Lesson#18-Create a Realistic Telephone Keypad Using Layer Styles

Create a Realistic Telephone Keypad Using Layer Styles

The final result.

Creation of real objects in Photoshop may be somewhat complicated. The key is to emphasize the small details such as shadows, lighting. In this lesson you will learn how to make a realistic number buttons in Photoshop using layer styles!

Step 1.
Let's start by creating a new document in Photoshop, 600 × 600 px.

Step 2.
Create a background keys. Fill the "background" layer in gray # 363636.

Step 3.
Add texture to our background. Duplicate the background layer and name it "Texture". At this layer, apply Filter> Noise> Add Noise. Set the blending mode to Overlay and the Opacity to about 15%.

Step 4.
Now add a lighting effect to the background. Set the foreground color to white (keyboard shortcut: press "D" to reset foreground to black and white. Then press "X" to change colors.). Duplicate the "Texture" layer and name it "Gradien". Set the Fill layer to 0%. Go to Layer> Layer Style> Gradient Overlay. Set the blending mode to Overlay and the Opacity to about 15%.

Step 5.
Now let's create the dialing buttons. Using the tool ellipse.gif, to create a small circle. This will be the outer shadow of the button, name the layer "Button (Outer)". Set the Fill layer to 0%. Go to Layer> Layer Style> Bevel and Emboss. Set the blending mode to Overlay and the Opacity to about 15%.

Now we have the outer part of the button, it looks like this:

Step 6.
Create the interior of a button. Duplicate the "Button (Outer)" and rename it to the "Button (Inner)".

Fill out this form dark gray color # 363636, opacity 100%

Something like this:

Step 7.
Apply the layer styles to the "Button (Inner)".










Step 8.
Here's what happened after the application layer style

Step 9.
Add numbers and letters to our keys. Using the tool
 , Helvetica font size 40px, write any number, and then changing the size to 15px write letters.

Step 10.
We apply a layer style to the text.

Select all the layers associated with the key and merge them into one group ..

It turns out like this.

Conclusion.
Now you can just duplicate the layer group and change the numbers and letters as needed!

You've just created a realistic telephone keypad using layer styles! I hope you will be able to use the skills you learned in this lesson, in future projects, to add a bit of realism to the elements of design.