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Web 2.0 Button

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Open a new document in photoshop

Size should be 400 x 400 pixel ( so you can have enough space )

Background : White

Create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )

Select Elliptical Marquee Tool, Use the following settings:

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Then create a new selection on your canvas

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Select Paint Bucket Tool, Change the foreground color to a dark color, and press one time with the mouse pointer inside your selection

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Press on Ctrl+D to deselect

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Now create another layer ( Press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )

Select One more time Elliptical Marquee Tool, this time be sure you will use the following settings:

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Then make another selection

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Select Paint Bucket Tool, and fill this second circle with the same color. Then press on Ctrl+D to deselect

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Select all the layers except background layer

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Select Move tool and align the circles. press on the button marked with red from the next image " Align vertical centers "

Create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )

Select rectangular marquee tool, and use the following settings:

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Then place the selection like in the next image

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Select Paint Bucket Tool , and fill the selection with the same color

Then press on Ctrl+D to deselect

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Select Move Tool, And go to Edit > Transform > Perspective and drag the right top corner of the rectangle shape until you will meet the circle

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When you are happy with the result you can press Enter. This is my result

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Select All the layers except the background layer and press Ctrl+E 9 this will merge all the layers into a single one )

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Now you can add some layer styles for this shape

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This will be the result

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Be sure you have selected this layer, then go to Select > Load selection

A new window will appear. press Ok

You will see that you will have selected the button

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Now grab Elliptical Marquee Tool ( fixed size 60 x 60 pixels ) and press on Subtract from selection button

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Then make a selection like in the following image

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After you will release the mouse button you will get this

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Then go to Select > Modify > Contract ( choose contract to 3 pixels and press OK)

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Create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )

Select Paint Bucket Tool and fill the selection with a random color. then press On Ctrl+D to deselect

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Now add the following layer styles

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With this layer selected go one more time to Select > Load selection

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First create a new layer ( press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+N )

Then go to Select > Modify > Contract , and contract by 3 pixels one more time

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Then with the Paint Bucket tool fill the selection with White, then press On Ctrl+D to deselect

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Then add the following layer styles:

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This is the result:

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Now you can Select Ellipse Tool , and make a small circle

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Then you can add the following layer styles

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The next image is to modify the Contour for Bevel and Emboss settings:

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The next image is to modify the Contour for Contour settings:

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The next image is to modify the Contour for Satin settings:

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This is the result

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Select type tool and write some text. this is my final image. i hope you will find this tutorial useful

Web 2.0 Button Tutorial: Final Result



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