creating depth effects with photoshop...

chillypacman · April 28th, 2004, 06:03

How is it done? I mean not any old depth effect I mean like the kind the old emuforums had.

Metalmurphy · April 28th, 2004, 10:23

Think u can do that in the layer effects! Mess arround a bit with emboss and shadows!

chillypacman · April 29th, 2004, 04:18

>Think u can do that in the layer effects! Mess arround a bit with emboss and shadows!

I have but I still can't get it done. I want effects like the post reply and reply buttons here on the forums

**Chrono Archangel** · April 29th, 2004, 04:26

gradients and contrasting colors

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Strider · April 29th, 2004, 04:26

bevels and embosses usually... sometimes a solid drop shadow

gradients only make those buttons look like the colours change, they dont make em look like they have depth until theyre bevelled or embossed

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chillypacman · April 29th, 2004, 05:44

>gradients and contrasting colors

gradients... nah they don't have enough control.

>gradients only make those buttons look like the colours change, they dont make em look like they have depth until theyre bevelled or embossed

I never knew emboss could support more than 2 colours... I'll give it a shot.

**Chrono Archangel** · April 29th, 2004, 12:42

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I never knew emboss could support more than 2 colours... I'll give it a shot.

embosscan be applied on almost anything. dont see why it wouldnt handle gradients.

ohh and RB, i said gradients because he asked how to make buttons similor to the ones here and i dont think there is any bevel and emboss action going on there

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Cypherswipe · April 29th, 2004, 14:15

the stand vbulletin buttons have a gradient with the dark color at the bottom, plus they have a one or two pixel 3d border. The border on the top and on the left is very light, and the border on the bottom and on the right is very dark. These borders combined with the gradient give the illusion of 3d.

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**Razor Blade** · April 30th, 2004, 03:47

>>ohh and RB, i said gradients because he asked how to make buttons similor to the ones here and i dont think there is any bevel and emboss action going on there

LOL, You don't have to explain that to me.

But Gradients do come in handy. Especially when making metal textures if your not using a pettern.

You don't even have to use filters actually. With gradients and opposite colors you can make things look to be beveled.

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Strider · April 30th, 2004, 03:51

well, gradients alone still dont make buttons really look like theyre in 3d... bevels are angular cuts in real life, so its pretty safe to assume that if they can make the top view of a block turn into a trapezian prism, they can make a 2d button into a 3d-ish button

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**Razor Blade** · April 30th, 2004, 03:55

Well this is done with a gradient. Looks kinda 3D to me. But the ultimate way is really using the layer styles and filters.

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Strider · April 30th, 2004, 04:02

hmm, i suppose so, but its a lot easier to just use bevels

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**Chrono Archangel** · April 30th, 2004, 04:06

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Well this is done with a gradient. Looks kinda 3D to me. But the ultimate way is really using the layer styles and filters.

well the gradient alone wouldnt make that effect. the drop shadow and the 1 pixel borders gives it its 3D look

so the conclusion of all this

Gradients can beused to make 3D looking buttons but not alone. (Used with drop shadow or opposite color borders)

And bevel emboss seemsto be the easiest way to make them

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**Razor Blade** · April 30th, 2004, 04:09

Well that summed it up well.

Yup well that concludes this thgread, Join us next week when we talk about ...

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**Chrono Archangel** · April 30th, 2004, 04:11

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Originally Posted by Razor Blade

Well that summed it up well.

Yup well that concludes this thgread, Join us next week when we talk about ...

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yes you are

j/k
wonder if all this helped chillypacman....
i guess when his ban is done he could show us what he did

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**Razor Blade** · April 30th, 2004, 04:22

Well I hope he did something cuz his site is ugly.

J/K

(I plan on editing this statement later.

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April 28th, 2004, 06:03	#1
chillypacman Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia - Perth Posts: 1,057	creating depth effects with photoshop... How is it done? I mean not any old depth effect I mean like the kind the old emuforums had.

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April 28th, 2004, 10:23	#2
Metalmurphy Translator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,776	Think u can do that in the layer effects! Mess arround a bit with emboss and shadows!

April 29th, 2004, 04:18	#3
chillypacman Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia - Perth Posts: 1,057	>Think u can do that in the layer effects! Mess arround a bit with emboss and shadows! I have but I still can't get it done. I want effects like the post reply and reply buttons here on the forums

April 29th, 2004, 04:26	#4
Chrono Archangel 6BIT Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 8,090	gradients and contrasting colors __________________ 6BIT - Gaming, Emulation & Tech News

April 29th, 2004, 04:26	#5
Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,223	bevels and embosses usually... sometimes a solid drop shadow gradients only make those buttons look like the colours change, they dont make em look like they have depth until theyre bevelled or embossed __________________ My Deviant Art

April 29th, 2004, 05:44	#6
chillypacman Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia - Perth Posts: 1,057	>gradients and contrasting colors gradients... nah they don't have enough control. >gradients only make those buttons look like the colours change, they dont make em look like they have depth until theyre bevelled or embossed I never knew emboss could support more than 2 colours... I'll give it a shot.

April 29th, 2004, 14:15	#8
Cypherswipe Extra Large Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 936	the stand vbulletin buttons have a gradient with the dark color at the bottom, plus they have a one or two pixel 3d border. The border on the top and on the left is very light, and the border on the bottom and on the right is very dark. These borders combined with the gradient give the illusion of 3d. __________________

April 30th, 2004, 03:47	#9
Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	>>ohh and RB, i said gradients because he asked how to make buttons similor to the ones here and i dont think there is any bevel and emboss action going on there LOL, You don't have to explain that to me. But Gradients do come in handy. Especially when making metal textures if your not using a pettern. You don't even have to use filters actually. With gradients and opposite colors you can make things look to be beveled. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

April 30th, 2004, 03:51	#10
Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,223	well, gradients alone still dont make buttons really look like theyre in 3d... bevels are angular cuts in real life, so its pretty safe to assume that if they can make the top view of a block turn into a trapezian prism, they can make a 2d button into a 3d-ish button __________________ My Deviant Art

April 30th, 2004, 04:02	#12
Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,223	hmm, i suppose so, but its a lot easier to just use bevels __________________ My Deviant Art

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	Well that summed it up well. Yup well that concludes this thgread, Join us next week when we talk about ... I'm a looser __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,032	Well I hope he did something cuz his site is ugly. J/K (I plan on editing this statement later. ) __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------