Step 1:
Create a new document. File >> New

Now we will add a gradient background color. Select Gradient tool. Set foreground color to #8fb107 and background color to #adce26
Press and hold shift key and drag mouse from top to bottom. Background will look like this:

Step 2:
Create a new layer (Layer >> New >> Layer). Select “Rectangle tool”.

With color set to #e0c324 draw a horizontal rectangle shape as shown below.

Step 3:
Create a new layer (Layer >> New >> Layer). Select “Rounded Rectangle tool”.

With radius set to 10px and color #a54611, draw a shape as shown below.

Rename this layer as “Round Shape 1”

Step 4:
Right click the Rounded Rectangle shape and select “Duplicate Layer”. Rename this layer as “Round Shape 2” Press and hold CTRL key and click on the Round Shape 2 layer. This will load the duplicate shape.

Select rectangular marquee tool, and select only lower portion of the selection, and press DEL button to delete lower portion of the duplicate shape.

Press CRTL + D to deselect selection.

Step 5:
Create a new layer. Select “Rectangular Tool”. With color set to #a54611 draw a rectangle shape as shown below.


Rename this layer as “top 1”

Step 6:
Press and hold CTRL key and click the “Round Shape 2″ layer. This will load this shape. Move the shape as shown in below image.


Using CTRL key select “Round Shape 2″ layer and “top 1″ layer. Right click on any one layer and select “Merge Layers”. This will merge both layer into one layer. Now press DEL key. Now our navigation bar looks like this:


Repeat same process to make it from left side also. Rename this shape as “top 2”

Step 7:
Using CTRL key select “Round shape 1“, “Top 1“, “Top 2” layers. Right click any layer and select “Merge Layers”. This will merge all layers into one layer. Rename this layer as button
Now apply following layer to the Button layer.




Now it looks like this.


Step 8:
Create a new layer. Drag and place the layer just below Button layer. Select “Rounded Rectangle tool”. Set radius to 10px and color to #5c2600. Draw a shape as shown in below image.


Repeat same process for right side also.


Now our navigation bar looks like this:


Step 9:
Create a new layer. Select Text tool and type a menu link test. Our navigation bar is ready. Below is the final image of the tutorial.


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Step 1:
Create a new document (File >> New) , size 300 X 300 px, white/ transparent background. In this tutorial I have selected transparent background.

Step 2:
Select “Ellipse tool” from tool palette and set. Press and hold “shift” key and draw a circle. You can select any color, prefer a dark color. I have taken #980505 color.

Step 3:
Press and hold “ctrl” key and click on button layer. Thus only button area will be selected. New create a new layer (Layer >> New). Select gradient tool and set foreground color same as color selected in step 2. Mine color is #980505. And set background color little lighter than foreground color. Drag mouse from bottom to top.

Step 4:
Again, Press and hold “ctrl” key and click on button layer. Thus only button area will be selected. New create a new layer (Layer >> New). Select gradient tool. This time select foreground color as white. and with following settings.

New drag mouse like below.

deselect (ctrl + D)

Step 5:
Create a new layer (New >> Layer). Now select elliptical marquee tool and draw a shape like this. And drag mouse from top to bottom of selection.

De-select (Ctrl + D). And our button is ready.

Step 1:
1) Create a New document (New >> Document)
sixe : 300 X 200 px
Background: Transparent

Step 2:
Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” from tool palette and set,
Radius: 3px
Color: white
style: Default (none)

And draw a shape of size you wish.

Step 3:
Press and hold “ctrl” button, and click on the button shape layer. This will select only button shape. Now create a new layer (Layer >> New).

Step 4:
Select “Gradient” tool from tool palette. And set white color as foreground color and #D8DADB color as background color. Hold and drag mouse from lower selection to upper selection. Now our button looks like this:

Step 5:
Right click on the layer and select “Blending options”. In blending options do following settings.
Stroke:
Size: 1 px
Position: Outside
Opacity: 100%
Color: #C0C1C2

Step: 6
Select Rectangle Marquee Tool, Press and hold “alt” key and draw a shape like this.

Step 7:
Create a new layer (layer >> New). Fill the layer with white color using paint bucket tool. Set opacity 80% and Fill to 80%

Our Button is ready.

Final Button

STEP 1:
Create a new document (File >> New), select size 250 X 250 px, Transparent background.

STEP 2:
Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” from tool palette and set
Radius: 7px
Color: As you wish, I have taken #03578D
style: Default (none)

STEP 3:
Draw a shape of size you wish. My button looks like this.

STEP 4:
Right click the layer in the layer’s pallette, and select “Blending Options” .

and set the following settings.
Drop Shadow:

• Blend mode: Multiply
• Opacity: 50%
• Angle: 120
• Distance: 0 px
• Spread: 0 px
• Size: 2 px

Inner Glow:

• Blend Mode: Overlay
• Opacity: 50
• Noise: 0
• Color: white
• Technique: softer

Gradient

• Blend Mode: Overlay
• Opacity: 50%

Now my button looks like this.

Step 6:
Press and hold ctrl button, and click on the button shape layer. This will select only button shape. Now create a new layer (Layer >> New)

Step 7:
Select “Rectangle Marquee” Tool. Press and hold “alt” key and draw a shape like this. Thus only upper part will be selected.

STEP 8:
Select Gradient Tool, and select foreground color same as you have selected the color of your button in step 2. My button color is #03578D and set background color as white. Now draw gradient from the top to bottom. And set:

• Opacity: 50%
• Fill: 50%
• Layer: Soft Light

Deselect the layer (ctrl + D). Now our button looks like this:

STEP 9:
Now we will add text on out button. And our button is ready.

Step 1
Create a new document (File -> New), select size 250 X 250 px, Transparent background.

Step 2
Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” from tool palette and set:

• Radius: 5 px.
• Color: white
• style: Default (none)

rounded rectangle tool

Press and hold “Shift” key and draw a rounded rectangle shape.

Step 3:
Press and hold “ctrl” key and click on the layer to select all region of this layer. Now create a new layer (New >> Layer)

Step 4:
Select “Gradient” tool from tool palette.

gradient tool

And set any dark color as forecolor and little light color as background color. Below is my selection.

Step 5:
Hold and drag mouse from lower selection to upper selection. Now our button looks like this:

Step 6:
Now Contract the selection by 2 pixel. Select -> Modify -> Contract

And create a new layer (layer >> New Layer)

Step 7:
And set little light color as forecolor and little light color as background color than the color we selected in step 4. Below is my selection.

Step 8:
Hold and drag mouse from lower selection to upper selection. Now our button looks like this:

Deselect selection (ctrl + D)

Step 9:
Select “text” tool, and select any strong bold font and large size. Type any alphabet, below is my button.

Step 10:

Right click on text layer and select “Blending options”. In blending options do following settings:

Drop Shadow

• Opacity: 30%
• Distance: 3px
• Spread: 1px
• Size: 3px

Bevel Emboss

• Depth: 10 px
• Technique: smooth
• Direction: Up
• Size: 5 px
• Softten: 0px
• Highlight Mode Opacity: 60 %
• Shadow Mode Opacity: 60 %

Gradiant Overlay

• Color Stop: #BDBBBB
• Color Stop: #FFFFFF

Step: 11
Press and hold “ctrl”  key and click on layer we created in step 1. This will select the button completely. Now create a new layer (new >> Layer). Select Eclipse Marquee Tool, Press and hold “alt”  key and draw a shape like this.

Step 12:
Fill up the selection with white color you want using the “Paint Bucket Tool”.

And set:

• Opacity: 75%
• Fill: 75%
• Layer mode: Soft light

Our button is ready.

1) Create a new document (File -> New), select size 250 X 250 px, Transparent background.

2) Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” from tool palette and set

• radius to 5 px.
• Color: white
• style: Default (none)

3) Draw a rounded rectangle shape.

4) Hold ctrl key and click on layer to select all region of this layer. Now create a new layer (New -> Layer)

5) Select “Gradient” tool from tool palette.

set any dark color as forecolor and little light color as background color.

6) Hold and drag mouse from lower selection to upper selection. Now our button looks like this:

7) Ceate new layer (layer -> New), now Contract the selection by 1 pixel.

Select -> Modify -> Contract

Select “rentangular marquee tool” and  hold “Alt” button and draw a shape like this.

9) Fill up the selection with white color you want using the “Paint Bucket Tool”.

10) And set:

• Opacity: 75%
• Fill: 75%
• Layer mode: Soft light

Our button is ready.

You can add some text and change color of your choise.

1) Create a new file (File -> New), lets take 300 X 300 px size and transparent background.

2) From tool palette select “Custom shape tool”

3) Now select seal shape.

4) Select a color, lets select white color and draw a shape on the new document.

5) Right click on the layer and select “blending options”

6) Now do following settings.

7) Now our button looks like this:

8 ) Now create a new layer (Layer -> New layer) and select the “Eliptical Marquee Tool” and make a selection like this.

9) Fill the selected area with white color.

10) Set the layer opacity to 20% and set the mode to Soft Light and deselect layer (ctrl + D) Our button is ready.

You can add some text on the button as per your need.

2) Select “Rounded Rectangle tool” from tool palette.

and draw a rectangle button share using mouse.

3) click and hold “ctrl” key on keyboard and click on layer. Thus button shape will be selected. Now create a new layer, Layer -> New

4) Now choose any dark color of your choice as foreground color, and similar light color in tool palette.

color selection is completely your choice.

5) Select “Gradient” tool from tool palette.

6) Select first option in “gradient picker”

7) Hold and drag mouse from top to bottom of button shape. We will have a image like this.

9) As we can see,  button shape is already selected. Create a new layer (Layer -> New)

Now Contract the selection of this shape by 3 pixel.

Select -> Modify -> Contract

10) Now, once again we will use gradient from top to bottom. But we will lighten both forground and background color than previous selection. Now our button looks like this.

11) Create a new layer (Layer -> New) and select “Elliptical marquee tool”

12) click and hold “Alt” button on keyboard -> and drag mouse from middle of button shape.

14) change color of foreground and background.

foreground -> white

Background -> Black

15) Select “Gradient tool” and select second option in gradient picker.

16) Hold and drag mouse from top to bottom over selected area.

Change opacity to 70

Now deselect (Select -> Deselect)

Now our button looks like this:

17) Now, lets add some text on the button. First add a new layer (New -> Layer). Now click on text button -> than click on button and type some text.  You can select font and color of your choise.

After typing text, select layer type as “soft light”.

18) Right click on text layer and select “Blending options” -> Drop shadow.

• opacity -> 75%
• Size: 2
• Distance : 3
• Angle: 90

19) similarly drop shadow for complete button.

• opacity: 50%
• Angle: 90

20) So, our final image is like

:

File -> New

2) Type some text. Here I am typing “ReflectioN” . You can also change font and color of the text.

3) Now we have to create dublicate layer of step 2. Right click on layer -> select “Dublicate Layer”

4) Select dublicate layer. And flip it vertically.

Edit -> Transform -> Flip Vertical

Drag the image downward. It should look like this.

5) Right click “Reflection copy” layer and select “Blending options” and than select “Gradient Overlay”.

6) Check “reverse” box. Click on gradient color bar. Select left color same as the color of original  text. Select right color same as the color of background. Here text color is black and background color is white. Click OK

7) Hold mouse at bottom of inverted image and slowly mode the mouse upward. Drag mouse until you get something like this.

You can also change opacity of reflected image as per requirement.

This is how you can do reflection in photoshop. Here I have done reflection of text, in similar manner we can also do reflection of images.