Photoshop tutorials

Open a new document 160 px X 300 px and fill with #F0EEDC.
Create a new layer and with the "Rectangular Marquee Tool" draw a rectangle at the base of the stage.



Fill with White (#FFFFFF), and then, open the blending option panel () and set:



Create now a new layer.
Go to "Select - All" and then on "Edit - Stroke".
Set a 10 px black (#000000) stroke and hit "Ok", then open the blending options panel and set:





Get the "Rectangle Tool" and without create a new layer draw a rectangle on the top of the stage.



This rectangle will take the same option of the frame.

Well, create now a new layer, and get the Rounded Rectangle Tool ().
Set the radius to 2 and draw a little rectangle in the footer:



Open the blending options panel and set:





Well the main part of our "xpized box" is done, just add in the header some text with a white "Verdana" fonts with a little Drop Shadow, in the header, and some text with a white "Verdana" fonts (without antialias) in the little box in the footer.



In the next page I'll teach you how to realize the "xp button" in the header.

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