Metal Button Tutorial

2. Now create a new gradient, similar to "pic 1" and save it. Go to layer, layer styles and go gradient overlay as in "pic 2". Apply a drop shadow as in "pic 3". Now it should look like "pic 4".

Pic 1

Pic 2 ( Click to Enlarge )

Pic 3 ( Click to Enlarge )

Pic 4

3. Use your polygonal selection tool to create a selection like I did below (You might want to create one selection, fill it and the flip it horizontally and use it again.) Now create a new layer, call it "top" and fill it with black.

4. Now, like in step 2 create a new gradient and set the layer style to gradient overlay. You might also give this layer a drop shadow or a 1px stroke. I gave it a drop shadow.

5. Now create a new layer and call it "indents". Create indents, plenty of them where I put them.

6. Hold CTRL and click on your "top" layer at the layers palette to select it. Go select - inverse to inverse it, and on your "indents" layer hit delete.

7. Now on your indents layer, use the erase tool to remove some parts of the indents at the bottom. On the top, use the burn tool, and where the light is, you use the dodge tool. Make it look like mine, it's important to make it realistic.

8. Now the rest is pretty straight forward. You wanna create some white text.

9. Now hold ALT and click your arrows on your keyboard UP, then LEFT. You will now duplicate your first layer twice, moving the new layers up, the to the left. The top layer you should fill inn with black. Now we have a inset text effect.

10. Below all your layers, create a new layer and call it "orbs". Create, with your eliptical marquee tool, two circles like I did below. Only parts of them will show, because they are below your other layers. Use the orb tutorial to make the orbs realistic. If you dont care enough, just use your dodge and burn tools to make it dark below and light at the top.