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Tutorial: Create the OS X 'Aqua' look in Photoshop

Posted by Hemos on from the making-it-purty dept.

Sarah Green writes "I Heart New York: X Icons, offers a handy tutorial on how to use Photoshop to create that Aqua look that appeals to so many Macintosh OS X users. They've also got a bunch of free Pop-Culture icons for download: Andy Warhol, Bewitched, Gumby, Tintin, Radiohead etc. Worth a look."

3 of 18 comments (clear)

  1. Photoshop action by JackSim · · Score: 4, Informative

    Also check out http://www.pixeljerk.com/.

    They have a Photoshop action for creating Aqua buttons.

  2. Aquatint by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    go to versiontracker and search for Aquatint. it makes it very easy (and a lot less TIME COMSUMING) to make aqua stuff. all you do is supplu an image with a alpha, and the app does the rest, comes out very nice!!

  3. fFunny .. by skotte · · Score: 3, Informative

    I have a couple gimp scripts to do this in the blink of an eye!
    http://isweb6.infoseek.co.jp/computer/wingimp/file s/script/