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General => General Discussion => Computer Talk => Topic started by: Kritical on July 21, 2007, 01:29:49 PM
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\\...Maintitle Tutorial...//[/color]
Hello, Today we are going to make a Maintitle, The finished product is at the bottom of the page
\\...The tutorial...//]
1. Create a document using these prefrences:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/SizePic1.png)
2. Hold shift and make a circle on either side like so:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/MT_Circles.png)
3. Slect both sircle layers and merge them. Rename this layer to "Borders"/
4. Using the rounded rectangle tool, Draw this across the image:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/Full_Shape_Black.png)
5. Now flateen all the layers and rename the layer to "MT Shape"
6. Change the forground color to #ffffff and the background color to #c8c8c8
7. Go to Blending options > Gradient overlay and use these settings:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/Gradient.png)
8. Next go to Bevel And Emboss and use these settings:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/Bevel.png)
9. this is what our maintitle currently looks like:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/CurrentMT.png)
10. Now ne need to make the text area for the maintitle so do this:
-Duplicate the layer with the maintitle on it.
-Resize it to an appropriate size and place it in the middle.
11. Pick two colors for the text area. I Chose #499be7 and #49b5e7.
12. Apply gradient overlay using these settings:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/Gradient2.png)
13. We now have:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/Current2.png)
You CAN leave it there, But if you want it more advanced follow these:
14. Create 2 Circles at either side like so:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/Circles.png)
15.Use the same gradient setting as Step 12 and do the the same bevel and emboss as step 8.
16. Nearly done. Now merge all layers and then make a new layer. Draw a long rectangle, Fill it with white so it looks like this:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/White_gloss.png)
17. CTRL+ click on the small box for the maintitle shape in the layers box. Then go to the white rectangle layer and press CTRL+Shift+I. Then press delete. We now have:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/White_Gloss_Del.png)
18. Final step, Use these settings on the white rectangle layer:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/Layer_Settings.png)
You have now made a maintitle. Its simple and easy for anyone to learn. Heres the outcome:
(http://209.85.48.12/11526/129/pip/MTFinal.png)
Add things such as extra boxes, Indent lines ect. Mess around and you'll be creating awesome maintitles in no time!
Enigma | IFSZ Member
( For the dumbasses, A Maintitle is the blue thing on log in and category names ect, This is an EFS Maintitle, GTAS Maintitle is OSS)
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Nice work .
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Nice. Thanks for the awesome tut.
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EFS? OFS? WTF?
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OSS: Repeating Gradient
EFS: Maintitle like i did
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Nice tut. I understood it and it's great
~Cueball~
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By any chance did you leanr your maintitle from .method at IFSZ, It looks terribly like his, But his was in LQ, Stock PC Skin and was a full image. The end result looks the same.
btw here is my finished one, Changed from the tut abit.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb291/ZeroDragon52/MyMT.png)
Might Skin it.
btw OSS Stands for "Old School Style". Not sure on EFS Though.
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I Laugh at your attemps to make a maintitle. You will fall under my greatness!
(http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3885/muffinsmw9.png)
muahaha.
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that looks awesome blaze but it will probabl suck as header, you should round the corners