How to: make a header graphic
posted by: Vlad Akilov
I recently changed my header/title graphic. The image actually doesn’t look like that, below is what it actually looks like alone:
It looks really horrible alone, but with a background color of #333333, it looks really smooth, like it does in the header. To achieve the same look follow these steps:
1. Create a new document, the size doesn’t really matter, however, if it’s a graphic or title you don’t want it to be big, mine is 252 X 65, and make sure to make the background transparent, not white.
2. Create a text layer, with your text, and choose which ever font you desire, then type the text.
3. If you have any other graphic or logo, add it to another layer.
4. After you are done with all that, and are ready to save it, click file–>save for web
5. When saving you are given options, make them look like this:
7. The matte color should look identical to the background color of which the image will be against. If you have a black bg then you should type #000000, for me it is#333333.
8. Save and you are done!
