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[GIMP TUT] How to Make Custom HF Userbars![Video+Pics] - Style - Apr 6, 2011
First off, if you use photoshop, Please check out Darko™'s Photoshop tutorial. Click Here.
Secondly, your going to need a few things;
- GIMP, Free download Here.
- HF Userbar template. Found Here.
- An Icon. Download free Icons Here.
- And the font "Kremlin Bolshevik". Download it Here
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Lets Begin!
Step 1: Open up your HF Userbar template.
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Step 2: Select your Text tool. Type out the text you want on the Userbar.
Change the font to Kremlin Bolshevik, which you should have downloaded. Change its size to fit the bar properly.
Also, change its color to #33.
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Step 3: Duplicate the text layer, and change the TOP text layer's color to #898989.
Right click the top text layer and click "Text to selection". Then, Select > Shrink > Shrink 1px. Then Press Delete.
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Step 4: Now Select > None. Duplicate the bottom text layer once more. Change its text color to Black.
Then Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Blur it 3 (horizontal & vertical). Now move the Blurred text layer a pixel or two down, to create a shadow effect.
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Step 5: Find an icon for the icon part of the userbar. I'll get one from http://www.iconfinder.com/.
Once you find the one you want, Download the PNG, and open it with GIMP.
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Step 6: Create a new layer, on your userbar, and paste the Icon. Resize if needed.
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Step 7 (Optional): Duplicate your layer, and desaturate it. Apply filters > blur > Gaussian blur.
Use 2 as your blur settings. Move it slightly down to create a shadow. (Play with opacity to make it look good.)
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Step 8 (Optional): Duplicate the Bottom layer (background) and move it to the top. Set its settings to Screen.
Right-Click on your middle text layer, and choose Text to selection.
Now click on the top layer, (background screened) and Click Select > Invert. Now press Delete, then Select > None.
You'll be left with a Shine on your letters. (play with the Opacity to make it look good).
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Congrats! Your Custom Userbar is done!!
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![[Image: K352O.png]](https://i.imgur.com/K352O.png)
Special thanks to Darko™ :)
* - Leafs - Apr 6, 2011
Great TUT Style, keep up the good work. This is the first time i have seen this.
* - HeLi - Apr 6, 2011
Great TUT, but just because you made one, doesn't mean you can use it right?
* - Style - Apr 6, 2011
(Apr 6, 2011 04:47 PM)Rain™ Wrote: Great TUT, but just because you made one, doesn't mean you can use it right?
Use the Userbar? Yeah I know. Just for shits'n'giggles. Or to put in your signature or something. ;)
* - Th3DON - Apr 6, 2011
Nice tut. Will become use full one day...
* - Panda - Apr 6, 2011
Nice tutorial. But I think your text on userbar have kind weird stroke. :) Anyways keep it up, good job.
* - BullShooter - Apr 6, 2011
You forgot the shadow behind the userbar. But very good tutorial.
* - Glassy - Apr 6, 2011
This looks like a great tutorial mate. Keep it up!
* - Moralitas - Apr 6, 2011
Nice guide, will use if I ever make a group on HF, and considering I suck at graphics, this is perfect.
* - Haunted™ - Apr 6, 2011
Great tut ,bro , i may need this one
* - Style - Apr 6, 2011
(Apr 6, 2011 06:26 PM)ruggish Wrote: You forgot the shadow behind the userbar. But very good tutorial.
LOL I DID! Ooops. >.>
Eh, I'll add it in(eventually). Can't really change the video though. :3
Thanks for the positive comments guys. :)
* - ┳ ㅐ ∀ ㄷ K ∈ R - Apr 7, 2011
Nice tutorial, im new to graphics design and this helped alot. Thanks!
* - Style - Apr 7, 2011
(Apr 7, 2011 05:59 AM)┳ ㅐ ∀ ㄷ K ∈ R Wrote: Nice tutorial, im new to graphics design and this helped alot. Thanks!
Great! I hope I have helped. If you need any assistance, feel free to pm me. I'll help with anything I can. :)
* - Random! - Apr 7, 2011
Great tut keep up the work
* - Emily - Apr 8, 2011
Nice tutorial! Someone should make a PhotoShop guide for this. :)