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Moonlight Header
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Sam Lee

The traveller who wants to see the world.

 
By Sam Lee
Published on April 17, 2008
 
Create a moonlight header against the backdrop of the night sky.

Start by creating a new file of the header size.



Create a shape as shown using pen tool.



Create another shape of similar kind with different color using pen tool.



Duplicate black shape layer. Move a few pixels upwards. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.





Duplicate layer. remove layer style. rasterize layer. From filter menu select Noise>> Add Noise. Apply settings as shown.





Change the layer mode to color dodge.



repeat the above steps to create a similar set of shapes on the other side of the header.










From custom shape tool create a preset crescent moon shape.



Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.









Create a circle using elliptical shape tool. Enable add to shape area form the top bar. Create many overlapping circles using elliptical shape tool to create a cloud shape.



Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.






Move the cloud layer towards right.



From custom shape tool create a preset 5 point star shape. Populate the sky with different sized stars at random positions.



Select a star layer. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.



Apply same layer style to all star layers.



Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool.



Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown.







using line tool create a vertical line holding the sign board. Apply same layer style that we used for the rectangle above. Remove pattern overlay from the layer style.



Using basic shape tools and black as foreground color create perspective shadow for the boards.



Create more sign boards for other link names.



Type link names over these boards. Insert the company logo. Add a search bar at the right bottom.