Making Simple Buttons
Taking your Selection Tool Change the type to
circle make sure the feather is at 0 and anti-alias is checked. Draw a
circle near the center of our larger circle for the first button hole.
Holding the Shift Button Down you can draw another circle for the second button
hole. It may take several times before you get the positioning
right. Just Click Edit / Undo until you are satisfied with the
placement. Once you are happy with both button hole placements tap the
Delete key and the holes will be deleted. Like this:
Now with the selection tool again draw a circle
around the whole button shape, then click inside and the outside edges of the
button should be selected including the holes.
Next go to Effects / 3D Effects / Inner
Bevel and use these settings.
This will give you the desired look of the
button. You will notice that the darker outline of the circle gives us a
look of a lip on the button.
And there you have a great looking button you can
use for almost anything. Play around with the different bevel settings and
colors, you can even flood fill your button with pattern to make a custom
button. Add a couple of more holes for a four hole button.
