[PicoDeath]

Welcome to my xbox360 banner tutorial/navigation, you'll learn how to create a simple and slick banner/navigation, along with picking up some good tips/tricks, in then end you should have something like this:



Step 1
Create a new docuement around 700x500, fill it with the background of #565656, create a new layer and draw a 4-5px rectangle from left to right and fill it with #3abc00, now use the following blending options(Right click on layer, blending options).

Gradient Overlay


Current Preview


Step 2
Now we're create the banner section, grab the marquee tool and draw a decent rectangle size, draw this near between the left and center, now go to 'Select > Modify > Smooth > 4px', fill this with either white or a light colour(On a new layer), once filled erase some of the bottom because we don't want this part curved.

Current Preview(The left is the end of the document):


Step 3
In this step we're going to improve this white rectangle we just created, so select the marquee tool, select the shape, create a new layer and then go to 'Select > Modify > Expand > 3px', move this down on the layer pallette so it's behind the white shape and fill it with a grey colour, now cut the bottom off if it's overlapping the green bar.

Current Preview


Now, we'll use some blending options on the grey border layer, so right click this layer and select blending options, then use the following:

Drop Shadow
For this, just click the checkbox, no settings need to be changed.

Inner Shadow


Gradient Overlay


Step 3
Next on the agenda is to make the inner banner part more pretty, so select it with the magic wand and fill it with #33c500, it's a nice green colour, you'll see. Now, create a new layer and make it about 50px high and nearly the full width on the little banner, when this is done go to 'Select > Modify > Smooth > 4px', now set your colour to white and get the gradiant tool, drag from top to the bottom of the marquee, now set the blending option to overlay, this has added a nice shine.

Current Preview:


Step 4
Now we will add a little image to improve the banner further, use the image below then past it onto a new layer, center it by moving it around till it fits perfect, now set the blending option to overlay.

Xbox Logo:


Current Preview:


Step 5
Now we'll add text, get the text tool, type whatever the site name will be called, go to blending options and now go to gradient overlay and enter these settings;

Gradiant Overlay


Next i used this pattern, paste it into a new document and go to 'Edit > Define Pattern', now use this on the bottom of the banner, set it to overlay and now play with the 'Fill', this is just under Opacity on the layer palette.

Pattern:


Current Preview:


Step 6
This is the final step, so prepare to say goodbye! Get the marquee tool and draw a rectagnle from left to right with about 30px high, now create a new layer and fill it with #2dbe00, move this so it's behind the actual banner and create a shine like we did earlier, you did this when creating the shine for the banner in step 3.

Current Preview:


Now i'll add some small changes which you should be able to do by yourself by now, so here's the final preview.

Final Preview!


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[P4R]

Nice tut pico

[Adam]

Ja sexy

[adza]

great tutorial i might have ago at this later

[pspewpew]

Nice tutorial, pity the console itself isn't that great :S

[Adam]

The console is amazing....its just that it tends to break alot.

When its working....its amazing.

[Astarta]

You've got two steps 3 in the tut
Though it's nice

[xsvbaker3]

Thanks for the share

[turknet]

thanks you