Friday, April 5, 2013

How to Create Header in Photoshop : A Newbie’s Tutorial


Every time I visit websites, it is either the header or the background that always gets my attention. I am always startled by their beauty, their “effects”, and how they were created. I also believe that the header can give the greatest impact on the viewer. Since then, I have dreamt of making such header or background that can put the viewer in awe.

Luckily, a prospective client before trusted me to practice on the website he was building. His priority was that I be able to make compelling articles aside from maintaining the site. But since he allowed me to build the site from the very foundation which is its layout, I really got so obsessed on making a good header. I have attempted thrice in creating a header in photoshop. And the third and last one was inspired by a website that I was able to search in the internet.

Following is my step by step procedure in creating the header. Enjoy the crazy things that a newbie can do in order to come up to a design she wanted to imitate.

The website of the client was intended for business. So I decided to create a business header inspired by this post - http://www.designinterviews.com/news/101-Header-Tutorials-58780.html
This is it- my business header: