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Wolfen
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Minnesota
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted posted 02-13-2002 09:36

Looking for some opinions on a title bar here...


WolfenMedia

Perfect Thunder
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Milwaukee
Insane since: Oct 2001

posted posted 02-13-2002 11:42

I like the paneled-wood effect, but the buttons along the bottom blend into the rest of the composition too much for my eye to be drawn to them. I'd make them a slightly darker wood color, or carve the wood around them differently, or do something else to make them more visually striking. In particular, the dark wood rings make it slightly tricky to read the button text. (The "ome" in Home, for example, is crossed by an area of darkness almost the same shade as the letters.)

Wolfen
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Minnesota
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted posted 02-13-2002 12:32

Maybe use a different wood grain?


WolfenMedia

yak
Nervous Wreck (II) Inmate

From: Windsor Ontario Canada
Insane since: Jan 2002

posted posted 02-13-2002 13:10

how about a little less shine on the wood? and chisel it a little more.. dont use soft edges as much as you are possibly? just some ideas.. im not exactly TELLING you that it would be better that way.. but maybe something to try possibly?

-C*****n McLeay www.extremespace.com www.muchosucko.com


DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted posted 02-13-2002 19:24

it looks rather odd that the bevel on the metal and on the wood are identical.

You;ve got two different materials supposedly taht look as if they are both made from plastic instead.

I assume by looking that the bevels are layer effects?

If so, don't use them. Learn to make them by hand, you'll be much happier! If not, well...they look like it, so practice a bit more at getting a less 'white shiny' look and more realistic shadows.


I would also recommend cutting down the size - it seems unnecessarily large as a whole, and in particular the buttons.

These tutorials may be of help -
http://www.handson.nu/HTML/insetbar.shtml
http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/depth1.html


warjournal
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From:
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted posted 02-13-2002 19:37

Bah! Gauss/Emboss. Or is it Emboss/Gauss? Season with Levels.
http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/depth_masks.html

Bwahahahaha.

Actually, my favorite method is to copy the layer, clip group it, set to Hard Light, then Emboss/Gauss (in that order), tweak with Curves.


eyezaer
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: the Psychiatric Ward
Insane since: Sep 2000

posted posted 02-13-2002 21:30

I would trash the beveled wood text... and burn it! heh.... I am thinkin a burned wood tut would fit very nicely at Gurus?

I would that there were more wood interfaces out there... they are not the usual... and a bit hard to make.

Keep it up man!

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted posted 02-17-2002 00:04

A good looking bevel generally calls for more than one method to be used, in my opinion.

You generally get the best effects with a mix of both soft and hard definition of the edge to be beveled.



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