Step 1

CRTL+N and create a 1024px X 768px file. Fill the background with the color showing in the image below. Grab the Rectangle Tool and draw a rectangle with take about half of the page with the color given below and rasterize it, rename this as top layer. Using Lasso Tool, draw the shape and press delete.

Step 2

Create new layer belor the top layer. Grab the Brush Tool and with the soft mechanical 100px, #484536 color. brush out the shape of the shadow for the top layer. You may need to zoom in and smudge it to get the better result. Apply 1px outside whtie stroke to the top layer. Then, Apply Pattern Overlay with Soft Light Blend Mode, Rust Flakes.

Tips: try to make the shadow “no fixed as it may make it look not natural. You need some times for this part to make it looks natural.

Step 3

Create a layer above the top layer, ALT and click between the layers to create mask. With the same brush set, #d8ce9d color, brush a long the edge of the top layer.

Step 4

Create a rectangle and CTRL + T then rotate to the angle shown below. CTRL + T again and this time select Wrap and drag the bottom right corner as shown below.

Step 5

Using the Pen Tool, draw out the shadow below the rectangle shape. Apply Gaussion Blur 5px and set the layer blend mode to Multiply.

Tips: Brush out the little shadow at the top to enhance the effect.

Step 6

CTRL + Click on the rectanlge to bring out the selection. Goto select > Modify > Contract > 10px. Create a new layer above it and fill it with white color. Now, place any photo you like and simply create a mask with the new layer we created just now. Then, using the Polygonal lasso Tool to draw the tab and create a new layer above then fill with white color and set the Fill to 47%. Apply 1px inside stroke #e4dec3 and set the opacity to 66%.

Step 7

Brush the shadow for the tab.

Step 8

Type out the Site title. I am using Bernard MT Condensed with #7a745e 72px. Type out the rest of the title. Rasterize the type. Grab the Erase Tool and with the TB_Grunge Brush. Randomly erase the font to make the effect.

Step 9

using the Pencil Tool, zoom in and draw out the arrow shape and then erase it like what we do with the title we made.

Step 10

Using the same technique, Create the Search input field and also the RSS icon.

Step 11

For the footer, use the same technique to create the top layer in Step 1 & 2. Apply Inner shadow, Blend Mode Multiply, 20% opacity, 90 °, Distance 5px, Choke 0, Size 10px. Color Overlay 100% #302e26. 1px outside white stroke with 18% opacity. Well, we are done now, Simply add in 3 rectangle and apply Drop Shaow Effect.

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Step 1

Ok, lets start then. Create a new document with 800 x 800 px, 72 resolution, RGB. Background color set to #434343.

Step 2

Grab the text tool, type your site name and I use “YourSite” here. I use moonstar with 48px, white. Place it nicely on the top left of the page. Press F5 to bring out the brushes setting. Check the Shape Dynamics and use a 3 px hard brush. Create a new layer above of the text layer and name as line_layer. Grab the pen tools and select path. Draw the wave as shown below. This is very depend on you and how the shape you like. After draw a line, right click and select stroke path, check the simulate pressure and stroke with brushes.

Step 3

After complete the desired shape or wave, double click text layer or right click and select blending option. Check Outer Glow,color #009cff,Opacity 80%, Size 6px, Blend Mode Screen. Right click the text layer and copy the layer style. Paste into the line_layer. CTRL+J to duplicate the line_layer to make the glow lighter. Create a new group and name it as Logo and copy all layers except the background layer, into the group.

Step 4

For the top navigation bar, I use the simple but nice custom symbol as shown. To match with the theme, here are what I use. For the activated icon, simply paste the layer style that we had copy just now. I use 11pt Tahoma. Grab the Rounded Rectangle Tool, with 4px radius, draw a small shape (#2f2f2f)that can cover the icon and text as shown. Bring out the blending option. Use Stroke, 1px inside white stroke with 45% opacity. Inner Glow, normal blend mode, 45% opacity, 4px size, black. Put all these layer into a new group named as Nav.

Step 5

Grab the Rounded Rectanlge Tool, draw as shown below, about 2/3 of the page. Apply the blending option shown.

Step 6

Draw the shape shown below with the rectangle tool using color #2581de. Create a new layer below the blue layer and use the Polygonal Lasso Tool draw out the shape to make the drop shadow. With the new empty layer selected, fill it with black, Goto Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur > 4px. Type the date with Tahoma, Bold, 30pt. and the month and years with Arial 9pt.

Step 7

Grab the Line Tool and draw a line. CTRL+J to duplicate the line. Press the up button the bring it 1px up. Use the color shown.

Step 8

You will get something like this. Put all layers into a new group named Body.

Step 9

For the sidebar, It is simple and the technique is excatly same with what we do for the logo. Here is this. For the gallery boxes. Appy this blending option. 1 inside white stroke 30% opacity. After all done, put all layers into a new group and name it as SideBar.

Step 10

Goto the Nav group and create a new layer, put it at the bottom in the group. Grab the Rectangle Tool and draw the shape. Apply the blending option shown below.

Step 11

Create a new group and name it as Footer. Draw the rectangle with the blending option applied.

12. Hurray! DONE!!!

Hope you enjoy this. Any comment will be welcome!