Grey Content Box
>> Create a grey content box in Photshop
Note: This tutorial is written for Photoshop CS on a Windows XP platform and assumes you have a basic knowledge of Photoshop. However, this technique will work on most versions of Photoshop or similar graphics package.
You are going to make a grey content box like this:
1. Create a new canvas 275px wide and 300px in height.
2. Using the Rectangle Tool draw a rectangle and apply these Gradient Overlay settings:
3. So that it looks like this:
4. Add Stroke settings like this:
5. Your end result will be like this:
6. Draw another rectangle using the same tool that is exactly centered on the lower layer but is about 10 pixels shorter and narrower. Set the fill colour to #333333:
7. Now add Stroke settings like this:
8. So that your canvas looks like this
9. Draw another rectangle on top and apply this Gradient Overlay settings:
10. Position / scale it so that it looks like this:
11. Draw yet another rectangle with Gradient Overlay settings:
12. Position / scale it so that it looks like this:
13. Draw your another rectangle with fill colour #A2A3A7. Then add an Inner Glow style like this:
14. Position / scale it so that it looks like this:
15. Draw your final rectangle and add these Gradient Overlay settings:
16. Position / scale it so that it looks like this:
17. Add these Stroke settings:
18. And these Bevel and Emboss settings:
19. Your canvas will look like this:
20. Right-click this layer and choose Rasterize Layer. Highlight this area with the Rectangular Marquee Tool:
21. Press Delete and your canvas will look like this:
22. Now add some text and it's finished. The example below uses the Tahoma font with no anti-aliasing:
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If you know the Photoshop basics you should know what Stroke is and how to apply it.