Learn how to create a Vista styled wallpaper in this tutorial.

Create a new file with 1280x1024 px and 72 dpi. Apply this instrument to represent the primary layer of the picture to be:



Blending Options-Gradient Overlay



Gradient’s parameters:



Select now the next tool to draw an optical effect of object’s reflection, having white color.



Fill 0% on the layers.
Make two copies of the new layer and select Free Transform option to make the copies smaller a little: