Wither 13 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 http://forum.crystalxp.net/index.php?showtopic=4234 I know there are dozens of 'glass button' tutorials. But I just stumbled upon this Photoshop tutorial that has the most gorgeous glass buttons I've ever seen! Reading through it, I sort of understand it. And I totally see how it would be done in Photoshop... but this isn't the case with Paint.NET. It relies very heavily on Photoshop's Adjustment Layers and such. I happen to be fortunate enough to own a copy of Photoshop, so that's not really the problem. But I'd love so much to see this kind of quality done with PdN. (Which, sadly, may not be possible. ) --- I'm going to keep toying around with it myself. But I figured I'd post this to see if it sparks inspiration in anyone. I'm thinking you could rig up most of it with Gradient Mapping and Curves. But I haven't had a chance to really try it yet as it's quite late and I'm just heading off to bed. Good luck to you all. I'm sure if we put our heads together we can break this thing!... But not now. I'm too sleepy. :wink: --- Edit: Grr... I hate having PdN induced insomnia... Here's my first real crack at it. The only thing I can't quite get is giving the rims are sense of depth. Quote YouTube | Myspace | deviantART Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 It's not exact but the quality is fine... 110% Paint.NET Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
Olli 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Barbark00 pelase make an tutorial of it Quote wear our signature and earn 50 studiocredits. pm me your username if you want to participate. Link to post Share on other sites
Wither 13 Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 I really like that. ... Hmm, now I just have to sit and scratch my head while I ponder how you gave the rim such a sense of depth. :? :wink: Quote YouTube | Myspace | deviantART Link to post Share on other sites
Olli 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 We Wont Tut ! We Wont Tut ! We Wont Tut ! We Wont Tut ! We Wont Tut ! We Wont Tut ! We Wont Tut ! Quote wear our signature and earn 50 studiocredits. pm me your username if you want to participate. Link to post Share on other sites
salu 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 hmm try the sand tut.. Quote Deviant Art page of cookies I = She Link to post Share on other sites
Olli 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 :? ?? :? Quote wear our signature and earn 50 studiocredits. pm me your username if you want to participate. Link to post Share on other sites
salu 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 i thought he needed it for the words :? Quote Deviant Art page of cookies I = She Link to post Share on other sites
Olli 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Ooh okay Quote wear our signature and earn 50 studiocredits. pm me your username if you want to participate. Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I think you mean... We Want Tut !We Want Tut ! We Want Tut ! We Want Tut ! We Want Tut ! We Want Tut ! We Want Tut ! Anyway, It's real simple (the rim part). Open a new image. Draw a vertical gradient (white on top). Use the Ellipse Selection tool to select a circle in the center of the canvas. Invert the selection and delete the background. Center the remaining circle using the Align Object plugin. Radial blur the circle with default settings. Duplicate the layer and use Rotate/Zoom to make the top circle about 95% smaller than the bottom circle. Flip the top layer vertically. Now, just use Curves(+) on the bottom layer to get the desired highlights/shadows. Then, use the same/similar Curves settings on the top layer. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
Wither 13 Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 That simple? Ooo, I'll have to get right on that. Just so we're clear. That's a White <-> Black gradient, right? Quote YouTube | Myspace | deviantART Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Right, white'ish on top, black'ish on bottom... Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
Helio 2 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 bb00, you are incredible! :o Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 bb00, you are incredible! :o You, my friend, aren't bad yourself. Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
Olli 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 i request an Whole tut with images and stuff Quote wear our signature and earn 50 studiocredits. pm me your username if you want to participate. Link to post Share on other sites
Helio 2 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 bb00, you are incredible! :o You, my friend, aren't bad yourself. I really appreciate that. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to post Share on other sites
barkbark00 3 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 bb00, you are incredible! :o You, my friend, aren't bad yourself. I really appreciate that. Enough mushy back-slapping! Back on-topic!-------------------- @Bugster, just follow the steps I gave you and you will have your own images...hehe As for the rest of the button, it is basically the same as CJ's Simple *Round* Glass Buttons Tutorial, except the highlights are at an angle... Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to post Share on other sites
Olli 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Pleeeeeeaaaaaaassseeee !! Quote wear our signature and earn 50 studiocredits. pm me your username if you want to participate. Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D 1 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Pleeeeeeaaaaaaassseeee !! This isn't funny. It's getting extremely annoying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Olli 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Okay , il stop , if you stop being that serieus and etc. remember , whe are doing this for the fun im wasting my time when i could actually do other stuff because its so fun. but you ruin it Every time ! Quote wear our signature and earn 50 studiocredits. pm me your username if you want to participate. Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 bb00, you are incredible! :o You, my friend, aren't bad yourself. You guys both astound me with the stuff you post on here 8) Thanks for sharing Wither, I love trying Photoshop tuts in PDN EDIT: Hadn't read p2, sorry for reviving the mushiness =p Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
Helio 2 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 And so the mushiness was revived, engulfing Helio and barkbark00, who were never heard of again... ------------------- And now back on topic, I think this has been resolved. Quote v An excellent open–source strategy game—highly recommended. "I wish I had never been born," she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness," said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment..." Link to post Share on other sites
cjmcguinness 4 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 You might want to take a look at my Gel 'Style' Browser Buttons tutorial. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wither 13 Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Ooo. That's good too, cjmc. The biggest thing I wanted out of this was the rim. The sense of depth was just gorgeous. Now that I know how to do that, we're all good to go. Thanks bb00! Quote YouTube | Myspace | deviantART Link to post Share on other sites
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