Visual Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it Have you ever wanted to add a glint/shine on the edge of an object like this shiny button?. This may help. Start with a black bottom later. Add a layer and make a white line set around 20 pixels wide. Make sure it's centered. This is 800 wide and the line starts at 200 and ends at 600. Go to Effects/Distortions, Polar transformation. The default will look like this at 100. Set it at various levels to get the shape you want. This all depends on how close the marker is when you start the process. It affects the end result. Start with the bottom Y adjuster at different distances below the line. Notice the changes. This is at 200. Now set the top adjustment X to various levels. This is at -50. When you have a shape you like you can trimp some of the ends. Blur or not to blur, that is the question. You can always reduce opacity in the layer properties tab. This example is set to 140 opacity. Save the top layer as a png for future needs. Make sure to explore and invent new shapes. You don't need to only use white. Not all edge reflections are white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Very clever idea! Very handy too Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Really cool - thanks for this Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visual Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 I laughed when i realized that i misspelled shiny as shiney. I am always thinking about ways that i had to do things before i got kind of spoiled with newer and fancier programs that i have now. Every once in a while the cobwebs clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 This will be useful thanks for the tute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinichiOkazaki Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 ... ive been looking all over for this one... very useful for making buttons... and such... thanks for this tut... ... =^_^= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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