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Metalic Tech Button

Author: amitk More by this author


Open a new document in photoshop

Size 300 x 300 pixels

Color : dark grey - #303030

Select Rounded Rectangle Tool . Set the radius to 15 pixels, and start drawing a simple shape

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Go to Layer > rasterize > Shape

Then Apply the following layer styles

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This is the result

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Now comes the funny part

Select Elliptical Marquee Tool

Set the following settings

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Then add the selection like in the following image

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Be sure you have the " Shape 1 " selected , then hit the delete key from your keyboard

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Move the selection to the left with the left arrow key

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Now white the same tool , change the settings like in the next image

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Then with the subtract from selection button pressed, add the same circle near the initial one

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After you will release the mouse button you will have this result

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Now hit one more time Delete key from your keyboard, then move the selection one more time to the left.

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Now go to Select > Modify > Contract, and choose Contract by 1 pixel. press ok, Then press one more time Delete key

Then Press CTRL+D to deselect

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Select rectangular marquee tool

Use the following settings

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Then place a selection on the button, and hit Delete key

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Try to make something like me

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Then select the Rounded Rectangle Tool and make a simple rectangle ( keep the same radius size - 15 Pixels )

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Then rasterize the shape ( go to Layer > rasterize > shape )

Now go to Select > Load selection

Select the Shape 1 layer and hit delete

Then hide the Shape 2 layer

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This is the result

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Select the background layer, then grab Rounded rectangle tool, and make another shape

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Then apply the following layer styles

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This is the result

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Then with the type tool , add some text, and use the same layer styles as above

This is my final product

Metalic Tech Button Tutorial: Final Result



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