Oh dear, I forgot to put in my intro... Anyway, how to make a battery icon similar to Apple's in Gimp. Hmm. After watching this video I seem surprisingly unenthusiastic as compared to my others. I apologize. This tutorial is loosely based off of: vector.tutsplus.com
The same tutorial only back this time as a gimp tutorial. Made to illustrate how similar creating the same button is in both programs. Font is listed here: www.dafont.com
If you don't want to make the pattern yourself, you can download the one I made here: monsoonami.deviantart.com The glossy metal 3d text tutorial: www.youtube.com GIMP is an open source (free) image editing program with many of the same features as Adobe Photoshop. www.gimp.org This video was recorded and edited with the following free programs: CamStudio camstudio.org Audacity audacity.sourceforge.net VirtualDub www.virtualdub.org
www.LittleWebHut.com This is a GIMP tutorial that demonstrates how to make a shiny glossy button that looks like glass. This GIMP 2.6 tutorial is great for beginners and the tips and tricks shown can be useful for a variety of applications. Specifically, the version used for this video was 2.6.11.
final image: monsoonami.deviantart.com pattern: monsoonami.deviantart.com (that page has instructions for installing the pattern) font: www.dafont.com GIMP is an open source (free) image editing program with many of the same features as Adobe Photoshop. www.gimp.org This video was recorded and edited with the following free programs: CamStudio camstudio.org Audacity audacity.sourceforge.net VirtualDub www.virtualdub.org
Going back to classic gimpknowhow in this tutorial. Do you like the new way of recording and editing? Do you like the intro slide? A Gimp Tutorial by gimpknowhow, www.gimpknowhow.com
How to make glossy buttons for use in Web design or graphical design, or whatever the heck you want to use them for. Enjoy, and please comment and rate. I am getting sick of this. I will now delete all comments pertaining to my voice and all comments saying it is pronounced "Gimp" I AM AWARE. I WAS NOT AT THE TIME I MADE THIS.
