Sleek Buttons

Step 1:

Let's start out by creating a new file. I used a 400x200 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with a white color. Now create a new layer set and name it 'Sleek Button'.

Select the Rounded Rectangle Tool and above your screen under the options palette choose Fill Pixels, set the radius to 4 px and check anti-aliased. Create a new layer and draw a rounded rectangle with 105x27 px dimensions and #00ABEA color shade.

Step 2:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Outer Glow, Inner Glow and Gradient Overlay blending options to your blue rounded rectangle layer.

Step 3:

Now draw a skinny black rectangle with 95x4 px dimensions inside your current button design.

Step 4:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Gradient Overlay blending option to your black rectangle layer. Then set the layers blending mode to Lighten.

Step 5:

Now choose the Horizontal Type Tool and set the font family to Arial, regular, 12 pt, crisp and white color. In a new text layer type the name of your first sleek button.

Step 6:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Stroke blending option to your text layer from step five.

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