BUTTON - TEMPLATES
PSP8/9/X

This tutorial was written by Jemima ~ 2008
Copyright © 2008 ~ Jemima ~ All rights reserved

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This was created using PSP9 but can be adapted for other versions of PSP.


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This tut is to create BUTTON templates

Open a new image 300 x 300
Transparent background
PSPX: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = CIRCLE
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked

Position your cursor at 150 pixels across and 150 pixels down

Drag to 210 pixels across and 210 pixels down

Flood fill with BLACK



LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

With your SELECTION TOOL ... same settings, create a smaller circle as shown
and flood fill with WHITE



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> MIRROR

CLOSE RASTER 1

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> FLIP

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

OPEN RASTER 1



Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Rectangle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked

Draw a rectangle around the 4 white circles.
Click inside the rectangle to select the circles.



ACTIVATE RASTER 1

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

DELETE THE MERGED LAYER



Save the template as .psp image


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Open a new image 300 x 300
Transparent background
PSPX: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = SQUARE
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked

Create a square and flood fill with BLACK



To centre the image...

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of your image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

DELETE RASTER 1

Create the button holes as instructed for the round button above



Save the template as .psp image


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You could place the button holes differently....

Open a new image 300 x 300
Transparent background
PSPX: Colour Depth = 8bits/channel

Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = SQUARE
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked

Create a square and flood fill with BLACK

To centre the image...

Right click on the Title Bar and select COPY from the options

Right click on the Title Bar of your image
and select PASTE AS NEW LAYER from the options.

DELETE RASTER 1


LAYERS >>> NEW RASTER LAYER

With your SELECTION TOOL ... Selection Type = Rectangle,
create a smaller circle as shown and flood fill with WHITE



Reposition with your MOVER tool to the top centre of your button



LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> FLIP

CLOSE RASTER 2

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

LAYERS >>> DUPLICATE

IMAGE >>> ROTATE >>> FREE ROTATE = RIGHT 90
Ensure "All layers" is UNCHECKED

LAYERS >>> MERGE >>> MERGE VISIBLE

OPEN RASTER 2



Choose your SELECTION TOOL
Selection Type = Rectangle
Mode = Replace
Feather = 0
Antialias = Checked

Draw a rectangle around the 4 white circles.
Click inside the rectangle to select the circles.

ACTIVATE RASTER 2

EDIT >>> CLEAR
DESELECT

DELETE THE MERGED LAYER

Save the template as .psp image

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