Rocking Out With Photoshop - How to Create Buttons in Photoshop

The video tutorial demonstrates how to create buttons in Photoshop. It covers setting up a new document, applying background colors, adding gradients, inserting and styling text, and creating flat buttons with rounded corners. The tutorial also includes techniques for adding highlights and final touches to enhance the button's visual appeal.

What is the first step in creating a button in Photoshop?

• Add a Bevel and Emboss effect

• Create a new document

• Select the text tool

• Apply a gradient

How do you select the entire layer to apply a background color?

• Use the text tool

• Select the gradient tool

• Press Command or Control A

• Choose Bevel and Emboss

What tool is used to apply a gradient to the button?

• Blur tool

• Gradient tool

• Marquee tool

• Text tool

Which effect is applied to the text to give it a slight 3D appearance?

• Gradient Overlay

• Bevel and Emboss

• Gaussian Blur

• Drop Shadow

What is the purpose of using the 'Smooth' option in the Select menu?

• To change the canvas size

• To create rounded corners

• To add text

• To apply a gradient

Which color is used for the highlight on the flat button?

• Orange

• Black

• White

• Purple

What is adjusted to make the button easier to see on an expanded canvas?

• The text color

• The opacity of the highlight

• The gradient direction

• The canvas size