialogue box, in all fairness it is extremely quick and easy to make, it took me about 5 minutes.

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6...ghtcopych6.jpg

Let's look at the main features that you notice straight away:

- The bold second word in the title.
- Sleek typeface.
- A gradient in the top of the main text box.

If you have a closer look you may also notice that there is a slight gradient in the title box.
If you look even closer than that, you will see what makes the drop shadow (gradient near top of text box) stand out more, at the top of the shadow there is a 1 pixel white line with opacity set down to around 25%. The is also a white line at the top of the Title Box too.

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/6...closeupbu3.jpg

Small details like this can make all of the difference, so there is no need to go over the top with effects when making something like a Sig, and always remember to give it a border!

I agree.

Did you write this for a school assignment? The tone sounds just like ap iece of homework.

Well I feel very humbled by this.

And this should go in the Tutorial forum bitch! - Moved

Lol sorry, I didn't notice there was a tutorial forum...

It wasn't made for a school assignment but I wanted it to be a bi more formal (don't know why.)

ur bisexual?

HAHAH vox is bi!!!!!

Technically if you're reading and interpreting it as I said it, the tutorial would be bisexual...

Go smoke the fumes Midge! :p

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Midge

ur bisexual?

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Why does typing formally and properly with decent spelling and no abbreviations make you bisexual? Because if that's the case, call me bi too. (I am not homo or bi in any way - everyone knows i'm DAMN STRAIGHT!)

EDIT: To those which are slightly bent (not meant as offense, and we all know religion is wrong);
http://azahar.files.wordpress.com/20...th-heealer.jpg

oric i was making a comment on a typo by vox, read his post properly!

Why read, when I can post meaningless crap. Like this -

http://www.ihasaflavor.com/lolcats/g...-internets.jpg

omg that is sooo funny

How about this one?
http://icanhascheezburger.files.word...9434782588.jpg

Hgehehejehe

hahaha!!