Gem buttons

1

how do you make those really good gem buttons that I have seen in previous “sites of the week” here on kirupa. I have tried making some in fireworksMX but I can’t get exactly how I like. thanks in advance.

2

Do you have an example link?

3

http://www.solardreamstudios.com/tutorials/fw/mx_kptJewel/

I guess that is the best it gets huh?

4

electrongeek do you have any sites you have made that you could post links to here so I can check them out? I just need some ideas, thanks.

5

Here are some tutorials on glass orbs:

http://www.olate.com/tutorials/view.php?id=123
http://www.vrumchev.com/tutorials/photoshop/metalorb.php
http://www.phong.com/tutorials/sphere/
http://www.noxcel.com/tutorials/crystal.htm
http://www.deviantart.com/view/2667967/