moo
27 Aug 2009, 06:19am
How to make a Glass Button in Photoshop
What you will be able to make at the end of this tutorial
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/result1.png
The Beginning
You will need
Photoshop
Patience
Ok so we begin with the one i dont like that much,
Start a new file 140x50 px, and have the background transparent, mine is white in some pictures but thats so you can see the shadow ect.
Start getting out the pen tool! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/1-1.jpg And select what i have selected below
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/3-1.jpg
Then just go on your canvas and create the shape!
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/2-1.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/4-1.jpg
if it is not filled in black, just simply do that (:
______________________________________
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/5-1.jpg
Right click on your layer and click "Blending Options"
click on Gradient Overlay and copy what i do
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/8-1.jpg
To get my color simply click on http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/6-1.jpg and click on the white color (for now) and change it,
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/7-1.jpg
This is also the color i used so i would recommend copying the color
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/9-1.jpg
If your's looks like that, (Y) well done,
______________________________________
Now add a inner glow to you canvas, simply copy what i done
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/11-1.jpg
that is how it should look after
We then want to add a stroke to the layer to make it look neater
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/12-1.jpg
Then we need to add a Drop Shadow
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/13-1.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/15-1.jpg
I added some text for display purposses
____________________________
We need to make a New Layer
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/16-1.jpg
After go back to the Pen Tool and click the Rounded Rectangle (like before) and create a smaller object on the one we have now,
When done it should look like this
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/17-1.jpg
We then add the "Glass-ness" to the picture,
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/19.jpg
Simply copy and your almost there
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/21.jpg
I rubbed out the bottom of the shiny part to make it more realistic,
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/21.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/22.jpg
There you go! your new button is made!
____________________________
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/39.jpg
A tutorial for this comming soon!
Thanks for reading (:
Please post your pictures of what you done (:
- Moo
What you will be able to make at the end of this tutorial
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/result1.png
The Beginning
You will need
Photoshop
Patience
Ok so we begin with the one i dont like that much,
Start a new file 140x50 px, and have the background transparent, mine is white in some pictures but thats so you can see the shadow ect.
Start getting out the pen tool! http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/1-1.jpg And select what i have selected below
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/3-1.jpg
Then just go on your canvas and create the shape!
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/2-1.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/4-1.jpg
if it is not filled in black, just simply do that (:
______________________________________
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/5-1.jpg
Right click on your layer and click "Blending Options"
click on Gradient Overlay and copy what i do
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/8-1.jpg
To get my color simply click on http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/6-1.jpg and click on the white color (for now) and change it,
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/7-1.jpg
This is also the color i used so i would recommend copying the color
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/9-1.jpg
If your's looks like that, (Y) well done,
______________________________________
Now add a inner glow to you canvas, simply copy what i done
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/11-1.jpg
that is how it should look after
We then want to add a stroke to the layer to make it look neater
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/12-1.jpg
Then we need to add a Drop Shadow
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/13-1.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/15-1.jpg
I added some text for display purposses
____________________________
We need to make a New Layer
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/16-1.jpg
After go back to the Pen Tool and click the Rounded Rectangle (like before) and create a smaller object on the one we have now,
When done it should look like this
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/17-1.jpg
We then add the "Glass-ness" to the picture,
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/19.jpg
Simply copy and your almost there
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/21.jpg
I rubbed out the bottom of the shiny part to make it more realistic,
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/21.jpg
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/22.jpg
There you go! your new button is made!
____________________________
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm269/diki159/39.jpg
A tutorial for this comming soon!
Thanks for reading (:
Please post your pictures of what you done (:
- Moo