Interface With Styles Photoshop Tutorial
Layer styles can make your interface-making days
much easier if you learn how to work them, and save
your styles for use later. Lets see how to make a
simple interface. Make a new layer, and create a shape
using the Round Rectangle tool. Apply a Linear gradient
of light gray to medium gray

Now lets make our layer style. Choose Layer >
Layer Style > bevel and Emboss. This will open
up the styles menu, and place you in the Bevel and
Emboss section. As you look to the left, you can see
we can apply quite a few other options as well. First
step is the bevel and emboss, use the options I have
below.

Once you are done we are going to move onto the next
section of the style, click on the "Inner Glow"
tab to the left. Use the settings below.

Not apply an Inner shadow with the following settings.

And finally a drop shadow.

Click ok and your gradient should be transformed
into a nice rounded interface canvas! Lets add a screen
to it, make a selection like the one I have below.
Choose Layer > Add Layer Mask > Hide Selection.

You should have something similar to the image below.
You can continue to edit your selection and the layer
style will automatically compensate. What's nice about
the layer mask is the your preserve your original
gradient, and your can adjust the layer mask without
ruining your background image.

Create a new layer below your interface, and fill
your selection with a nice linear gradient. I chose
to color it green, but you can use whatever colors
you like.

Contract your selection by choosing Modify > Contract,
and contract it by 4 pixels. Change your foreground
color to white, and click on your gradient tool. Towards
the top you will see various gradient options, choose
"Foreground to Transparent" and apply a
linear gradient to your selection. Use your circular
selection tool to delete the bottom right portion
of the gradient so your image looks like mine.

Create a new layer above all of the rest. We are
going to add a simple button. Use your circular selection
tool and make a selection, holding shift to insure
that its a perfect circle. Fill the selection with
a linear gradient of light grey-medium gray, making
sure that the darker gray is towards the top.

Contract your selection by choosing Modify > Contract,
and enter a value of 2. Fill your selection with a
Radial Gradient. Add some text and you should have
something similar to mine!
