Custom Start Menu Button Collection

How I made it round was after I opened your image I created a new layer above it and then using a round brush I created a round image about the size I wanted and then clicking and holding the Ctrl button on the keyboard and selecting the thumbnail image of that new layer created a selected area and then in the toolbar menu I went to Select and then down to invert selected and then selected your image in the layer box and then hit delete key and it removed all the outside area.

Here are some screenshots on how I make a start orb.

First I open up the PSD that I have made up (it is in the zip folder at the bottom of this post). I have a black and a white background on the bottom layers so you can see what it looks like without the transparency showing through.


Then make your three images and adding anything you want to them at this time.


Then make the black and white layer invisible, right-click on the top layer and go down to merge visible.


Then click on and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the thumbnail in the layers panel you should see the selected area than.


Then click on the Channels tab.


Then click on the create new channel button at the bottom you will get a alpha channel. Then make sure your foreground color is set to white select the paintbrush tool using a round brush set it above 110.


Then paint over until the selected area is all white.


Then select the RBG at the top it will select the rest of them automatically and then select the Layers tab.


Now go to Select and then click on deselect.


Now all you need to do is save it as a .bmp.


Jerry

Bongo said:

How I made it round was after I opened your image I created a new layer above it and then using a round brush I created a round image about the size I wanted and then clicking and holding the Ctrl button on the keyboard and selecting the thumbnail image of that new layer created a selected area and then in the toolbar menu I went to Select and then down to invert selected and then selected your image in the layer box and then hit delete key and it removed all the outside area.

Here are some screenshots on how I make a start orb.

First I open up the PSD that I have made up (it is in the zip folder at the bottom of this post). I have a black and a white background on the bottom layers so you can see what it looks like without the transparency showing through.


Then make your three images and adding anything you want to them at this time.


Then make the black and white layer invisible, right-click on the top layer and go down to merge visible.


Then click on and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click on the thumbnail in the layers panel you should see the selected area than.


Then click on the Channels tab.


Then click on the create new channel button at the bottom you will get a alpha channel. Then make sure your foreground color is set to white select the paintbrush tool using a round brush set it above 110.


Then paint over until the selected area is all white.


Then select the RBG at the top it will select the rest of them automatically and then select the Layers tab.


Now go to Select and then click on deselect.


Now all you need to do is save it as a .bmp.


Jerry

I think i got it figured out as far as making a Start Orb,i don't what you mean by using a round brush to make the images round.
I'm not sure if this is how you did it but this is the way i figured out how to do it,if you will watch the short video clip i made on how i done it and see if that is alright.
It seems to work that way for me.
I also noticed that when i merge my layers for the images Merge Visible does work for me,i have do Merge Layers.

Also Thanks for all your help so far.

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wishmaster1 said:

I think i got it figured out as far as making a Start Orb,i don't what you mean by using a round brush to make the images round.
I'm not sure if this is how you did it but this is the way i figured out how to do it,if you will watch the short video clip i made on how i done it and see if that is alright.
It seems to work that way for me.
I also noticed that when i merge my layers for the images Merge Visible does work for me,i have do Merge Layers.

Also Thanks for all your help so far.

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As long as you merge the layers together it doesn't matter how you do it.

I looked at your video and you're doing it just fine, I am a quadriplegic so I go about things a little bit differently sometimes.

Jerry

Wow! Nice post, Jerry! Would rep you for it but I'm afraid I've got to spread it around first.

Thank you very much for saying so Tom, that means more than the rep anyway.

tatamata said:

hello, you guys are awesome with these orbs..

any chance someone can make 2 for me.

one with a Croatia crest and another with Bayern Munich soccer team logo..

thanks

I can if you find the images and post them in your next post.

Jerry