Mystical Button
Software : Photoshop CS2
Level : Intermediate

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

1. Create a new file. Create a new layer. Check out Fancy Buttons - 2 for the initial procedure. Get the Elliptical button and fill it with the color shown in the figure.

2. We will get effect with just Layer Style dialogue box. Observe the following figures carefully and make the settings accordingly.

Layer > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss

Change the settings according to the following figure.

Please remember to change the size to 38

Click Drop Shadow also.

3. Select Satin

Change the setting as shown in the figure.

4. You will get the following result.

5. Duplicate the button layer and change the top layer to Multiply mode.