Recessed Buttons
Making recessed buttons etc. You can
make recessed text by using the same technique. If you are familiar with
using layers it will help.
You will need to make your layer
palette visible by going to View>ToolBars and checking layer
palette for this tutorial as shown.
 
Step 1: Open a new image the
size you want the button or header to be, with the following settings.
Change the image size to the size you want.
Step 2: Flood fill the image
with the color, pattern, or texture of your choice.
Step 3: Add a new layer (Layers>New
Raster Layer...) and name it button as shown below.
 
Step 4: Choose your font (in
this case I used Button Button), and add it to the new layer, make sure
antialias and floating are checked. Leave it selected as shown.
Step 5: Add another layer and
name it cutout as shown.
Step 6: Go to Image>Effects>Cutout...
with the following settings and click ok.
 
Step 7: Add a another new layer
and name it shadow as shown.
Step 8: Go to Image>Effects>Drop
Shadow... with the following settings and click ok.
 
Your image should look like this
now.
Step 9: Go to Selections>Modify>Contract....
with the following settings.
 
Step 10: Go to Selections>Invert,
then hit your delete key on your keyboard.
Step 11: Go to Selections>Invert
again. DO NOT deselect your image.
Step 12: Click on the cutout
layer in the layer palette as shown.
Step 13: Go to Image>Effects>Cutout...
as shown in step 6, and click ok.
Step 14: Click on the shadow
layer in the layer palette as shown.
Step 15: Go to Image>Effects>Drop
Shadow as shown in step 8 and click ok.
Your image should look like this
now:
Step 16: If you want to add
a pattern or texture to the button do so now by clicking on the button
layer in the layer palette (as shown) and filling the button with your
flood fill tool.  NOTE:
If you do not want to fill the button with a pattern skip this step. In
that case you will need to go to the button layer on the layer palette
and hit your delete key on your keyboard.
Your image should look like this.
Step 17: Deselect the image
by going to Selections>Select None.
Step 18: Adjust the opacity
on the cutout and shadow layers in the layer palette as shown. You may
vary them if you wish depending on the colors you used.
Your image should look like this
now.
You can add more layers (recesses)
by repeating steps 9 thru 15 if you wish.
Step 19: Go to layers>Merge
and merge your layers when finished.
If you have any questions about the
instructions, Please let me know and I will try to answer them.
Art
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