Start off by creating a canvas; (Ctrl + N) or go to File > New, after photoshop has loaded approximately 217×145 pixels. Make sure that you select ‘Transparent‘ from background contents. Leave the Resolution as 72 and don’t change the ‘bit value’ leave it as default. Mine is 8 bit; yours may vary.
Next select the paint bucket tool (
G), click on the top co lour box in the color chooser
and select a medium Grey. I have chosen to use the color #505050. After choosing your preferred color click OK. Put the cursor (which should be displayed as the paint bucket) over the canvas and click. The canvas will now be filled with the color you have chosen. Your canvas should look something like the picture below. (without the Grey outline).
Next, we are going to add a gradient. Go to Layer > Layer Styles > Gradient Overlay. To select the color that you want to use for the gradient, click on the rectangle box labeled ‘Gradient‘. A new window will open where you can change, edit, choose the gradient colors.
To get a ‘transparent to color‘ gradient select the 2nd gradient preset which is always black to transparent. But if your foreground color is different then the color in this gradient will be transparent blended to the foreground color. Click OK.
Make sure the ‘Blend Mode‘ is set to Normal. Set the ‘Opacity‘ to 44%. If the gradient appears transparent on the left to black on the right. Make sure ‘Reverse‘ is ticked. If the transparent appears on the right then leave the ‘Reverse’ box unchecked.
Click OK. Your Canvas should look something like the one below:
Create a New Layer. (Ctrl + Shift + N). Next, select the Rectangle Tool (
) select the color #d69b17 and draw a rectangle at the top of the canvas. Make sure the rectangle is a little wider than the width of the canvas. Your canvas should look something like this:
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