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Girlie Button

Girlie Button
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Need some cool and attractive stuff for your female oriented web site or programs ? Check this tutorial now, you may be surprising.

Step 1:

We’ll begin this tutorial, by creating a new canvas at a size of 300 x 155 using White as the color. Now select the “Rectangle Tool” and draw the below shape with 8f8f8f as the color. Name this layer “Button” in the Layers Palette.

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Step 2:

Now we will create a couple anchor points to the shape as illustrated below. Select the “Add Anchor Point Tooladdanch and place new anchor points in approximately the same place as I have done indicated by the red arrows.

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Step 3:

Now select the “Delete Anchor Point Tooldelete and click the anchor points again illustrated by the below image as done below.

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Step 4:

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Now right click on the “Button layer in the Layers Palette and select, “Blending Options…“. Now click on “Drop Shadow“.
use settings at left

Do not click “OK” yet. Still more to do.

 

Step 5:

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Now click on “Inner Shadow“.
use settings at left

Do not click “OK” yet. Still more to do.

 

Step 6:

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Now click on “Color Overlay“.
use settings at left

Do not click “OK” yet. Still more to do.

 

Step 7:

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Now click on “Gradient Overlay“.
use settings at left

Do not click “OK” yet. Still more to do.

 

Step 8:

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Now click on “Stroke“.
use settings at left

You may now click OK.

 

Step 9:

You should now have the below image.

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Step 10:

Select the “Text Tool” and use the below settings:

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Step 11:

Now type in the button name that you would like to use.

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Step 12:

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Now right click on the text layer in the Layers Palette and select, “Blending Options…“. Now click on “Drop Shadow“.
use settings at left

Do not click “OK” yet. Still more to do.

 

Step 13:

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Now click on “Outer Glow“.
use settings at left

You may now click OK.

 

Step 14:

You should now have the below image.

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Step 15:

Now “Ctrl” click the “Button” layer in the Layers Palette to create a selection around it. Then, go to the main menu and click on “Select” then “Modify” and then “Contract“. Contract by 2 and click “OK“. Then create a new layer and go to the main menu once again and click on “Edit” and lastly “Stroke“. Width is 1, color is Black and Location is inside. You may then deselect the selection. Name this layer “Stroke” in the Layers Palette.

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Step 16:

Turn the Fill of the down to 13% on the “Stroke” layer and your done.

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The Results!!!

I’ve added a minor gloss to the button as well as some hearts and a reflection. The heart style is the same as what was used on the “Button” layer. The smaller heart, the style was decreased (Layer, Layer Style then Scale Effects down to 30%). I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

results

using a background (download background here)

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Copyright @ EmpireDezign 2007

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  1. Esotropic Cyclops December 14, 2007

    The pink is under-saturated… it feels dead.. nice technique though ;)

  2. mani November 10, 2008

    HI,

    How to flash button desin.