How do I do this? 3d or 2d?

[bobzilla]

Photohsop 7 Down and Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby pretty much gives you a step-by-step.

I believe it's called a gel effect.

[theboykidney]

thanks bobzilla, its definately sent me on the right track. There seems to be more intricate reflections going on in the sample i posted, but i guess thats jsut tweaking...

[bobzilla]

Yeah, there's also a section on creating reflections in objects.

I don't know what version of PS you're using, but these "Down and Dirty" books are worth it when you just need to get the job done without a lot of trial and error.

[Whipyo]

You can find a similar tut here:

http://graf-users.edu.ats.dk/maryus1/Aqua%20Button%20Pro%20(Photoshop%206%20or%20higher).htm

[berniebernie]

they might also be called 'aqua buttons' (specific of Apple Macintosh interface)

[saiko]

look at my avataar :D .

[-NG-]

Layer styles 4tw. :) experiment with the layer styles, and use opacity alot en simulate the lighting by using gradients. to use multiple layer styles on a sungle layer right click the layer style -> create layers and clip it on the layer, that way you can mask out stuff if needed.

[pixelchemist]

stick with PS for that one... recreating that in 3D would probably be quite a pain... you would need to light it just right, reflecting planes, fresnel, sub surface scattering, etc etc... whereas photoshop would be relativley easy and quick

[theboykidney]

thanks guys for all your comments :thumbsup:

[arquiteck09]

take a look at this site, the second style may help, it is free to download:

http://www.ericart.nl/photoshop_styles/000001956b11f750e/index.html

good luck.

[Milho]

I saw a lot of this stuff created in vectors.
Linux geeks seem have to be crazy about this look, especially when it's scalable. :shrug:

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