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yowsi

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:09 am    Post subject: how to make a glassy button Reply with quote

can someone tell me how to create this effect on a button...

i saw a cool image like this somewhere around here but cant remember where Confused

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are a million tutorials on how to do this. The easiest way I know to make the button glow is to make a circle selection on a blank layer above the image, and add a white to transparent gradation from top to bottom. Then simply grab the move tool and top down both the left and right side handles in. (see attached)

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

perhaps someone could post a link to one of these tutorials? thanks ;
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 7:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Google: glass button photoshop

good luck,
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just creat a new layer on top of soemthign yoiud like to make glassy, and then ctrl and click the object youd like to make glassy ( on the original layer) and then on your new layer, select the elliptical marquee tool, and, whilst holding ctrl, select about half of the image, and let go of your mouse, then fill your selection with white, and lower the opacity of the layer down to between 8%-15%
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've seen that done in a vector program called Xara
Take a look at their tutorials site

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you can also use select modify contract and layer mask to cut it. Then gaussian blur could also help to make it more glassy.. Everything is up to you..
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, ive never thought of using the guassian blur, i bet that would work wonders for glassy images, nice tip!
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