Web 2.0 Badge Photoshop Tutorial

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make those trendy web 2.0 badges? No web 2.0 site is complete without one. Here is a quick guide to get you started with your badge.

11) First thing we need to do is select the “Polygonal Tool� from the shape drop down.
12) Once selected we need to change the polygonal options for this shape. Set the number of sides to 12, this can be changed to your liking but to get a big juicy badge 12 is usually a good setting. Check the star box, this makes the corners indented. Indent sides by 20%. this can also be changed to fit your likings.
13) Time to draw your polygon shape, make sure you pick a trendy color (light blue, green, orange or pink :P )
14) Time to add some blending properties to your star shape. Drop shadow: Opacity 50%, Distance 0px, Spread 0px and Size 5px. Stroke: Size 3px, Position ‘Inside’ and Color #FFFFFF. You should now have something that looks like this.
15) Time for the lighting. Select the gradient fill tool and select white as your primary colour on the color picker. Now in the options toolbar there are premade color selections, choose the second option which shows a white gradient that fades to an opacity of zero (0) and fill type to radial.
16) Now click on your star layer holding Ctrl, this should bring up a marquee around your shape. Now with the marquee showing create a new layer above your shape. With the marquee still showing go to Menu->Select->Modify->Contract and put the setting to 4px.
17) Now with the new layer you created draw your gradiant depending, I usually like to put the gradient in the top left but it will work anywhere. Play with the opacity and blending modes until you are satisfied.
18) Time to add some trendy text I recommend “Ozzie Black�, don’t forget to rotate yor text by 45 degrees.
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