StarCraft Interface Design

A really in-depth tutorial on how to create a nice StarCraft style wallpaper.

Download out of Internet the same texture we have below, that must have 1600×1200 px and 72 dpi.



Press CTRL+U





Next press this combination of buttons: CTRL+L





It’s time to use the Rectangle Tool (U) to dark out the picture’s edges:



Set the next parameters for the last made layer by making a mouse click on the processed layer on the layers’ panel: Fill 0%
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay



Gradient’s parameters:





Next step includes introducing the text on the central part of the picture, keeping the next demands for the inscription(font Stracraft you can find here):





The layer’s parameters: Blending Options>Drop Shadow



Blending Options>Inner Shadow



Blending Options>Inner Glow



Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss



Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss (Contour)



Blending Options>Satin



Blending Options>Pattern Overlay here we shall choose the pattern out of the set Texture Fill 2





Now we should insert the number “1” under the made inscription and then make a copy of the figure’s layer. Select after that Free Transform option to turn over the copy, placing the figures’ layers as it is demonstrated next image:





Apply the same parameters for both figures’ layers: Blending Options>Outer Glow



Blending Options>Inner Glow



Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss



Blending Options>Bevel and Emboss (Contour)



Blending Options>Satin



Blending Options>Pattern Overlay here we should choose the pattern out of the set Texture Fill 2





The final result is this one!