This tutorial will show you very simply how to make a shiny button.

Today we will be creating the epic button. Using some vary basic techniques you can make a pretty impressive piece.

Ok I know there are probably millions of glossy buttons out there, but can you really ever have too many buttons? I didn’t think so. So just sit back and enjoy another glossy button tutorial. This tutorial is very easy and should be easy enough for anyone’s skill level.

Here is the button I will be showing you how to make:

Learn how to create a Dark Metal stylish button perfect for a nav bar using Adobe Photoshop.
First make a new document. I choose the size 400×400 pixels.
Now click on the New Layer button.

Now right click on the little blob that’s the Custom Shape Tool and go to Rounded Rectangular Tool.

Now make sure you have the [...]

Today we are going to make a 3D glossy button.

So first you need to open a 500×500 document with a transparent background. I chose the 500×500 size because I like to work with a large image I can scale down later.

In this tutorial I am going to show you the methods I went through to create a media button that you could use for a video player, audio player, site navigation, or anything else for your site.