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Create a Shiny Badge Photoshop Tutorial

February 28, 2006 by Oli · 30 Comments Post to TwitterPost to Yahoo BuzzPost to DiggPost to RedditPost to StumbleUpon




This tutorial will show you how to create a shiny badge, such as the type for money back guarantees or anything else you’d like to highlight on your website.

To start off, create a blank canvass and then select the shape you’d like to use.
We are using the classic seal shape for this tutorial but this technique will work on any shape you choose.

how to create a shiny badge step 1

Next, we give some effects to the shape – right click on the shape’s layer and select blending options.
We will give the shape some outer glow :

how to create a shiny badge step 2

And an inside stroke of 3 pixels :

how to create a shiny badge step 3

Your badge should now look like this :

how to create a shiny badge step 4

Next, create a new layer above your shape and ctrl + click on the shape below layer, this will create a selection around the edge of the shape like so :

how to create a shiny badge step 5

Next, choose red for your foreground colour and white for your background layer and create a gradient in your selection like so :

how to create a shiny badge step 6

Now, go to select > modify > contract > 4 pixels
This makes the selection smaller, now go to select > inverse > press delete.
Your shape should now look like this :

how to create a shiny badge step 7

Now add some text over the top and you’re done!

Finished Badge :

shiny badge photoshop tutorial

You can also download the psd for this tutorial.



Comments

30 Responses to “Create a Shiny Badge Photoshop Tutorial”
  1. Matthijs - says:
    March 1, 2006 at 11:51 am

    Thanks for these great tutorials. These will be handy to develop my photoshop skills a bit. Keep up the great work.

  2. Braveman - says:
    March 11, 2006 at 2:31 pm

    Nice tut , thanks a lot

  3. Ubbe - http://www.ubbedall.dk says:
    March 16, 2006 at 10:29 pm

    I love your website layout, so simple, especially the header, but still gives a really nice impression. Also a very good tutorial, didn’t try it out yet as i allready know how to, but it seems very good and nicely detailed, but just had to comment ur layout :D

    Best Regards
    Ubbe

  4. John Williams - http://www.johnwilliams713.com says:
    March 17, 2006 at 2:07 pm

    I would take the opacity back to about 70-50% on the shine to make it look more glassy

  5. Rachit - says:
    May 22, 2006 at 3:17 pm

    just Fabulous!!!!!…..I Like It

  6. kost - http://reg.kost.ru/ says:
    March 10, 2007 at 6:47 pm

    Thanks, nice tutorial!

  7. Ujin - http://none says:
    April 24, 2007 at 6:39 pm

    Hi all, that’s great work!

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  8. Pete White - http://imafish.co.uk/blog says:
    June 14, 2007 at 1:15 pm

    Nice tutorial will give it a go!

  9. Jeff Adams - http://www.pubpublicity.com says:
    July 22, 2007 at 10:03 pm

    wow – this was really inspiring. I have made a bunch of PNG files of different colours! thanks!

  10. jason - http://www.sceneparty.com says:
    August 5, 2007 at 4:45 pm

    fantastic tutorial, iv just made on and it looks great thanks !

  11. Black Tiger - http://www.resimsite.com says:
    August 28, 2007 at 10:03 pm

    Thanks, nice tutorial!

  12. Switzerland - http://www.swissworld.org says:
    September 11, 2007 at 9:31 am

    Fabulous tip . Thanx for this great article .

  13. awais - says:
    September 18, 2007 at 11:45 am

    hi Ujin, if u still looking for a web designer for freelance work plz mail me awaisz@otmail.com

  14. Tom - http://www.yaway.de says:
    December 1, 2007 at 11:21 am

    Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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