#Create buttons in photoshop cs4 free

Now hold Command (PC: Control) and click on вЂњLayer 3вЂќ to select it, hit the Delete key about 4 times to remove all the black-do not lose the selection. Then, go to Select В» Inverse and with вЂњLayer 3вЂќ active in the layers palette, hit delete. Go to Select В» Modify В» Contract and enter 1. Hold Command (PC: Control) and click on вЂњLayer 1вЂќ to select it.

Now create a new layer-donвЂ™t lose the selection.Д¬reate a new layer, select the layer and fill the selection with black. Again, right click and choose вЂњMake selectionвЂќ, use default settings, and if applicable, right click and choose вЂњDelete PathвЂќ. Do the same as before, using the Freeform Pen draw a wiggly line across the bottom of your button (see the example). You have the highlight, now you need the dark shadow. If the bottom of the highlight isnвЂ™t as well-blended into the rest of the button as youвЂ™d like, choose Filter В» Blur В» Gaussian Blur and add as much blur as needed to soften the edge of the highlight.

Then press Cmd+D (PC: Ctrl+D) to deselect. If youвЂ™d like you can save the selection for later use by choosing Select В» Save Selection В» OK. In the options tab change the gradient type to вЂњForeground to TransparentвЂќ and drag the gradient from the top of the selection to the bottom. Select the Gradient tool and ensure that it is set to Linear mode. Now press D then X to reset and flip the colors. Now hold Command (PC: Control) and click on вЂњLayer 2вЂќ to select it then hit the Delete key about 4 times to completely get rid of the white. Make sure you have вЂњLayer 2вЂќ active and hit delete. Next hold Command (PC: Control) and click on вЂњLayer 1вЂќ to select it. Now create a new layer and fill the selection in with white. If the path is still visible under the selection, right click again and choose вЂњDelete PathвЂќ. Once you have your path, right click and choose вЂњMake SelectionвЂќ-use the default settings. Draw a rough wiggle circle around the top of the shape as seen in the example. Ensure that the вЂњPathsвЂќ options is selected in the Options bar, and not вЂњShape LayersвЂќ. Now, to make the highlight, create a new layer.

#Create buttons in photoshop cs4 free

Drag the bottom right point inwards so that your button is shaped similar to the example (or of course feel free to experiment with other shapes). Now to make the button more interesting go to Edit В» Transform В» Perspective. Click the Layers tab to return to the Layers Palette.Д¬reate a new layer, make that layer current, and then fill your selection with your chosen color (the example uses #ff7e00, and deselect by pressing Cmd+D (PC: Ctrl+D). Hold Command (PC: Control) and click on the вЂњAlpha 1вЂќ channel to select it. Next go to Image В» Adjust В» Levels and drag the two bottom triangles towards the center until the button looks nice and smooth (see the example below). Now go to Filter В» Blur В» Gaussian Blur and use a setting of about 3.5. Fill the selection in with white, and deselect by pressing Cmd+D (PC: Ctrl+D). Open the Channels palette and create a new channel. Start by creating a new layer and using the Rectangular Marquee to draw a rectangle roughly the size you want your button to be. Make any kind of wacky shape youвЂ™d like for your button (for this tutorial I will show you one particular shape, though you can use any shape you can imagine). Start with a new image about 400x400 pixels with a background color of your choice, (the example uses white).