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Ok, first off all, the tools you will need are:

-Photoshop (Doesn't matter what type like Cs2 or Cs3)
-Good text for a UserBar
-and eh.. thats it

Now, start making a new file with dimensions: 350x20

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Then choose the color for the background:
(i use blue and light blue just for example)

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when that is done, make a new file with dimensions 4x4.
Zoom in until you can't zoom anymore.
then take your pencil tool, set it to 1 pixel and make lines like this:

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Then go to Edit > Define pattern and save it with the name: UserBar Pattern

Ok, now go back to the Normal userbar
Get your Paint bucket tool and change this to pattern:

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find your own made pattern in it and create a new layer
fill this layer with your pattern like this:

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make a new layer.
Now take you Elliptical marquee tool
and make the color white, do the same as me:

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now set the opacity to 63%
you will have something like this:

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ok, now just get the font you want to use, i normally use visitor font (search on You must login or register to view this content. for it)
i used the virtual dj font
make the blending options stroke, make the stroke black and set it to 1 px
you will have something like me now:

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Final product


For Making it much cooler:

get a cool brush and add it to your background color:

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Shading:

Select all your files at the same time and press: Ctrl E
it will merge your layers.
cope your whole userbar and make a new file with the dimensions: 450x30
paste it in there and place it in the middle.

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right click your layer and got to Blending options

click on shading and make your distance 2
then click on stroke and get a stoke with 1 px with the color you want around it, then click OK:

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now your userbar is done, save it as PNG file and upload it in imageshack or tinypics

Final result:

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THIS TUTORIAL IS MADE MY OC LOG , NO PING!

good luck with making userbars!

gd stufff

I'm going try this out

niceeeeeeeeeeeeee.......

Would have been better with audio on the Gimp video

But nobody's perfect. Awesome tutorial man, I'll Thank you for it.

i like this one! I got some in my signature....

Nice. I got Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI i can use that 2 make 1 right?

cool tut

Moved Tutorials.

-Oc

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