
Photoshop Elements 3 Down & Dirty Tricks174
Yummy Metal Web Buttons
In this day and age, if you have to make a Web button, it better be pretty slick. Here’s a technique for making a yummy-looking,
metallic-like, reflecto-looking, plastic thingy that is…well, pretty slick.
STEP ONE: Create a new document in
RGB mode at 72 ppi (the example here is
8x6"). Create a new blank layer by click-
ing on the Create a New Layer icon at the
top of the Layers palette. Press M until
you have the Elliptical Marquee tool,
hold the Shift key, and draw a circular
selection. Press D and then X to set your
Foreground color to white.
STEP TWO: Press G to switch to th ...