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Tech Button

1. New Document (100×30 Transparent Background)

2. Fill the background with black.

Tech Button Tutorial

3. Now, enter the layer styles menu. And use the following settings:

Stroke:
Tech Button Tutorial


Stroke’s Gradient:

Tech Button Tutorial

Gradient Overlay:
Tech Button Tutorial

Bevel & Emboss:
Tech Button Tutorial

Inner Glow:
Tech Button Tutorial

Inner Shadow:
Tech Button Tutorial

Alright, so now your button should look like this.
Tech Button Tutorial

Now its time to add a bit of a techy look to it.

4. Make a new layer. (Layer > New Layer)

5. Grab your “Ploygonal Lasso Tool” and make a selection like this:

Tech Button Tutorial

Now fill it with color #CDCDCD which should be a light grey.

Tech Button Tutorial

6. Now do the same thing for the other side.

7. Now bring up the layer styles, and use the following settings:

Drop Shadow:
Tech Button Tutorial

Inner Shadow:
Tech Button Tutorial

Inner Glow:
Tech Button Tutorial

Gradient Overlay:
Tech Button Tutorial

Gradient Options ^ :
Tech Button Tutorial

Stroke:
Tech Button Tutorial

And Now, your finished result should look something like this. Let me know what you think of it.

Tech Button Tutorial

[Optional]

You can use the Shine method that we used on the previous button, if you’d like. This is what it looks like then.

Tech Button Tutorial

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