Bars:
Step 1:
Open up a fresh document, any size will work, but I've chosen 600x300px so it fits on this screen good. Fill the background a light grey. I used the color #e5e5e5.
Step 2:
Create a new layer and set your foreground color to #3e3e3e. Now grab the rounded rectangle tool with a radius of 5px. Make a rounded rectangle the width you want your bar and about 100px in height. The height doesn't have to be exact, we will be trimming it.
Step 3:
Grab the marque tool and make a box around most of the rectangle (leave arround 60px out on the top). Press delete.

Step 4:
Now lets apply stroke and gradient overlay to our bar. Open up blending options and use the following settings.
![[Image: stroke4-2.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vgOKP81UTMQ_K4zA4P0AVybigaGNoIpJtme0SXFe2X9ib5MtZV_Bzx2yPBKleeApOeh173LkrhwTCiNIdIxBekUEVtFecWTvR_KGhRqYEqkrSU-1P6Aw=s0-d)
Step 5:
Alright, now that we have out base set up, let's add the stroke to make this thing shine. Create a new layer and zoom in so you can see individual pixels. Now grab a pencil tool with a 1px white pencil. Now you're going to draw a one pixel like across the top (1 pixel down) and round the corners by one. Take a look at the picture, you'll know what I mean.
![[Image: stroke5-2.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_szAcKyMrKYyNCCdk7iKXEg70CWAfxe9EHAXlyYMmMS5i2zNZ7ohC5SPxcjVjy-6fKCvLya--rGaXFAPfCbkSv8ylHP6GrVB3Ukh9BBQlSOHmOKIWAtaB4=s0-d)
Step 6:
Set the layer mode of the white stroke to overlay and lower the opacity as needed.
![[Image: stroke6.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vDIOtRkC4p-eyA73J19ZeP91Ih0xzgX6JjzTUbiMQT9UtNvyQe6_hBeKUo4wUjpkk-xMyKf7gGZCnVEpGZVZW5F0FPjJeL_7BZHwjLqeZsRLjnSW0=s0-d)
Step 7 (Optional):
We now have the basic bar complete. At this point you can add things to make it look a little bit different. Drop shadow with pattern overlays tend to work great! Here's a few variations:
Drop Shadow:
![[Image: stroke7.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_smi1mXqAnxNEOWc1OjbE5QHH0Cec_O7eakooaTfRD9jmKmZnx1eVMxisZnneJbpACz1tlIAlzAd5Ct3Im0DYiu0Dun45Akddez0Q3FRyBPF36DLfc=s0-d)
Pattern Overlays:
![[Image: stroke7-2.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_taVoiVb-j5nDrYBAovhMEr_iHA-4F6s1wAQvZnrs8Jy3y7VHvOkxurRy-FOu0LRDZ6gpV54XsSWopWo1MM1CpymLlT6v-ExVUyd2zZzQysvkMmkTsilDc=s0-d)
![[Image: stroke7-3.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_u5jzQGtOCPhn9nFE9jIA18ljb5UfB-8DPBO03T5-dz-b21ySu1sLgvSasHugYwvP2eIw-kUQX6feW7e6TXxLA6Q91kBLHEJ5tHfs_gA4NULRO2y7fX8Uc=s0-d)
![[Image: stroke7-4.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vnhkCiuNxBPb0qHPpEqtGzcBGgCJ3lU2t-A68c3GKAModpgW3C2dmRZoWquxUacJA4MKH0yZ0Enn_DDuzGBLTRPSOPT4sSUgom9gyKv8RmEuvGja8SwA=s0-d)
![[Image: stroke7-5.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s6_I8sUzlS1q-bd5LXR4ACwb13vlj2McSjZ0mGp4PmROiNIxIvCv_9r86kBUD3mrItSNf3b469HwKaRejYjgJYt6ib3eg_AN19_ETvNcRdm0niv1JojJ8=s0-d)
![[Image: stroke7-6.png]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sz09FpI7Ff_fsm5ewyLomsY_6cxGQYNH28B1KMvmCzZ91yzVoGKPiJ_l24lQ7TO3cai14HitUwB_H2J5BacvNq7yg-6RfUYMIKF7X0WXXkwezVuY6Jaw=s0-d)
You can also change the colors. Pretty much any color will look good. I'll use a different color for buttons.
Step 1:
Open up a fresh document, any size will work, but I've chosen 600x300px so it fits on this screen good. Fill the background a light grey. I used the color #e5e5e5.
Step 2:
Create a new layer and set your foreground color to #3e3e3e. Now grab the rounded rectangle tool with a radius of 5px. Make a rounded rectangle the width you want your bar and about 100px in height. The height doesn't have to be exact, we will be trimming it.
Step 3:
Grab the marque tool and make a box around most of the rectangle (leave arround 60px out on the top). Press delete.

Step 4:
Now lets apply stroke and gradient overlay to our bar. Open up blending options and use the following settings.
Step 5:
Alright, now that we have out base set up, let's add the stroke to make this thing shine. Create a new layer and zoom in so you can see individual pixels. Now grab a pencil tool with a 1px white pencil. Now you're going to draw a one pixel like across the top (1 pixel down) and round the corners by one. Take a look at the picture, you'll know what I mean.
Step 6:
Set the layer mode of the white stroke to overlay and lower the opacity as needed.
Step 7 (Optional):
We now have the basic bar complete. At this point you can add things to make it look a little bit different. Drop shadow with pattern overlays tend to work great! Here's a few variations:
Drop Shadow:
Pattern Overlays:
You can also change the colors. Pretty much any color will look good. I'll use a different color for buttons.
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