You can create web buttons using shapes or by choosing a selection from the Selection Portfolio. For more information, see Drawing shapes. For information about using selections, see To use a selection from the portfolio.
After you’ve added a desired 3D effect, try altering the light source to create a second image that represents the button in a different state, or try using the Hue Shift slider in the Effects Tonal Control Adjust Colors dialog box.
Shadows lend a definite 3D flare to a web page. You can quickly add drop shadows to text, buttons, shapes, and layers. When you apply a drop shadow to a shape, the shape loses its vector quality and becomes a pixel-based layer. For more information about creating drop shadows, see Adding drop shadows to layers.
Leading the array of Corel Painter web-friendly tools, the Apply Surface Texture feature could easily become a web designer’s best friend. You can use Apply Surface Texture to apply 3D effects to web buttons, bars, or other elements.
You can use the Reflection slider to create an effect you would expect to see in objects made of glass or polished metal, like a chrome bumper on a classic car. The Image Luminance option in the Using list box gives your buttons an embossed look. For more information about applying surface texture, see Using paper to create texture.
The Impasto feature lets you create the illusion of depth by applying thick paint to the canvas. You can use the Impasto technique to add a 3D appearance to all or discrete areas of your image. For more information, see Impasto.
You can bevel any element in your painting, and then turn it into a 3D button.
Altering lighting in the Bevel World dialog box is an easy way to create images that indicate button states.
For more information about Bevel World, see Applying the Bevel World dynamic plug-in.
You can decide later to change the settings, as long as you have not committed the layer. To understand more about committing a layer, see Converting dynamic layers.