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Step 1
Create a new image, 200 by 200 pixels, and fill it with a
mild brown color (#6B625B used here). When recreating the effect,
experiment with different colors (like grey for an iron look).
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Step 2
We need to add some general contrasted areas for the
Brush Stroke effect to be effective. A quick way to get a good result is
using a Sunburst effect. Click Effects > Illumination Effects > Sunburst,
and enter the following values:
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Step 3
Click Effects > Artistic Effects > Brush Strokes.
There are many uses for this effect, and you can achieve radically
different results, so remember to save your values as a preset if you've
hit a good effect. For now, enter these values:
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Step 4
Set this image aside, or save it as a file. They're so easy
and fast to create though, that you might as well create them on-the-fly when
needed.
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Step 5
Create a new image, 150 by 200 pixels. Using the Selection
tool, choose rounded rectangle, and select a 90 by 140 pixel area.
Save the selected area to the alpha channel ( Selections > Save to Alpha Channel
).
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Step 6
Create a new Raster layer.
From the Selections menu, click Modify > Expand, and enter a value of 2.
Fill the area with black.
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Step 7
Create a new Raster layer.
Load your selection ( Selections > Load from Alpha Channel ). Using the
selection tool, use rectangles to subtract lines from your selection ( press Ctrl
while selecting to subtract ).
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Step 8
Fill the area with your texture image. You might want to
select an area within your texture and copy it to a new image in order to avoid
the highlight on the top-left corner.
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Step 9
User the inner-bevel ( Effects > 3D Effects > Inner Bevel
) effect to 'buttonize' the navbar.
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Step 10
Add a drop shadow, a few links, and there you have it.
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