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Beveled Button
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Beveled Button
Created by: Tracy


Created on: August 27, 2001 © Please do not copy or place this tutorial or any of the graphics on to another site.
 
You will need to have a registered copy of Flaming Pears Primus filter in order to do this tutorial. Click the link to get it!
 
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Standard Toolbar - New (image) button Start by opening a new image that's 150 x 100, 16 million colors and a transparent background.
 
Selection Tool Now click on your selection tool using these settings:
– Shape = Rectangle
– Antialias = Checked
– Feather = Unchecked
 
Draw out a nice size that you would like for your button. It should look like the one on the left.
 
Click on the flood fill tool and fill the retangle with white and then go to effects || plugins || flaming pear || primus.
 
I choose the third preset and moved the slider all the way to the left so that it was at a 5. You can play and see what you like. After you are done click ok.
 
Go to selections || select none. Now is the time to either save your button as a psp file or you can tube it. The purpose of this is so that when you want to use your button again you don't have to keep making it.
 
Ok now add a new raster layer and click on the text button. Now click on your button so that we can add some text to it.
 
I used the these settings:
– Font = Black Chancery
– Size = "16" points
– Antialias = Checked
– Floating = Checked

You can use bold if you like. I prefer a thinner font for my buttons. Go ahead and click ok when you are done.
 
Now position your text so that it is centered within your button. Right click to set it. Now go to layers merge || merge visible. Go to edit || copy then edit || paste as a new image and save your button as a .gif and your done!