![]() Click and drag the top-center transform handle down like a window shade, revealing the original inner glow (see image below). This will give us a close-up view of the button. Use the zoom tool to drag a small box around the top-center transform handle. Now hold down Command (Control on Windows) + Spacebar to show the zoom tool. Set the color to white (ffffff) and increase the Opacity to 38%.Ĭlick on the select arrow and then check the Show Transform Controls checkbox inside the toolbar at the top of the window. Select the new shape from the layers panel (should be called Shape 1 copy) and double click the Inner Glow style from the layers panel underneath the new Shape 1 copy layer. Click OK!ĭuplicate the shape layer we just worked on by right clicking it in the layers panel and selecting Duplicate Layer. From within the Elements section increase the Choke to 100% and reduce the Size to 1px. In the Structure section set the Blend Mode to Overlay, drop the Opacity to 21%, and change the color to black (000000). Without leaving the layer style panel check the Inner Glow box in the left column. The button should now have a nice gradient green overlay and is starting to take shape! Set the left color stop to 2f9514 and the right color stop to 5bbf40. Now add a green gradient overlay by double clicking the left and right color stops one at a time (the two house shaped icons underneath the gradient bar). Select the new shape from your layers panel and choose Gradient Overlay from the effects menu at the bottom of the layers panel. Re-arrange your layers so the text is on top of the rectangle (see image). You should now have a very plain looking rounded rectangle on top of your text. To create the button simply click the middle of the canvas and re-position the rounded rectangle so it is centered (it should snap into place). Change the Radius to 6px and set the rounded rectangle to a Fixed Size that matches your canvas size exactly. Once the rounded rectangle tool is selected you will see some options in the toolbar at the top of the Photoshop window. Position the text in the center of the canvas by dragging it with the select tool and adjust the canvas size proportionately ( Image → Canvas Size) to the size of your text.įind the rounded rectangle tool and select it. If you want a free alternative check out Museo Sans 700. The font used in this example is Archer Bold. Step 1: Input your button text and adjust the canvas sizeĬreate a new Photoshop document (set the background contents to Transparent) and enter some text for your new button. Estimated completion time: 15 – 20 minutes.Application: Photoshop CS4 (CS5 should work fine as well). ![]() In this tutorial I am going to walk through the button design process step-by-step. A few months ago I re-designed all of the buttons here on The Theme Foundry website.
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