Posted on January 5th, 2011
3102 views Hi there and welcome to this Photoshop Tutorial.
In this Tutorial we'll be learn how to create this cool glossy button effect.
So let's get started!
Step 1: Open a new document, i'll be using 600x400 for the size.
Step 2: Using your Gradient Tool, select Radial as the gradient option - colors I've used are #ffba00 at Location 0% and #ff7200 at Location 100%
Step 3: Click and drag like shown below, from Point a to b
Step 4: You must result like the below image.
Step 5: Create a New Layer and select the Elipse Tool
Step 6: Make sure you have Fill select (a) and holding your Shift key draw a Circular Shape
Step 7: Like the below Screen shot
Step 8: Now Duplicate the circle layer we just created
Step 9: Switch to your Transform Tool and lower the size like shown below (some 4 pixels smaller)
Step 10: Rename your two Circle Layers to Outer and Inner
Step 11: Double click your Inner Layer to open up the Blending options / Layer Style, select Outer Glow and enter the settings you see below
Step 12: Select Inner Shadow and enter the below adjustments
Step 13: Let's fill in some color to that Inner Circle there, select Gradient Overlay and choose the same gradient we used for the background
Step 14: Once you have all those styles applied, hold on your "Ctrl Key" and Click the thumb of your Inner layer, to make a select of that Inner Circle
Step 15: Like so,
Step 17: Let's chop some of that select we have, select your Pen Tool and make sure you have Paths (a) checked, draw a curve (b)
Step 18: Draw and complete the path by going all the way from below then Rightclick and choose Make Selection
Step 19: Match the Settings like below,
Step 20: You must be having this Curved selection
Step 21: Let's add a Shine for our Glossy Button, select the Gradient Tool (a) select Liner Gradient (b) and make sure you have white to transparent as the gradient (c)
Step 22: Apply the gradient in the same direction as below
Step 23: This is what you should be having so far,
Step 24: Change the Blending Style to Overlay
Step 25: Get into to Layer Styles of the "Shine" Layer, select Drop Shadow and match the settings below and press OK
Step 26: Create a New Layer (a) select the Brush (b) and keep a hard thin brush (c) having 2px for the Size and 100% Hardness
Step 27: Once thats set, select your Pen Tool and draw the curve you see below
Step 28: Once you've done the curve, with your Pen Tool still selected Rightclick and select Stroke Path
Step 29: Choose Brush as the tool and make sure you have Simulate Pressure checked
Step 29: This is what you'll result in
Step 30: I've create a few and transforming them to fit in, point a and b
Step 31: Now, open the Blending Options/Layer Style of the Outer Layer (a) and apply the below settings to Outer Glow (b).
Step 32: This is what I have after all these steps.
Step 33: Let's type something in there, switch to your Text Tool and type something of your choice. I've typed P2L as in Pixel2Life :-)
Step 34: Open up the Blending Options of the Text you just typed, apply some shadow to it. Not a dark one, just a neat simple and light shadow.
Step 35: Some Inner Shadow with the bellow Settings
Step 36: I'll be rather changing the color from a simple white to a Silver gradient kinda look. So, selecting white to light grey as my gradient color.
Step 37: Now, let's add some reflection to the text. First of all Duplicate the text layer, by using the Shortcut Ctrl+J
Step 38: Switch to your Transform Tool and Rightclick choose Flip Vertical, becuase we dont really want a reflection have the same angle :-)
Step 39: I've nudged it download so that it appers right below out text P2L
Step 40: Once thats complete, let's add a Mask Layer for the Transformed text
Step 41: Select your Gradient Tool, make sure its a Linear Gradient and ofcourse a Black to white since we're applying Mask
Step 42: Apply the gradient as below. From Point a to b
Step 43: Let's lower the Opacity to 42% and set the blend to Overlay
Step 44: Thats it! we're all done with out cool neat Shiny Glossy Button
I hope you Enjoyed this tutorial,
Thankyou, |