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RSS button

Now we’ve got the picture that is shown below:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Take the Ellipse Tool (U) and try to make a black circle placing it the same way you may see below:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Set the transparency level demonstrated next table:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Select also Blending Options>Stroke.

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

… and we’ve got the next circle:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

This way it’s possible to represent the rest of the elements, demonstrated on the next picture:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Mark out all the layers on the layers’ palette containing the circles, putting them all together into a single one (Ctrl+E). After that we’ll select the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M) to erase the unnecessary elements as it is demonstrated below:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Make a copy of the orange rectangle (Ctrl+J) to insert a highlight there. Make the copy smaller a little (Ctrl+T) and finally move off and make some corrections the element’s tops, applying the Pen Tool (P).

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Fill 0% on the layers’ panel, giving the next properties for the layer Blending Options>Gradient Overlay:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Gradient

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

It’s the picture you’ll get:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Insert now the necessary text:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Give the appropriate gradient to the text:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Follow the next demonstrated text’s parameters:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Now we’ll represent one more rectangle for the highlight, having the next parameters Blending Options>Inner Glow:

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

Create RSS button in Photoshop CS3

The RSS button is finished!

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