Glass Pill Button in Paint Shop Pro 10

Tutorial by Kay Grippin

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Step 3

Now let's dress it up a bit with a glass style reflection along the top.

On the Tools toolbar, select the Pen Tool (V)

It should still be Round on the Line Style drop-list. Set the width to 15:

On the Materials palette, click on the Foreground color and select the Gradient tab. Click on the image to open the available gradients. Select Fading White and use the following settings:

Starting from one side of image, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and draw a line.TIP: you can use the UP/DOWN arrow keys on your keyboard to adjust the height.

Layers > Convert to Raster Layer

Now at first glance, it may not appear as much:

Change the background to something with contours:

Isn't that better? Have fun!

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