# Gem buttons

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gem-buttons/33814
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 23, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gem-buttons/33814 "2003-10-23T20:57:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![barge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@barge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/barge)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gem-buttons/33814/1 "2003-10-23T20:57:42Z")

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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.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gem-buttons/33814/2 "2003-10-23T21:19:09Z")

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Do you have an example link?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gem-buttons/33814/3 "2003-10-23T21:21:16Z")

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[http://www.solardreamstudios.com/tutorials/fw/mx\_kptJewel/](http://www.solardreamstudios.com/tutorials/fw/mx_kptJewel/)

I guess that is the best it gets huh?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gem-buttons/33814/4 "2003-10-23T21:22:32Z")

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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.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gem-buttons/33814/5 "2003-10-23T21:30:37Z")

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Here are some tutorials on glass orbs:

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