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One way to create a Windows XP look

Oct 18th 2005
Creating a Windows XP look:

 

1.
(Create a new image).
Take pencil tool and draw a straight line of 1 pixel, then draw another 31 pixels lower
The color is 102/102/126

 2.
Take the magic wand and select the part between the two lines.

 3.
Set foreground color to 168/167/191 and background color to white.

Take gradient tool, hold shift, move from top to bottom and release your mouse

 

(close up)

 4.
Deselect and make a new selection. Make it 3 pixels high and move it so you got the dark blue line and one light blue line above your selection.

 

 5.
Take the gradient tool again, choose the gradient that says foreground to transparent and make a gradient in the selection.



(close up)

 

 6.
Take pencil tool again. Take color 188/189/205 and draw a line above the bottom blue line
Take color 228/227/227 and draw another line above the one you just drew.

Now if you want some color variations just go to Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation and play with the settings.