A Digital Art Question

by **Darre** Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:42 am

I have been working on creating a 100% from-scratch 2G iPod Touch, as far as the visual goes, I'm done. BUT I want to upload an editable file so people can use it for whatever they want. My problem is that the elements on the screen do not look the same with different backgrounds. The "slide to unlock" bottom bar, and time/date top bar don't look the same overlay-ish translucent on all backgrounds. Anybody got a tip that could help, like a layer mode or something?

Here is the picture if you don't know what I'm talking about: https://i.servimg.com/u/f69/14/99/77/01/ipod11.png

by V Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:43 am

Hey Darre,

first of all- Nice work! It's great to see some more texture/detail work in PS. Anyway, on to your question:

It's pretty much impossible in an image format. Unless if you're incorporating it into c; objective, you can't do it solely on Photoshop. If you want more contrast on black backgrounds, you could apply the "hard light" or "overlay" styles to add more of a contrast. Of course, this would also apply to other colors and image backgrounds.

You should also have the colors of the bottom bar and date bar #000000, if you haven't already.

Also note that the original iPhone launch screen has solid black, 1px dropshadows and gradients for the two elements you're having trouble with:
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by **Darre** Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:27 am

That is extremely helpful and probable solves my problem but I have another problem that I can't seem to solve. I am using GIMP, not Photoshop if you would like to know. Anyway my blend tool is completely screwed. The gradient isn't balanced, as in it switches from the primary colour to a middle colours and stays as the middlish colours extraordinarily long and then making it to the secondary colour right at the end. The gradient looks screwed up. And no matter what I do I can't get the gradient to be opaque.

by V Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:50 am

You made that with GIMP?

/respek

For your first problem, try dragging the gradient cursor out of the canvas. That should stretch it out more, thus eliminating the sharpness.

For opacity, Dockable Windows > Tool Options (Or if you have an older version, these options should be right on your dialog window.), and just adjust the opacity slider. If that doesn't work, adjust the opacity of the layer itself?

by **Darre** Sun Nov 14, 2010 12:03 pm

That's the thing! I know how to do all of that stuff and I've screwed around with that and more trying to get it correct. Although it turns out it only does it for this image (/spooky) and with some messing around like altering with the colours chosen to get different colours, layer modes and other things I can replicate original results as if the blend tool actually worked. Sooooo that's fixed. The first problem is fixed. And you V have been a HUGE help. I will upload the final image and editable file maybe even pack within days. Lock please.

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