Pill Button

Author: Netcubo Author's URL: www.netcubo.com More by this author

Added:Mar 15, 2005 Rating:

Level: Beginner Software: Photoshop

Introduction
Learn to make a great Pill Button

Step 1
Make a new document of 300x200 pixels. Make a new layer, Select the

on your toolbar. Once selected change the Rounded Rectangle tool settings to these:

Also make your foreground colour light blue. Then make the button size similar to this:

Step 2
Now, go to Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options > Gradient Overlay and enter in these settings:

Then go to Bevel and Emboss and enter in these settings:

You should now have something that looks similar to this:

Step 3
Now hold CTRL and click the Button layer, on your layers palette. Now go to Select > Modify > Contract and enter in 10 pixels. Once again go to Select > Modify > Feather and enter in 10 pixels. Select your Bucket Tool, and set your foreground white. Fill the selection with white using the Paint Bucket¹ tool.

Final Results
Now you can add text, to make the button a little more exciting.