So, lets start.
Step 1:
Create a new document (File >> New) with white background and of about 600px X 225px
Rename this layer as “Background”.

Step 2:
Create a new layer and rename it to “nav”. Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” with 3px radius and draw a rectangle shape for navigation bar body. Color of navigation bar body should be #dedede

And apply following layer style.

It should look like this now:

Step 3:
Press and hold CTRL key and click on “Nav” layer. this will load nav layer shape.

Contract the selection by 3px (Select >> Modify >> Contract).
Select “Rectangular Marquee Tool” with “Intersect with selection” and select upper half of the selection.

Create a new layer and fill the selection with white color. Change layer mode to “Soft Light” and opacity to 25%.
So, it looks like this now:

Step 4:
Create a new layer, select “Rounded Rectangle tool” with 3px radius and draw a shape of color #c05703 for active menu. This shape will be used as an active button. As you can see the below image, I have place the button on the top navigation bar.

Apply following layer style to active button shape.

This is my result so far.

Step 5:
Create a new layer, just above background layer. Select “pen tool” and draw a triangle shape and fill the shape with color #7d3809. Place it like in the following image.

Step 6:
Select “Text Tool” and type some text as links. Our navigation bar is ready. Below is the final image.

Step 1:
Create a new document. File >> New

Now we will add a gradient background color. Select Gradient tool. Set foreground color to #8fb107 and background color to #adce26
Press and hold shift key and drag mouse from top to bottom. Background will look like this:

Step 2:
Create a new layer (Layer >> New >> Layer). Select “Rectangle tool”.

With color set to #e0c324 draw a horizontal rectangle shape as shown below.

Step 3:
Create a new layer (Layer >> New >> Layer). Select “Rounded Rectangle tool”.

With radius set to 10px and color #a54611, draw a shape as shown below.

Rename this layer as “Round Shape 1”

Step 4:
Right click the Rounded Rectangle shape and select “Duplicate Layer”. Rename this layer as “Round Shape 2” Press and hold CTRL key and click on the Round Shape 2 layer. This will load the duplicate shape.

Select rectangular marquee tool, and select only lower portion of the selection, and press DEL button to delete lower portion of the duplicate shape.

Press CRTL + D to deselect selection.

Step 5:
Create a new layer. Select “Rectangular Tool”. With color set to #a54611 draw a rectangle shape as shown below.


Rename this layer as “top 1”

Step 6:
Press and hold CTRL key and click the “Round Shape 2″ layer. This will load this shape. Move the shape as shown in below image.


Using CTRL key select “Round Shape 2″ layer and “top 1″ layer. Right click on any one layer and select “Merge Layers”. This will merge both layer into one layer. Now press DEL key. Now our navigation bar looks like this:


Repeat same process to make it from left side also. Rename this shape as “top 2”

Step 7:
Using CTRL key select “Round shape 1“, “Top 1“, “Top 2” layers. Right click any layer and select “Merge Layers”. This will merge all layers into one layer. Rename this layer as button
Now apply following layer to the Button layer.




Now it looks like this.


Step 8:
Create a new layer. Drag and place the layer just below Button layer. Select “Rounded Rectangle tool”. Set radius to 10px and color to #5c2600. Draw a shape as shown in below image.


Repeat same process for right side also.


Now our navigation bar looks like this:


Step 9:
Create a new layer. Select Text tool and type a menu link test. Our navigation bar is ready. Below is the final image of the tutorial.


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• Difficulty Level: Easy
• Estimated Completion Time: 10 minutes

Below is the preview of final image.

Step 1:
Create a new document in Adobe Photoshop (File >> New).


Create a new layer (Layer >> New >> Layer). Select paint bucket tool.


Fill the layer with #981300 color.

Step 2:
Select “Rounded Rectangular Tool” with radius 8px and #000000 color


Draw a navigation bar and change opacity to 50%

Step 3:
Create a new layer (Layer >> New Layer). Select “Rectangle tool”. Set color to #b84208 and draw a shape as shown in below image.

Step 4:
Create a new layer. Select “Ellipse tool” and color to black. Draw a ellipse shape as shown in below image.

Right click the layer and select Rasterize Layer. Now go to Filter >> Blur >> Gaussian Blur and apply following.


Select rectangular marquee tool and select top 50% of the ellipse shape and press delete key.


Change opacity to 65% It will now look like this.

Step 5:
Now we will create bottom shadow. Right click the top ellipse shape and select “Duplicate Layer”. This will create duplicate shape of top shadow. Drag the shape to bottom. Now go to Edit >> Transform >> Flip Vertical

Our Navigation bar will now look like this.

Step 6:
Create a new layer, select “text tool” and type menu links with #FFFFFF color.


I hope you like the tutorial. You can also download the PSD file of this tutorial free!!!
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