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Friday, October 16, 2009

Metal ButtonTutorial


Step 1: Create a new layer. Draw a circular selection using an Elliptical Marquee Tool. 

Step 2: Press D then X. Select the Gradient Tool.

Step 3: In the Options Bar, click on the down facing arrow next to the Gradient Thumbnail. Choose the foreground to Background gradient.

Step 4: Close the Picker, and in the Options Bar, click on the Radial Gradient icon. (Its the second icon from the left) 

Step 5; Drag the white to black gradient  from the left center of your selection to about 1/4 past the edge.

step 6: Press D. Create a  new layer.

Step 7: In the Gradient Picker, chose the foreground to transparent gradient.( This is the second one from the left top row)

Step 8: In the Options Bar, choose the Linear Gradient. ( Its the first one) Drag the gradient from the top of your selection to the middle to fill the top with block.

Step 9: In the Layers Palatte, lower the opacity to 75%

Step 10: Create a new layer.

Step 11: Go under the Select Menu, under modify, and choose Contract. Enter 6 pixels. Click OK.

Step 12: Press X. Drag from the top of your selection through about 1/3 of your selected area. Press Apple + D.

Step 13: Go under the Filter menu, under Blur,choose Gaussian Blur Enter 3 pixels. Click Ok.

Step 14: Duplicate your top layer by dragging it to your new layer icon.

Step 15: Press apple+ T. Ctrl+click inside the bounding box, then choose rotate 180º from the Pop-Up menu. Press enter to let Photoshop know your done.

Step 16: Select the Move Tool. Drag this layer straight down almost to the edge.

Step 17: Lower the opacity of this layer to 60%.

Step 18: Go back to layer 3. ( the layer below your current layers) Press Apple+ T

Step 19: Hold the Shift Key, grab the bottom right handle, shrink the whit e gradient by around 15%. Press enter.

Step 20: Hide the background layer and choose Merge visible from the Layers Palatte  Pop-Up menu

Step 21: Choose Drop Shadow from the layer Style Pop-Up menu at the bottom of the Layers Palatte. Click Ok

Step 22: Press Apple+ U. ( Hue+ Saturation) Click the colorize button and move the slider to choose a color for your button.

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